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Pest Deities

Some of us are afraid of beetles, spiders, lizards and jackals but in ancient legends they are held in high esteem and linked to creation and higher powers. Read more to discover spider deities who weave tales, a Pygmy God who takes the form of a mantis plus jackal and scarab beetle-headed Ancient Egyptian Gods.

Eastern Remedies For Pest Control

Visit any food storage cupboards in Malaysia and I would bet that you will find some empty egg shells in it. What you have discovered is an ancient eastern remedy to repel lizards called the “nuk ka cicak” which means lizard and egg in the Chinese. I think it is easy to understand why this [...]

Yes, We Are Preaching Intolerance – To Pests

Indians are usually tolerant to those “insignificant” bugs that might be crawling around their residential property. Even if the creepy crawlers do elicit some fear, our reaction is rarely more than a mild scream or a mere “shoo”. You usually find that lizards command a higher degree of respect as pests (going by the decibels [...]