American Pest Management

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Who We Are.

American Pest Management is Reliable, Responsive, and Responsible. Allow us to develop a solution that will solve your pest problem, protecting you and your family, pets, home, and environment.

American Pest Management, LLC, is a family owned and operated business. Bob and Barbara Weyand started the business in 1980 with the goal to provide realistic solutions to pest control needs while still maintaining a safe environment.

Continuing in this tradition, Bob and Barbara’s son-in-law Jeff Verges took ownership of the company in 2016. His goal is to maintain the same personal experience customers have enjoyed for more than 35 years.

Locally Owned and Operated
Licensed and Insured in the State of Oregon
Reasonable Prices
Materials are Safe and Effective
No Contracts
FREE Estimates
Fast and Friendly Service

Providing pest control for your friends and neighbors in the Eugene, Springfield, and surrounding areas for more than 35 years.

We are fully licensed and insured in the state of Oregon. Our prices are reasonable and competitive with fast and friendly service. Call us today for a FREE quote!

Jeff Verges/Owner/Operator

742 Santa Anita Court

Eugene, OR 97401

541-688-0580 Eugene

503-371-8373 Salem

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Monday, May 27, 2024

Happy Memorial Day

Jeff Verges/Owner/Operator

742 Santa Anita Court

Eugene, OR 97401

541-688-0580 Eugene

503-371-8373 Salem

Website

Friday, May 24, 2024

Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes? - Talya Hackett

Explore how the technology of gene drives could lead to the eradication of mosquitoes and what that could mean for our ecosystems.

Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths every year than any other animal, but very few of the 3,500 mosquito species actually transmit deadly diseases to humans. Scientists have been conducting experiments using engineered technologies called gene drives that could theoretically get rid of the most lethal mosquitoes. So, should we eradicate these pesky insects? Talya Hackett investigates.

Lesson by Talya Hackett, directed by Luísa M H Copetti, Hype CG.

Jeff Verges/Owner/Operator

742 Santa Anita Court

Eugene, OR 97401

541-688-0580 Eugene

503-371-8373 Salem

Website

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Hello Ants.

An ant's head contains many sensory organs. Like most insects, ants have compound eyes made from numerous tiny lenses attached together. Ant eyes are good for acute movement detection, but do not offer a high resolution image. They also have three small ocelli (simple eyes) on the top of the head that detect light levels and polarization. Compared to vertebrates, ants tend to have blurrier eyesight, particularly in smaller species, and a few subterranean taxa are completely blind. However, some ants, such as Australia's bulldog ant, have excellent vision and are capable of discriminating the distance and size of objects moving nearly a meter away.

Two antennae ("feelers") are attached to the head; these organs detect chemicals, air currents, and vibrations; they also are used to transmit and receive signals through touch. The head has two strong jaws, the mandibles, used to carry food, manipulate objects, construct nests, and for defence. In some species, a small pocket (infrabuccal chamber) inside the mouth stores food, so it may be passed to other ants or their larvae.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Did You Know? Some Bees Have Fur!

Bumblebees vary in appearance, but are generally plump and densely furry. They are larger, broader and stouter-bodied than honeybees, and their abdomen tip is more rounded. Many species have broad bands of colour, the patterns helping to distinguish different species. Whereas honeybees have short tongues and therefore mainly pollinate open flowers, some bumblebee species have long tongues and collect nectar from flowers that are closed into a tube. Bumblebees have fewer stripes (or none), and usually have part of the body covered in black fur, while honeybees have many stripes including several grey stripes on the abdomen. Sizes are very variable even within species; the largest British species, B. terrestris, has queens up to 22 mm (0.9 in) long, males up to 16 mm (0.6 in) long, and workers between 11 and 17 mm (0.4–0.7 in) long. The largest bumblebee species in the world is B. dahlbomii of Chile, up to about 40 mm (1.6 in) long, and described as "flying mice" and "a monstrous fluffy ginger beast".

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Mice 101 - Mice Species Fast Facts and Information

Mice 101 - Fast Facts about Mice and mouse species information

Here are the details on the mouse species, their locations, habitats, diets, predators, mating, and more.

Jeff Verges/Owner/Operator

742 Santa Anita Court

Eugene, OR 97401

541-688-0580 Eugene

503-371-8373 Salem

Website

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Jeff Verges/Owner/Operator

742 Santa Anita Court

Eugene, OR 97401

541-688-0580 Eugene

503-371-8373 Salem

Website