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I hear the world is talking about us. It’s been six weeks now since Hurricane Maria struck our shores on Sept 20 and not much has changed since. We are still in what feels like an alternate reality; we exist without power and with so many still broken systems, in so many ways cut off from the rest of the world. Or at least the world as it should be.

Every day is a struggle. The long lines we had to make to enter grocery stores have for the most part gone down but we still have shortages and this remains an alternate reality reminiscent of the Wild West. I skipped over the fight at the shelf-stable drinks aisle and managed to grab a bag of plantain chips, sneaking past shoppers arguing over the same snacks while the vendor delivering them unpacked them. No need to shelve his goods. With so many homes still without power anything that’s ready to eat is gone as soon as it arrives at stores and people fight each other over them. Of course, none of the items that require freezing or refrigeration are available at all.

Going on now for over 40 days, it’s the longest blackout in US history. 70 percent of homes are in the dark. 75 percent have water, but that’s only on good days though because water is pumped by generators that aren’t built to be run continuously for so many days and they sometimes fail. Even on week six the water runs inconsistently, it’s not running today as I write this, and it’s not safe to drink. The water company suggests boiling it and treating it with a chloride tablet before consuming it.

Literally an unknown number of lives have been lost. Beyond the official death count of 54 there have been 911 deaths attributed to natural causes that went unexamined and over 20 suicides in the aftermath of the hurricane. There’s been news of a suicide each day this week. Did this bizarre complicated alternate reality that is Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria push these lives to an early end?

We can never know the answer to that but…

That not having electricity is stressful is an understatement. It doesn’t only mean the discomfort of getting on without it in our daily lives, it means not having anything that requires it. And that goes far beyond switches, kitchen appliances and tvs.

Many businesses haven’t reopened since September 20, leaving all those employees unable to return to work without the income they need for essentials that happen to cost more now than before the hurricane. A case of 12 water bottles now costs $16, over $10 more expensive than before. With limited food options at stores, no meats, eggs or produce, and no power at home, eating out is the only option for a full meal and that’s all the more draining on a reduced income budget.

Not having power has warped life as we know it. I know I never imagined I’d assist a surgery. Even less that my task in doing so would be holding up a cell phone’s flashlight so that the doctor could operate. Yes. You read that right. Surgery. By. Cellphone. Light.

None of the medical equipment for surgeries or diagnostics work without power, so ailments that in modern medicine are treatable and straightforward to spot no longer are, here, in this alternate reality without power. As was the case for mom’s friend who died from an appendicitis his doctors missed and the mechanic’s niece whose asthma they couldn’t treat. The hospital couldn’t treat her and sent her away with a prescription, but she died on the way to the drugstore.

It’s caused alarming challenges to those requiring medical treatment. My dad is a cancer patient. For a month after the hurricane I watched him visit the oncology clinic every day to inquire about resuming his chemotherapy. The hospital’s phone lines don’t work, he has to go in person. Every day he was turned away for a myriad of reasons: the hospital is overwhelmed, there’s no fuel for the hospital generators, the online system to access his records doesn’t work without power, they can’t communicate with the labs for his latest results or with the pharmacy that supplies his prescription… How long can these patients wait untreated before it’s too late?

Everything that may offer relief from this heat is desperately out of reach. With nights and days in 80 and 90 degrees, limited access to potable water, no regular cooling or ice to refresh a drink, we’re often on the brink of heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Grandma isn’t herself. She is struggling with the heat. Two months ago she was active and sharp, working as manager of the family business and cooking meals for an extended family of 10 plus anyone else who showed up unannounced. But now with the heat exacerbating her hypertension, she drags on with labored breathing and holding on to what she can for support as she takes each step. She’s unfocused, disoriented, her complexion flushed. It was just weeks ago that she could tell from looking at me if I was happy or sad, if I was eating enough or lost two pounds since I saw her last…she could finish my sentences. But these days I have to tell her everything twice.

She doesn’t have to describe her discomfort, I can see she isn’t feeling well. And I’m trying to find her a fan, a rechargeable one, a solar one, anything that can give her relief from this heat. Because batteries run out and are hard to find and they won’t get shipped by mail. The stores that would carry these fans haven’t opened their doors yet, due to structural damage from the hurricane. After a day of searching online I’ve found her scores of fans. Except they won’t ship to Puerto Rico.  

Though I’ve found a way around this that I hope will work, it’s still going to take 3 weeks. I can’t help think of those 911 lives lost. How many of them were cut shorter because they didn’t have a pesky granddaughter exhausting every option? One lucky to have access to a steady enough signal to search until the phone battery ran out and keep searching once the phone recharged.

Communications are still tough, areas with cellphone service signals are scattered across the landscape like the Pokémon from Pokémon GO, but at least I’ve got a Pokémon close to home. She can’t be one more to add to those 911.

Beyond the official death count of 54 there have been 911 deaths attributed to natural causes that went unexamined and over 20 suicides in the aftermath of the hurricane. #PuertoRico I hear the world is talking about us. It's been six weeks now since Hurricane Maria struck our shores on Sept 20 and not much has changed since.

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United States Top 10 Exports

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From January to October 2018, America’s exported goods were valued at $1.389 trillion. This 10-month metric puts U.S. exports on track for an annualized $1.667 trillion estimated for all 2018 and a 7.8% year-over-year gain.

Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, exported goods plus services supplied by the United States during 2017 represent 12.2% of total American economic output or Gross Domestic Product. The analysis below focuses on exported products only.

Given America’s population of 326.6 million people, its total $1.547 trillion in 2017 export revenue translates to roughly $4,700 for every resident in the United States.

