PHOTO ALBUM
Photo Contest Winners Congratulations to:
First Place
Doug Rolling - Ant Swarm Photo & Video
Second Place
Justin Guse - Curious Bear
Third Place
John Cianco – Bee Swarm
Spring New Life and New Challenges Photos by Andrew Gray
How do Honey Bees Help Us? They help us by pollinating flowers which help us to grow food. Farmers would have a hard time growing food without bees. Photos by Bobby Inglis
Nothing says spring is here like a pollinating bee buzzing around! Photo by Michael Bandyo
Fostering a Rabbit Brad found this cutie in a bait on his route. She is currently living in his garden box until he’s sure she didn’t eat the bait. His daughter is trying to talk him into keeping her and wants to name her Abell. Photo by Brad Mineau
It’s the year of the Rabbit! Tons of bunnies everywhere. Photo by John Hamilton
Hares and rabbits look similar, and some may hop to the conclusion that they’re the same animal, but they’re not! Hares are larger, have longer ears, and are less social than rabbits. Photo by Bobby Inglis
Wild baby raccoons get all the care they need from their moms. But sometimes, things go wrong. Brandon found a mom her cubs in an attic. Only one was alive. He removed the mom and her cub from the attic. The mother left the area and Brandon waited for 3 hours for mom to show up. No signs of her. She rejected the cub. Medicine River hospital was called in. They help and aid displaced wildlife and send them back into their natural habitat when they’re ready. This one will hopefully be back out scavenging again soon.
Photos by Brandon Raiche
Stand back…I goat this!
Photos by Brandon Raiche
Can’t rush a turtle laying her eggs! Daniel patiently waited 45 minutes before he could access a client’s cottage in Valdes-Monts, Quebec. This snapping turtle was laying her eggs in the middle of the dirt road. Photo by Daniel Brault
A common snapping turtle. Not so common with one of our customers. She may have just laid her eggs this morning. The customer is near a small dam in the Hespeler area of Cambridge. Photo by Jon Bateman
What to Do if You See a Bee Swarm A bee swarm occurs when a colony splits as the old queen is replaced. The first queen leaves the hive with roughly half of the worker bees and as much honey as they can carry, and they reestablish themselves on a structure nearby to their original hive. Swarms can often be found in places such as tree branches, small clumps of vegetation, fences, mailboxes, walls or even simply on the ground. If you do come across a swarm, don’t fret! When they are swarming, honey bees are typically very docile, as they’ve gobbled up full honey stores and are full and happy. They also don’t have hives with honey stores and brood to protect. Dean contacted Ontario Bee Recovery for assistance. Photo by Bill Lemmon
Photo by Dean Currie
Photo by John Cianco
A few cool pics from Doug Rolling
Photos by Doug Rolling
Elizabeth Rodas shows off her photography skills in beautiful nature pictures.
Who Knew? Wasps feed on sweet liquids and are even known to get drunk off fermenting juice in the late summer.
Photos by Eva Garrous Marroush
A wasp nest in a customer’s basement. The wasps built it following the cob webbing, so it’s got a unique shape.
Strange looking wasp nest.
Photo by Josh Fournier
Photo by Noel Shane
Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Photo by Peter Mersereau
Ellen Francis shared these amazing pictures of what she did to prevent gypsy moths from wreaking around her home. Ellen used burlap to trap the larvae. She simply wrapped a strip of burlap around the tree at chest height. Tied a string around the center and folded the top portion down to form a skirt with the string acting as a belt. Photo by Ellen Francis
Three incredible images of insects by Garnet Heidt
Photo by Heather Ferreira A beautifully captured photo of a yellow fly hanging out upside down beneath a leaf!
Another Day at the Office! Raccoons are one of the most common wildlife in cities. Dealing with a raccoon infestation requires an adept understanding of raccoon behavior. Glad Jake Crosby was there to rescue these little cuties from a customer’s attic. They all made it out safe and were picked up by their mamma later that evening! Photos by Jake Crosby
Luc McFadden rescued four baby raccoons from an attic in Bowmanville and reunited them with the mother and released all five safely. Photo by Luc McFadden
Abell Bug Retired Shed
Goose Family
Visiting the Bay of Quinte path in Belleville, Ontario is a sight of beauty. Thank you, Janet for sharing these amazing pictures.
