1.   From grasshoppers to ants, an invasion of insects spawned by El Nino-driven downpours are giving homeowners the creeps while keeping local pest control companies hopping.

2.   He cut a deal with Orkin, a local pest extermination company, to handle the on-ice cleanup of the rats.

3.   Local pest control companies say they are gearing up for an onslaught of calls from horrified residents faced with swarming subterranean termites as the prime season approaches.

4.   Local pest control companies say they have received more calls than normal about the pesty blood-sucking insects that make life miserable for residents and their pets.

5.   So a local pest controller volunteered to don a makeshift sting-proof suit, dangle from a helicopter and take care of buzz-iness.

6.   Local pest control officer Hubert Alasia said three other attempts to eradicate the pigeons would be made later in the month.