America’s unemployment rate was 3.7% as of October 2018 — a healthy improvement from the 4.1% jobless rate as reported by Trading Economics 12 months earlier.

United States Top 10 Exports

Top 10

The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in American global shipments during 2017. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from the United States.

Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section Searchable List of America’s Most Valuable Export Products further down near the bottom of this article.

America’s top 10 exports accounted for over two-thirds (69.2%) of the overall value of its global shipments.

Among the top 10 export categories year over year, mineral fuels including oil was the fastest-growing U.S. shipment via its 47.3% value gain from 2016 to 2017.

In second place for improving export sales were organic chemicals which rose 6.6%.

America’s exported machinery including computers appreciated by 5.8% year over year.

There were two decliners among America’s top 10 export categories in 2017 compared to 2016: aircraft and spacecraft (down -2.7%) and pharmaceuticals (down -4.1%).

The following types of American product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.

In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.

United States has highly positive net exports in the international trade of aircraft launching gear and other on-deck landing equipment. In turn, these cashflows indicate America’s strong competitive advantages under the aerospace product category.

Overall the US compiled a -$862.7 billion trade deficit for 2017, expanding by 8.1% from the -$797.8 billion deficit for all products one year earlier during 2016.

As of June 2018, America’s trade deficit stood at -$438.4 billion up 6.8% compared to the first 6 months of 2017.

Below are exports from the United States that are negative net exports or product trade balance deficits for 2017. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on American goods trail U.S. importer spending on foreign products.

United States has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits for electronics-related equipment, notably consumer electronics. The resulting cashflow deficiency clearly exemplifies US competitive disadvantages in the international electronics market, but also represents a key opportunity for United States to improve its position in the global economy through focused innovations and creative employment initiatives in the homeland.

Wikipedia lists many of the larger international trade players from the United States:

Searchable List of America’s Most Valuable Export Products

At the more granular four-digit HTS code level, America’s top export products are refined petroleum oils followed by cars then automotive parts and accessories. The following searchable table displays 200 of the most in-demand goods shipped from the United States during 2017. Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2016.

