It is a battle than transcends culture and geography. It even transcends time. The Egyptians fought it. So did the Romans, the Mali, the Incas, the Olmecs, Mayans and Scythians. For at least several million years all manner of insects have pestered people and animals....
There are some adjustments and life style changes to be made if you have relocated to Bullhead City, Arizona or the Colorado Rivery Valley from a place where the landscape consists of corn fields and grassy lawns. One of these is adapting to sixty degree days, in...
Daily our anxiety levels are fueled by headlines that spotlight rising crime rates. And then our frustration levels are given a boost when we navigate a labyrinth of confusing and conflicting information about security systems. But chances are that our frustration and...
Cave dwellers most likely used dogs as a front line defense for “home” secruity. But it is possible that other animals were domesticat4ed for this pupose. In ancient Greece geese were raised and trained to sound the alarm at the approach of an intruder. In...
Arachnophobia, an intense fear of spiders. Entomophobia is the term for people that have a fear of insects. If you have a fear of the cockroach, you suffer from katsaridaphobia. In general there is an almost universal disgust or fear of spiders and creepy crawly...
