August 2014 - Foothill Sierra Pest Control

JimPhotosAugust 21, 20140 Likes

Bald-Faced Hornet Nest

Nest collected by Mark Mills. Photos by Paul Cooper.

Bald-faced hornet nest. Collected by Mark Mills Photo by Paul Cooper..

Hornet nest opened. Photo, and collection, by Paul Cooper.

Hornet nest opened.
Collected by Mark Mills. Photo by Paul Cooper.

JimPhotosAugust 21, 20140 Likes

Acorn Woodpecker Granary Fence Post

Here is a fence post used by acorn woodpeckers to store acorns. Photo by Paul Cooper.

JimPhotosAugust 21, 20140 Likes

Rattlesnake found in a customer’s shed

A seven-button rattlesnake found in a customer’s shed. Trevor Cuthill removed the rattlesnake and killed it.

Calaveras County, CA. July 2014.

The Story: Around July 20th Trevor was at a customer’s house, for a mouse call. The rodent activity was in the tack room (where they keep horse equipment). Upon opening the door there was a 7 button rattlesnake along the back wall. He scooped the snake up on his ‘webber pole’, removed it from tack room, and then killed it with a shovel.

Rattlesnake killed at in a customer’s shed. Calaveras County CA. August 2014

JimPhotosAugust 18, 20140 Likes

Vaejovid scorpions

Photos from two different specimens of vaejovid scorpions, Tuolumne County California, Sonora and Columbia areas. August 2014. Specimens collected by Alissa Nordstrom, Jose Rodriguez, and others.

Live specimen, vaejovid scorpion. Sonora Ca, 2 August 2015

JimFungiAugust 18, 20140 Likes

Unidentified fungus

unidentified fungus. millimeters

unidentified fungus, view of connection area (bottom).

unidentified fungus

JimPhotosAugust 16, 20140 Likes

Murphys driveway maggots

Paul Cooper, approximately 8 August 2014, brought in maggot specimens found, in abundance, in cracks of driveway, at a house in Murphys Ca. We cultured the maggots. Below are pictures of a fly that emerged. 16 August 2014.