RankUS Export Product2017 Value (US$)Change 1Processed petroleum oils$77.8 billion+25.6% 2Cars$53.6 billion-0.5% 3Automobile parts/accessories$44.9 billion+4.5% 4Integrated circuits/microassemblies$38.1 billion+9.1% 5Mobile phones, other phone system devices $34 billion+0.5% 6Electro-medical equipment (e.g. xrays)$26.5 billion+0.2% 7Computers, optical readers$25.3 billion+4.2% 8Petroleum gases$22.3 billion+67.8% 9Crude oil$21.8 billion+131.6% 10Soya beans$21.7 billion-5.3% 11Blood fractions (including antisera)$20.3 billion+6.4% 12Medication mixes in dosage$20.1 billion-10.7% 13Gold (unwrought)$19.8 billion+12.1% 14Diamonds (unmounted/unset)$19 billion-2.6% 15Machinery for making semi-conductors$17.6 billion+37.5% 16Computer parts, accessories$16.1 billion+0.5% 17Trucks$15.7 billion+21.9% 18Taps, valves, similar appliances$11.6 billion+4.8% 19Lower-voltage switches, fuses$10.4 billion+3.1% 20Jewelry$10.3 billion+4.9% 21Insulated wire/cable$9.9 billion+5% 22Coal, solid fuels made from coal$9.9 billion+127.3% 23Turbo-jets$9.7 billion-0.064 24Corn$9.6 billion-7% 25Orthopedic appliances$9.5 billion+1.8% 26Centrifuges, filters and purifiers$9.3 billion+5.5% 27Hand-drawn paintings, drawings$8.8 billion+6.3% 28Physical/chemical analysis tools$8.5 billion+5.1% 29Liquid pumps and elevators$8.1 billion+0.6% 30Miscellaneous nuts$7.9 billion+7.9% 31Ethylene polymers$7.7 billion+2.1% 32Miscellaneous machinery$7.3 billion+14.5% 33Solar power diodes/semi-conductors$7.2 billion-1.7% 34Air or vacuum pumps$7 billion+6.5% 35Piston engines$7 billion+10.5% 36Miscellaneous plastic items$6.8 billion+6.2% 37Other diagnostic/lab reagents$6.6 billion+6.8% 38Diesel/semi-diesel engines$6.4 billion+31.7% 39Piston engine parts$6.2 billion+4.1% 40Wheat$6.1 billion+13.7% 41Electrical converters/power units$6 billion+3% 42Machinery parts$5.9 billion-0.1% 43Cotton (uncarded, uncombed)$5.8 billion+47.2% 44Transmission shafts, gears, clutches$5.8 billion-0.2% 45Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels$5.8 billion+6.1% 46Aircraft parts$5.7 billion-9.1% 47Other food preparations$5.6 billion-3.7% 48Polyacetal/ether/carbonates$5.6 billion+2.8% 49Other measuring/testing machines$5.4 billion+9.5% 50Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips$5.4 billion+5.7% 51Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations$5.3 billion+12.7% 52Plastic packing goods, lids, caps$5.2 billion-0.04% 53Printing machinery$5.1 billion-4.5% 54Iron or steel scrap$4.9 billion+37.3% 55Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers$4.8 billion-9.5% 56TV receivers/monitors/projectors$4.8 billion+4.9% 57Electrical machinery$4.8 billion+11% 58Rubber tires (new)$4.7 billion+4.1% 59Tractors$4.6 billion+16.5% 60Swine meat$4.6 billion+8.3% 61Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches$4.5 billion+4.8% 62Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving)$4.5 billion+8% 63Initiators/accelerators, catalytic preps$4.5 billion+11.5% 64Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers)$4.5 billion+26.5% 65Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs)$4.4 billion-3.8% 66Chemical industry products/residuals$4.4 billion+5.5% 67Unrecorded sound media$4.3 billion+9.9% 68Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers$4.3 billion+5.9% 69X-ray equipment$4.2 billion+3.9% 70Bombs, grenades, ammunition$4.2 billion-2.1% 71Cyclic hydrocarbons$4.1 billion+8.2% 72Electric motors, generators$4.1 billion+1.3% 73Petroleum oil residues$4.1 billion+43.2% 74Aircraft, spacecraft$3.9 billion-45.7% 75Miscellaneous iron or steel items$3.9 billion+0.7% 76Packaged insecticides/fungicides/herbicides$3.9 billion+13.7% 77Temperature-change machines$3.8 billion-1.2% 78Sawn wood$3.8 billion+14.8% 79Precious metal waste, scrap$3.7 billion-18.6% 80Vinyl chloride polymers$3.7 billion+11.1% 81Poultry meat$3.6 billion+9.4% 82TV receiver/transmit/digital cameras$3.6 billion-1.4% 83Trailers$3.6 billion+11.6% 84Aluminum plates, sheets, strips$3.5 billion-1% 85Regulate/control instruments$3.5 billion-1.9% 86Propylene/olefin polymers$3.5 billion+12.5% 87Liquid/gas checking instruments$3.5 billion+4.4% 88Other organic cleaning preparations$3.4 billion+5.9% 89Uncoated kraft paper$3.4 billion+13.3% 90Fresh or chilled beef$3.4 billion+26.1% 91Electric storage batteries$3.4 billion+7.1% 92Optical fiber cables, sheets, plates$3.2 billion+13.8% 93Harvest/threshing machinery$3.2 billion+11.6% 94Paper/paperboard waste, scrap$3.2 billion+1.4% 95Hormones, miscellaneous steroids$3.2 billion-3.4% 96Liquid crystal/laser/optical tools$3.2 billion+0.8% 97Soya-bean oil-cake, other solid residues$3.1 billion-5% 98TV/radio/radar device parts$3.1 billion+6.5% 99Table games, bowling equipment$3.1 billion+20.5% 100Ethers$3 billion+12.6% 101Miscellaneous animal feed preparations$3 billion+4.7% 102Miscellaneous furniture$2.9 billion+1.3% 103Self-adhesive plastic in rolls$2.8 billion+7% 104Frozen beef$2.8 billion+9.9% 105Miscellaneous engines, motors$2.8 billion-1.1% 106Microphones/headphones/amps$2.8 billion+9.5% 107Vulcanized rubber items$2.8 billion+6.5% 108Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips$2.8 billion+1.6% 109Anti-knock/oxidation/gum inhibitors$2.8 billion+6.2% 110Copper waste, scrap$2.8 billion+23.5% 111Radar, radio communication items$2.7 billion+19.3% 112Plastic tubes, pipes, fittings$2.7 billion+4.3% 113Synthetic rubber$2.7 billion+10.9% 114Refrigerators, freezers$2.7 billion-0.002 115Electrical lighting/signaling equpment, defrosters$2.7 billion+5.7% 116Base metal mountings, fittings$2.6 billion+4.6% 117Heterocyclics, nucleic acids$2.6 billion-4.4% 118Beet-pulp, brew/distilling waste$2.6 billion-9.2% 119Spraying mechanical appliances$2.6 billion-0.018 120Air conditioners$2.6 billion-6.5% 121Ethyl alcohol$2.5 billion+16.3% 122Platinum (unwrought)$2.4 billion+61% 123Acyclic hydrocarbons$2.4 billion+26.6% 124Rough wood$2.4 billion+14.7% 125Cellulose fiber paper$2.4 billion+4.4% 126Polyamides$2.3 billion+6.6% 127Printed books, brochures$2.3 billion-1.3% 128Fork-lift trucks$2.3 billion+13.8% 129Ball, roller bearings$2.3 billion+6.1% 130Electric ignition/start equipment$2.3 billion+0.8% 131Fertilizer mixes$2.3 billion+0.4% 132Whole fish (frozen)$2.3 billion+25.3% 133Acyclic alcohols$2.3 billion0.213 134Aluminum waste, scrap$2.2 billion+24.0% 135Coated paper$2.2 billion+5.4% 136Other coloring matter, luminophores$2.1 billion+10.9% 137Hydrogen, rare gases$2.1 billion-4.1% 138Precious/semi-precious stones (unstrung)$2.1 billion+36.3% 139Scents used for beverage or industrial manufacturing$2.1 billion+6.7% 140Machine tools parts, accessories$2.1 billion+3% 141Alcohol (including spirits, liqueurs)$2.1 billion+12.2% 142Hydrocarbon derivatives$2 billion+23% 143Sports equipment$2 billion+3.6% 144Paper containers, cellulose wadding$2 billion+2.4% 145Interchangeable hand/machine tools$2 billion+1.2% 146Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries$1.9 billion-1.8% 147Electric sound/visual signal bells or alarms$1.9 billion0.016 148Lamps, lighting, illuminated signs$1.9 billion-2.8% 149Coated/laminated non-wovens$1.9 billion+7.4% 150Sutures, special pharmaceutical goods$1.8 billion+8.8% 151#N/A$1.8 billion+8.3% 152Armored vehicles, tanks$1.8 billion+2.2% 153Rice$1.8 billion-2.7% 154Perfumes, toilet waters$1.8 billion+3.4% 155Printed circuits$1.8 billion-5.6% 156Lifting/loading machinery$1.7 billion-7% 157Acrylic polymers$1.7 billion+5.2% 158Sculptures, statues$1.7 billion-1.9% 159Sauces, preparations$1.7 billion+3.3% 160Copper ores, concentrates$1.7 billion-28.9% 161Saturated acyclic mono acids$1.7 billion+5% 162Amino-resins$1.7 billion+6.6% 163Electrical capacitators$1.7 billion+17.4% 164Chocolate, other cocoa preparations$1.7 billion+2.9% 165Lubricant preparations$1.6 billion+4% 166Rubber/plastic article making machines$1.6 billion-0.5% 167Glass mirrors$1.6 billion+9.1% 168Medication mixes not in dosage$1.6 billion+3.5% 169Carbonates, percarbonates$1.6 billion+7.5% 170Sodium/potash hydroxide, peroxide$1.6 billion+66.4% 171Red meat offal$1.6 billion+4.1% 172Surveying equipment$1.6 billion+6% 173Miscellaneous preserved fruits$1.6 billion+0.3% 174Iron or steel pipe fittings$1.5 billion+8.7% 175Miscellaneous iron or steel tubes, pipes$1.5 billion+17.8% 176Mechano-therapy appliances$1.5 billion+4.5% 177Yachts, other pleasure/sports vessels$1.5 billion+15.9% 178Prepared glues, adhesives$1.5 billion+7.1% 179Bovine/equine rawhides, skins$1.5 billion+3.5% 180Wine$1.5 billion-5.5% 181Zinc ores, concentrates$1.5 billion+51.3% 182Special purpose vehicles$1.5 billion-11% 183Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products$1.5 billion+21.1% 184Hay, alfalfa, clover$1.5 billion+2.2% 185Cheese, curd$1.5 billion+20.4% 186Telecommunication receivers$1.4 billion+8.3% 187Styrene polymers$1.4 billion+9.2% 188Electric water heaters, hair dryers$1.4 billion+7.5% 189Flat-rolled stainless steel items$1.4 billion+32.6% 190Concentrated/sweetened milk, cream$1.4 billion+6.2% 191Paint/varnish non-aqueous solution$1.4 billion+0.5% 192Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel goods (plated/coated)$1.4 billion+15.3% 193Flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel goods (non-stainless)$1.4 billion+15.1% 194Hair preparations$1.3 billion+0.4% 195Railway/streetcar miscellaneous parts$1.3 billion-15.5% 196Pneumatic hand tool$1.3 billion-0.2% 197Silicones$1.3 billion+7.7% 198Solid-form sugars, fructose, glucose, lactose$1.3 billion+5.8% 199Miscellaneous aluminum items$1.3 billion-5.1% 200Electric generating sets, converters$1.3 billion-35%