Turtle Pond
Photos by Janet Sanderson Frolicking Geese
A bevy of Swans
Family Swim
You think you’ve gained weight during the pandemic? Check-out this squirrel trying to lift weights in someone’s home. Photo by Jay Santo
These tiny raccoons were pulled out of a box in a building. Mommy came and got them that day. Photo by Patrick Mullin
Baby squirrel removed from garage and reunited with mommy squirrel. Entry points all sealed. Photo by Patrick Mullin
Baby squirrels rescued at Gardex. The mom was gone, and the babies came out of the nest. They were brought in, made comfy until animal rescue came and picked them up. Photos by Tara Farnell
A groundhog stands on guard outside of its burrow in wait of potential predators or nuisances including pest control technicians with live catch traps.
A bumblebee patiently gathers pollen from within a rose.
A green frog was found hiding inside of a rodent bait station and subsequently released into the grassy watery area nearby. A species of underwing moths cooling off and camouflaging against a wall.
Photos by Tristan Gordon
Hey, I’m NO pest! This big guy likes to hang out in the backyards of a housing project. The tenants don’t want him removed. There is a conservation area nearby and, he likes to mosey on over. He is friendly Jeff, but not so much with others. Photo by Jeff Dowhan
Gull Rescue Photos by Jesse Abbott Jesse was visiting a customer doing a gull control when a neighbouring business approached him, as they were concerned about gulls on their property. They noticed a nest that had young inside but had not seen any birds tending to it in days, Jesse quickly went over and found two baby birds. He scooped them up and brought them to Wings Rehabilitation Centre, where they will be looked after and set free once they hit maturity.
Spider building an egg sack. hoto by Laura Young
Hi neighbours Spring is back Photo by Munaf Zoubi
The Vashti Sphinx is a seldom-seen nightflying moth. It is extremely variable, with colour ranging from very pale to very dark gray. Its range is from British Columbia to Manitoba and south to the mid-western and western states. It can be quite rare in parts of its range. It is found in mountain woodlands and prairie stream courses. Fully grown caterpillars pupate in underground chambers, and the moths are seen on the wing, May to July. Photo by Michael Bandyo
A beautiful moth on Gabriola Island, Vancouver Island Photo by Nathan Ketler
A black window spider hanging out inside of an exterior bait box in Kelowna, BC. Photo by Michael Bandyo
A rainbow arching over an Abell truck in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Photo by Mike Hope
Goose Family out for a Stroll Photos by Neil Simon
Removing Herring Gull Eggs
Petting a Mallard
Noel Shane was treating the exterior of an apartment building in Sault Ste. Marie and came across this amazing looking moth sunning itself on the side of the building. It’s a Cecropia Moth, the largest moth in Ontario.] Photo by Noel Shane
Its Dragon Fly! They can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in a day. Nature’s pest control Another fun fact is that this particular species has survived for over 300 million years. Photos by Robert Inglis
Black Hornet
Her fun fact is that this particular species has survived for over 300 million years.
Spider
Ryan was on his way to one of his accounts at Civeo camp -90ks up logging road in Houston when he came across a bear in the middle of the road. Photo by Ryan Recina
Just a regular day on the job in beautiful British Columbia. Photo by Justin Guse
A meadow vowe was found in an open a bait station feeding on the bait. Photo by Santiago Gomez
Santiago took this while on vacation in the Dominican Republic along the countryside. It is a huge termite nest.
Photos nid de fourmis de pavis exterieur de d’un de nos entrepots Photos by Yahia Galou
A symbol of Canada – The Beaver Photo by Nimali Perera
Popular City of Kitchener swans Otis and Ophilia overwinter at the Stratford swan pen. Abell picks them up from Stratford and drop them off in the park for the summer. We love doing it! Photo by Bryan Maier
Wasp nest removal in Calgary. Photo by Brendan Campbell
Our thermo bag was specially designed to keep these little critters warm for their mamma. Mother and babies were reunited. Photos by Adam Bizeau
Fire Fly larva. As per Robert Percy – it is a fierce hunter, it then molts, becomes a real Fire Fly and lights up the night sky. Photo by Tara Farnell