The World Factbook, , Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on July 30, 2018

Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on July 30, 2018

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on July 30, 2018

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Spider control solutions

We spoke with seven industry suppliers about their strategies and products to assist pest management professionals (PMPs) at spider accounts. Read on for their insights and announcements. We also want to know what spider management methods you’re implementing, and what you hope to add in the near future.

Dr. Chuck Silcox

AMVAC ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS

Dr. Chuck Silcox Product Development Manager

RECENT INNOVATION: Right now, AMVAC offers two products that effectively control spiders: Wisdom TC Flowable insecticide (pictured) contains the active ingredient bifenthrin, which also can control termites and other indoor and outdoor structural pests. Avesta CS contains the active ingredient lambda-cyhalothrin. It offers indoor and outdoor control of spiders, mosquitoes, ants, cockroaches, flies, ticks, and more.

PMPs can apply Wisdom TC and Avesta CS as a residual spray to exterior structural surfaces, including siding, foundations, porches, eaves and window frames — as long as they are either protected from rainfall and sprinkler spray, or runoff from these surfaces does not drain into sewers or gutters. They also can be applied to fence lines, soil and the trunks of trees and woody ornamentals where spiders have congregated or been seen.

When making a perimeter treatment, apply to building foundations to a maximum of 3 feet above-grade, and to a band of soil and vegetation up to 10 feet wide around and adjacent to the structure. Indoors, apply them as a coarse, low-pressure spray to areas where spiders hide, such as baseboards, corners, closets, around water pipes, behind and under refrigerators, cabinets, sinks, furnaces and stoves. Pay particular attention to cracks and crevices where smaller spider species may seek harborage.

PREDICTIONS: It has been more than 30 years since a residual contact insecticide with a novel mode of action has been introduced to the industry. It is unlikely that will change in the near future.

Dr. Janis Reed, BCE

CONTROL SOLUTIONS INC.

Dr. Janis Reed, BCE Technical Service Manager, Product Development Team

RECENT INNOVATION: Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) has a full line of products for the PMP’s spider management toolbox. Stryker 54, for example, is formulated to flush, knockdown, and kill a wide of variety of pests, including spiders, while leaving no residual insecticide behind.

For outdoor spider infestations, consider CSI’s Stryker Wasp & Hornet Killer. Applicators can remain at a safe distance of up to 20 feet away and still provide quick knockdown of these pests.

Using non-repellents on spiders, meanwhile, requires a change in strategy: Do not remove webs. On the initial service, apply CSI’s Fuse in all labeled areas spiders are seen — then wait. The spiders will encounter the material and die in their webs. Once this has occurred, remove the webbing.

For a more traditional approach, consider a repellent product like Cyzmic CS. Very little of a spider’s body comes in contact with treated surfaces, but the CapVantage technology featured in Cyzmic CS means the microcaps adhere to the exoskeleton of the insects, increasing the chances for the product to affect spiders in a treated area.

PREDICTIONS: Spiders will continue to be a problem that causes the phone to ring. New and novel products will continue to be developed and launched, but there will be some trials. Additional regulations may be imposed on how, when, and where applicators can apply products. Applicators may choose alternative active ingredients, more removal services or non-chemical strategies where appropriate.

Richard Spigler, BCE

FMC PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS

Richard Spigler, BCE Market Specialist, Pest Segment

RECENT INNOVATION: In June, FMC introduced Scion insecticide with UVX technology for the management of spiders and other household pests. FMC’s proprietary UVX technology is custom engineered for the pest management industry, and features multiple components: a readily available active ingredient for immediate control; defined release active ingredient for continuous residual performance; and durability in the toughest conditions, including intense sunlight and harsh surfaces. Scion insecticide’s pyrethroid active ingredient, gamma-cyhalothrin, allows for a lower use rate. It features a broad label that allows for applications to exterior and interior areas of residential and commercial accounts.

FMC recommends using the highest of Scion’s three labeled exterior perimeter rates, focusing applications on areas where spiders are resting/hiding and constructing webs. Any vegetation around structures is conducive to spider activity. Given that night-flying insects are easy prey, inspect around exterior lighting for spiders and their webs. Reducing spiders’ food — insects and arthropods — will also help.

PREDICTIONS: Spiders continue to be a primary concern for PMPs, and FMC continues to work to develop better solutions to help PMPs grow their businesses. New formulation advancements like UVX technology, combined with constantly improving integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, will help PMPs provide even better results.

Dr. Reid Ipser

NISUS CORP.

Dr. Reid Ipser Technical Services Director

RECENT INNOVATION: Controlling spiders is tricky, because spiders can reduce their chance of contact with insecticides thanks to their tarsi. Try a different tactic with a product like Web Out, an EPA 25(b) exempt product that is biodegradable, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-flammable; it can even be used over water at marinas. It helps prevent spiders from attaching silk to the treated substrate, compromising web building and keeping treated areas clear for 120 days inside and up to 90 days outside, depending on shelter from the weather.

Apply Web Out to your brush and to the substrate surface prior to web removal to break down the web structure and simplify the cleaning of spider web areas, web residue and stains. Web Out also can be used as a contact kill product for spiders and several other pests.

Nisus also offers Fireback Bed Bug Spray and Jet aerosol. It kills on contact and includes a three-month residual. Fireback’s U-straw delivers two different spray patterns, which gives PMPs the flexibility to use it both as a crack-and-crevice and as a space spray. Spraying surfaces will help prevent spiders from attaching webbing, whereas a space spray contacts hiding spiders in hard-to-reach areas. It also can be used against many additional listed flying and crawling pests, including ants, cockroaches, houseflies, mosquitoes, crickets, scorpions, and millipedes.

PREDICTIONS: The future of spider control will focus on sanitation around the structure, with perhaps a separate service for just using web dusters. This spider-only service would focus more on sanitation/augmentation practices, and also use essential oils with an occasional micro-cap.

Dr. Cisse Spragins

ROCKWELL LABS

Dr. Cisse Spragins Founder and CEO

RECENT INNOVATION: EcoVia WD Wettable Dust is a versatile tool for exterior spider management. Applied as a dust or as a wettable powder, it features killing action as well as strong repellency and long residual protection to deter web building and structural entry. As an exempt 25(b) product, it does not have label restrictions for use near and over water — making it ideal for boat docks and boathouses, or for impervious surfaces. The dust can be applied to the head of a web duster and applied when knocking down cobwebs.

One of our newest products is EcoVia WH (pictured). This foaming jet aerosol is the quick solution for shooting spiders from a distance of up to 18 feet. The remaining residue is not oily or visible, but deters web-building until it is washed away.

For interior control, CimeXa Insecticide Dust is the ideal choice for long-lasting killing power without repellency. It will last up to 10 years if undisturbed.

PREDICTIONS: Spiders are a challenge because of their biology and morphology. There isn’t one silver bullet for spiders, as there is a large amount of species diversity, as well as diverse treatment areas. Identifying at least the category of spider will help to guide treatment.

Treating infestations of medically significant spiders adds another dimension. Brown recluse spiders (Loxosceles reclusa), for example, are spreading to more parts of the United States, and require thorough treatment of potential harborage areas. At the same time, spiders traditionally have not been one of the main revenue pests for PMPs, so there aren’t many products really developed specifically for spider control — they often are lumped in with general perimeter pests. That might change as public health needs evolve.

Dr. Nicky Gallagher

SYNGENTA

Dr. Nicky Gallagher Technical Services Manager, Professional Pest Management

RECENT INNOVATION: The SecureChoice Spider Assurance Program from Syngenta features the efficacy of Demon WP insecticide with Demand CS insecticide, or Demon WP with Tandem insecticide, to provide a significant reduction in spider populations. As components in an IPM strategy, this expert-designed protocol is guaranteed to deliver results.

Make spot treatments with Demon WP in spider web locations and adjacent areas. The product’s easy-to-use wettable powder formulation, strength, speed, and staying power can help provide a quick initial knockdown of spiders. Ensure Demon WP has been applied to all heavily spider-populated areas before removing webs post-treatment.

A follow-up application of Demand CS or Tandem can help provide long-lasting residual control of spiders with the power of iCAP technology: Microcaps of multiple sizes release the active ingredient at different times to provide control that can last between service routes. The microcaps also maintain their shape to ensure the product remains effective on porous surfaces, even when exposed to outdoor conditions. Because of the limited contact spiders have with treated surfaces, the iCAP technology in Demand CS and Tandem ensures residual control, even during hot times of the year.

PREDICTIONS: Climate change will fundamentally alter our relationship with urban pests, including spiders. We may not see significant changes over the next few years, but research indicates that changes already are happening in many parts of the world. Ecological niche modeling that investigates the present and future distribution of the brown recluse spider, for example, indicates the pest may end up expanding its range northward. Training, communication, and proper insecticide applications will be extremely important in dealing with these kinds of spider changes.

Mel Whitson

ZOËCON PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS

Mel Whitson Senior Field Technical Service Manager

RECENT INNOVATION: Zenprox Xtend Aerosol is the latest solution from the Zenprox family of products to help PMPs effectively control spiders. With a 360° valve and a crack-and-crevice actuator, PMPs are able to easily target various locations around client’s homes. In addition to controlling spiders, Zenprox Xtend also is labeled for bed bugs, carpet beetles, cockroaches, crickets, pantry pests, ants and many other crawling and flying insects. For larger spaces, Zenprox EC can be used with an ultra low-volume (ULV) generator for quick application and powerful spider control.

Zoëcon continues to develop new and innovative products that will help with a PMP’s day-to-day calls. One concept is for the control of brown recluse spiders. We’re also looking into expanding treatment locations for greater and longer-lasting control.

PREDICTIONS: Within the next five years, our team envisions a PMP spider control toolbox that will have an even stronger label expansion into landscapes where spiders often are found. With a target-focused product, PMPs would be able to control spiders found on shrubs, ornamental rocks and landscape decorations with greater efficacy — and without customers worrying about the effects on their lawns.

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https://medium.com/@jepeed1/spider-control-solutions-3dc281020c2b

http://skynewswire.com/spider-solutions

https://www.mypmp.net/2019/09/17/spider-control-solutions/

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Haryana Public Service Commission various Instructor post

Haryana Public Service Commission has released the latest update on the job post for various instructor post for vacancy of 1007. The notification is released for Fitter ,Craft, Food &Security, Electrician & various other trades) The candidates who have applied for the instructor post in HSSC can download the admit card at stackmyjob.in

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General Male Candidates: Rs.150 General Female Candidates: Rs.75 BC, SC Male Candidates: Rs.35 BC, SC Female Candidates: Rs.18 Physically Handicapped: Not applicable.

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Application Start date: 05 Jan’19 Registration Last Date: 4 Feb’19 Application fee payment last date: 07th Feb’19 Exam Date: 10-15 June’19 Admit Card Download date: 3rd June’19

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Maximum age to apply for the position: 42 Years

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Fitter Instructor:95

Welder (Gas&Electric) Instructor: 66

Craft Instructor Stenography (Hindi):17

Craft Instructor Stenography (English):20

Computer Operator and Prog. Asst. Inst.:50

Sr. Instructor Hospitality:3

Food Production Instructor:4

Food & Beverage Service. Instructor:1

Lab Attendant Instructor:4

Health Sanitary Instructor:5

Litho Offset Machine Minder Instructor:3

Desk Top Publisher Operator Inst.:2

Mechanic Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Inst.:44

Electrician Instructor:100

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Wireman Instructor:35

Millwright Mechanic Instructor:32

Millwright Mechanic (Electrical):14

Painter (Gen.) Instructor:20

Plastic Processing Operator Inst.:3

Foundry Man Instructor:1

Plumber Instructor:36

Instrument Mech. Instructor:5

Mechanic Ag. Machinery Inst.:3

Architectural Asst. : 4

Information Tech. & Electronics Inst.: 2

Mechanic Computer Hardware Inst.: 8

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Carpenter Instructor: 33

Mechanic Diesel Instructor: 24

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Draughtsman (Mechanical): 30

Craft Instructor (Women) Fashion Tech.: 4

Craft Instructor (Women) Hair & Skin: 19

Craft Instructor (Women) Dress Making: 20

Craft Instructor (Women) Needle Work: 4

Craft Instructor (Women) Computer Aided: 13

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Older People Are Contributing to Climate Change, and Suffering From It

When it comes to discussing climate change, older people may have one advantage: They have watched it happen.

In the nine Northeastern states, for instance, where average winter temperatures climbed 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit between 1970 and 2000, they have seen fewer snow-covered days, and more shrubs flowering ever earlier.

And they have experienced hotter summers. In New York City, daily summer temperatures at La Guardia Airport have risen 0.7 degrees per decade since 1970, according to the city’s Panel on Climate Change.

Older Americans also are significant contributors to climate change. A just-published study has found that residential energy consumption rises as a resident’s age increases.

Buildings, and residential buildings in particular, are the world’s largest energy consumers. Two researchers recently analyzed federal data on household energy usage that was gathered from 1987 to 2009, and involved nearly 30,000 owner-occupied units. Distinct patterns emerged by age.

Usage was lowest among young adults, who typically occupy smaller households, said Hossein Estiri, a computational demographer at Harvard Medical School and an author on the paper.

Consumption rose rapidly among the 30- to 54-year-old cohort — “the peak of having kids and larger houses,” he noted — then stabilized when people reached their 60s. But “after 70, it goes up and it keeps going up,” Dr. Estiri said.

The trend persisted when the researchers controlled for income and housing types, but it varied by geography. When the researchers looked at climate zones, they found that “energy consumption in warmer regions becomes really elevated for the older group.”

Why do older people use more juice? The study could not provide explanations, but “there might be more need for air-conditioning,” Dr. Estiri speculated. “Or older people may not be able to maintain their homes as well” to conserve energy. “Maybe their appliances are old and less efficient. All of these could contribute.”

The climate change story has plenty of villains; seniors are hardly wrecking the environment on their own. Still, the demographic trends do not bode well.

“There will be more warm days in most areas because of climate change,” Dr. Estiri said. “There will be more energy use by the older group. And because of the population aging, there will be more people in that age group. These trends will amplify each other.”

But in a world that is both warming and graying, older adults suffer disproportionately from climate change.

Consider extreme heat. “It puts a stress on anybody’s body, but if you’re old and frail, it’s harder,” said Patrick Kinney, who studies the effects of climate on health at the Boston University School of Public Health. In addition, he said, “certain medications older people take, for blood pressure or cholesterol, reduce the body’s ability to thermo-regulate.”

The risk of heat stroke, which is potentially fatal, increases because older adults may be less mobile, and thus less able to reach cooler locations in a heat wave. They also may be socially isolated and less able to seek help.

With impaired cognitive function, “you might be less able to judge what to do,” Dr. Kinney said. The air pollution often associated with heat waves intensifies the problems. The Chicago heat wave of July 1995, for instance, caused 514 heat-related deaths; people older than 65 accounted for 72 percent of the fatalities.

Humans can adapt to these extremes, of course. Dr. Kinney and his colleagues found that the risk of dying from heat in New York City declined 65 percent from the early 1970s to 2006 as the proportion of households with air-conditioning surged. But air-conditioners also contribute to climate change.

Any particular episode of extreme weather may be linked only loosely to climate change. But the overall relationship is clear: Aside from heat waves, climate change will bring other kinds of extreme weather and disasters. Elderly people will be disproportionately affected.

“The mortality is always higher among older people,” said Lisa Brown, director of the Risk and Resilience Research Lab at Palo Alto University. “They can’t get out of harm’s way fast enough.”

Nearly half of the individuals who died during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 were 75 or older. When Hurricane Sandy hit New York in 2012, almost half of those who died were over age 65.

Blackouts have proved particularly dangerous. Older people may become unable to use power scooters and wheelchairs, refrigerate medications or summon help. After Sandy, many were trapped in high-rise apartments without functioning elevators.

An unhealthy 75-year-old in a care facility may fare better than a healthy 75-year-old living on her own, Dr. Brown pointed out. The facility likely has a generator and stockpiles of food and water; few individuals do.

But in California, Pacific Gas and Electric recently announced that it will consider turning off transmission lines when deemed necessary to prevent wildfires.

“If the power goes off for three or four days, people here are not prepared,” Dr. Brown said. She thinks older people — indeed, all people — always should have enough food and water to last five to seven days, and a plan to evacuate or seek help in emergencies.

Perhaps older Americans, as disproportionate contributors to and victims of climate change, could play an additional role, as active participants in the global campaign to mitigate the damage.

A decade ago, Dr. Karl Pillemer, a gerontologist at Cornell University, began exploring environmental volunteerism among older adults. He found that most environmental organizations had not recruited older members or adapted to support their participation, leaving a major resource untapped. He established a program called Rise, for Retirees in Service to the Environment, to prepare older volunteers for leadership roles in environmental stewardship.

There’s a common notion that older adults care less about climate change than young adults. But that holds true only for Republicans, a Pew Research Center survey found last year, and may be less a product of age than political affiliation.

Millennial and Gen X Republicans were more likely than boomers to say they saw the effects of climate change and that the federal government was doing too little to reduce it. But among Democrats, who were far more concerned about climate change and energy policy than Republicans were, the pollsters found only modest differences by age.

Older volunteers would benefit by working to halt climate change, Dr. Pillemer said: “Participants gain fulfillment from activities that have results they will not be here to enjoy.”

Later-in-life, or “generative,” volunteerism has been shown to increase health and psychological well-being.

“If the boomers could be motivated to take this on as their defining generational legacy, they could have incredible impact,” Dr. Pillemer said. “With their huge numbers, they could potentially do something about it.”

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iot based projects ece 2018 2019

S.No. iot projects Code PROJECT TITLES (2018-2019) 1 IOT_001 IOT and E Glove based nurse calling system 2 IOT_002 Evidence Collection In Car Using Android Phone Application Along With IOT 3 IOT_003 IOT-Intelligent Smart Traffic Management for Ambulance using RFID 4 IOT_004 IOT-HIVE Home Automation System for Intrusion Detection 5 IOT_005 IOT – ChargeItSpot 6 IOT_006 IOT - Web Laboratory- Remote Virtual Lab Access With Graph Generation. 7 IOT_007 IOT - Bellandur Lake - Analysis and Metering of Industrial Waste Water. 8 IOT_008 IoT based Refrigerator, Storage room and FMCG products stock monitoring with Email alert of Purchase Order 9 IOT_009 Intelligent Anti-Theft Tracking and Accident Detection System for Automobiles Based on IOT 10 IOT_010 IOT-Electricity Energy Unit limits Per Sqft Land – Resource management responsibility per family 11 IOT_011 IOT_Airport Baggage Conveyor and Voice notification using Android Technology 12 IOT_012 IOT Based Underground Cable Fault Detection 13 IOT_013 IOT Based Automated Waste Segregator 14 IOT_014 IOT Ayurvedic Medicine Beetel Leaf Vine Cultivation using IOT & Wireless Sensor Network 15 IOT_015 IOT – NAVGUIDE - Electric Aid For Visually Impaired People 16 IOT_016 IOT - Mobility Assistance Trainer For Visually Impaired 17 IOT_017 Cotton Flucker And Fabric For Irrigation And Farm Monitoring 18 IOT_018 PI3 - Blocked Driveway - Supportive Aid For Parked Car Blocked 19 IOT_019 IOT V2I Communication – Rescue Time 20 IOT_020 IOT - SRE - Semantic Rules Engine for the Industrial Gateways 21 IOT_021 IOT V2I Communication - RSU Unit for Persistent Traffic Measurement 22 IOT_022 IOT - Safe Drive - Dangerous Driving Recognition of Delivery Boys 23 IOT_023 IOT Wearable - Municipal Crews in Secure with Smart Wea 24 IOT_024 IOT – Smart Urban Data Logger – Environment and Garbage 25 IOT_025 IOT - Distributed Strategy for Emergency Ambulance Routing 26 IOT_026 IOT_ High security prison management 27 IOT_027 IOT - Prisoner posture Analysis and Behaviour 28 IOT_028 IOT Based Remote Virtual Lab Industrial Automation using Cloud Server 29 IOT_029 Gesture Based Billing Trolley For Shopping Malls Using RFID 30 IOT_030 Monthly Grocery Distribution System based on Family Members Count using RFID 31 IOT_031 Mind wave based robot control and home automation 32 IOT_032 An IOT Based Agriculture Application for Data Monitoring Based on Embedded and MATLAB Image Processing 33 IOT_033 IOT - Node MCU based real time data logger for monitoring weather for agricultural purpose 34 IOT_034 IOT – Smart Parking System through Website Reservation 35 IOT_035 IOT - Smart Socket for Residence with AWS 36 IOT_036 IOT Based Smart Talking Energy Meter 37 IOT_037 Smart Soil Testing System For Farmers 38 IOT_038 Wearable Device - Talking Medical Instrument. 39 IOT_039 IOT-Industrial Breath Exhale 40 IOT_040 IOT Based Smart Geyser Automation wrt Environment Condition to Save Electricity 41 IOT_041 IOT based Novel Low-Cost Sensor for Human Bite Force Measurement 42 IOT_042 IOT - Smart Seating Management in Public Bus Transportation using IoT and Embedded system 43 IOT_043 IOT- Industrial CAN Analyzer For Production QC 44 IOT_044 IOT based Smart Greenhouse 45 IOT_045 Dynamic Solid Waste Collection and Management 46 IOT_046 IOT_Airport Baggage Conveyor and Voice notification using Android Technology 47 IOT_047 IOT Based Underground Cable Fault Detection 48 IOT_048 IOT-An Internet-of-Things Enabled Connected Navigation System for Urban Bus Riders 49 IOT_049 Micro service-based IoT for Smart Buildings 50 IOT_050 IOT based irrigation system with without internet and pump set control with status notification 51 IOT_051 IOT Aadhaar Card based Biometrics Electronic Voting System with Embedded Security Along With Remote Access 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 r 64 65 67 69 71 72 73 74 52 IOT_052 IOT-HIVE Home Automation System for Intrusion Detection 53 IOT_053 IOT - Wearable Device - Based Automatic Patient Health Care System 54 IOT_054 IOT - Camcorder piracy - Aadhaar Based Anti-Piracy Screen 55 IOT_055 IOT - Evidence Collection in Automotive Industry for Legal Claim 56 IOT_056 IOT – CLCTO – Co-operative Logistics Cargo Transport Optimization 57 IOT_057 IOT - Web Laboratory- Remote Virtual Lab Access With Graph Generation. 58 IOT_058 IOT Based Air and Noise Pollution Monitoring in Urban and Rural Areas, Important Zones 59 IOT_059 IOT-Intelligent Smart Traffic Management for Ambulance using RFID 60 IOT_060 IOT - Where’s The Bear- Automating Wildlife Image Processing Using IOT 61 IOT_061 IOT - ER Lock - Intelligent Anti-Theft Tracking and Accident Detection System for Automobiles Based on IOT 62 IOT_062 IOT - Child Safety Wearable Device 63 IOT_063 IOT - Smart Refrigerator 64 IOT_064 IOT - Leaf Lattice and Smart Agriculture 65 IOT_065 IOT - Aadhar Card based Biometrics Electronic Voting System with Embedded Security Along With Remote Access 66 IOT_066 IOT based flood crop loss assessment and smart security 67 IOT_067 A Wireless IoT System Towards Gait Detection in Stroke Patients 68 IOT_068 IOT base Smart Home Appliances by using Cloud Intelligent Tetris Switch 69 IOT_069 An IoT Based Remote HRV Monitoring System for Hypertensive Patients 70 IOT_070 Smart Crossing System using IoT 71 IOT_071 IOT-Electricity Energy Unit limits Per Sqft Land – Resource management responsibility per family 72 IOT_072 IOT based Garbage and Street Light Monitoring System 73 IOT_073 IoT & Android based On-Street and Off-Street Parking Availability Prediction & Space Reservation 74 IOT_074 IOT Based Monitoring and Smart Planning of Urban Solid Waste Management 75 IOT_075 IOT - Residence Energy Control System Based On Wireless Smart Socket And IOT 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 76 IOT_076 IoT Based Monitoring and Smart Planning of Urban Solid Waste Management 77 IOT_077 IOT, GPRS & Raspberry PI Based Global Industrial Process Monitoring Through Wireless Communication 78 IOT_078 IOT Based Multi Function War Assistance Robot 79 IOT_079 IOT - RECoS – Smart Socket for Electric Vehicle, Washing Machine, Geyser Energy Control 80 IOT_080 IOT and ARM based drug remainder for patients