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At ACCA Basements we use and recommend products developed by the Basement Systems®International network of waterproofing contractors. In business since 1987, Basement Systems® operates a full Research and Development department, constantly searching the industry for the best, most proven products for lasting crawl space solutions.

With 27 patented products, Basement Systems® provides crawl space repair solutions that include a written warranty and have been used at hundreds of dealerships across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Your free crawl space repair quote includes an on-site inspection, professional consultation, and written quote.

What is Waterproofing?

What is a waterproofing company?  What do they do?

When a basement floods…

     Do they send out a bucket brigade?

     Provide giant-sized wet-vacs?

     Bring in a tanker truck with a large sump pump?

Waterproofers can sump out the water from flooding or major plumbing leaks, but that is generally a job for companies that do clean-up work after disasters which are normally covered by insurance.  The main objective of a waterproofing company is to provide water/moisture management over the life of your home to prevent future problems and provide a healthier living environment.

Keeping basements and crawl spaces dry and free from unhealthy air and mold has become a science.  ACCA is a basement system using a variety of products, methods and solutions.

Call ACCA Companies for a free inspection: 800-477-7340 or 812-479-8905.

Indiana State Fair 2013

 Indiana State Fair Entries... 

from most of the 92 Indiana County Champions

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Above is a picture of about 1/3 of the state fair insect collections for the 4-H Entomology Project that are entered from across the state.

To the left is the 2013 Grand Champion for the 4-H Entomology Exhibits.  As a former 4-H member, I collected and displayed insects in display boxes like these, but my exhibits never made it from the county to the state fair.  It is very difficult to collect enough orders of insects, properly preserve & display them, and properly identify each one.
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This Champion Exhibit was excellent!

- Photographed and submitted by John G. West

Preparation to Solve Problems

GETTING READY!

Before we leave to do a job at your house, the ACCA Basement/Crawl Space professional team prepares for the job by loading up all of the equipment, tools, and materials needed.

 PJ carrying out Clean Space products.

TJ loading equipment and materials onto the truck..

Shoveling gravel into buckets to load onto the truck.  Crawl spaces require the gravel and some other materials to be dragged under your house to where it is needed.

Josh is loading up gravel for a big job!

When all is ready, the team goes to your home to solve your moisture problem.  The work can be hard, but when the job is done, the team can look back on it with pride and satisfaction knowing they helped someone with a serious problem!

David Rogers' Big Bugs Sculpture Exhibition

Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens

Owensboro, KY

David Rogers' Big Bug Display

The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is in Owensboro, Kentucky. Its 9 acres are open to the public year round. The entrance is just west of downtown on 2nd Street at Carter Road.

If you find bugs like this one in your back yard, 

call the ACCA Pest Control Professionals:

 

812-479-8905 or 800-477-7340

The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden Presents the

David Rogers' Big Bugs Sculpture Exhibition

September 12^st thru October 30^th 2013

WESTERN KENTUCKY BOTANICAL GARDEN

25 Carter Road  Owensboro, KY 42301

270-852-8925    wkbg@bellsouth.net wkbg.org

David Rogers is an outstanding artist from Long Island, New York who first presented his Big Bugs at the Dallas Arboretum in 1994. Since that time the Big Bugs have appeared to rave reviews in all of the major botanical gardens and in other venues across the entire country. In 2008 their appearance in Owensboro represented the first visit to Kentucky and was a great success both for their artistic beauty and their educational opportunities.

There will be 11 sculptures representing nine different bugs. These sculptures are created by all natural woods representing unique shapes, colors and textures providing a special sense of life for these fabulous and very big Big Bugs.

The world of "bugs" represents a truly amazing story of the life of nature at its most wonderful, fanciful and ferocious. Observing these wonderful and beautiful works of art provide a great opportunity for education which is a major goal of The Garden in presenting this exhibition. There will be programs provided during the Big Bugs stay for school children and adults to visit and learn all about the wonderful life of bugs in the natural setting of The Garden.

Garden Hours:  Seven Days a Week 9AM-3PM

Daily Admission applies*.

Members	Adults	Seniors	Youth
Free	$5.00	$3.00	$1.00

The Family Owned Small Business

When you use a family owned business, you are not helping a CEO buy a third vacation home.

You are helping a little girl get dance lessons, a little boy get his team jersey, a mom or dad put food on the table, a family pay a mortgage, or a student pay for college.

Our customers are our shareholders and they are the ones we strive to make happy.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS.

ACCA Waterproofing & Pest Control

Evansville, Indiana

812-479-8905          800-477-7340

The Bookie Monster: attack of the creepy crawlies!

The British Library's Collection Care Blog has an article that Dick Eastman suggests "should be required reading for anyone who cares for old books. The information applies equally to books at home or at a library, museum, or any other archive."  

While many articles have been published in this newsletter and elsewhere about the damage to books by fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other disasters, the article by Christina Duffy describes a different threat that is equally damaging: insects!

If you take care of books, you should read The Bookie Monster: attack of the creepy crawlies! article at http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/collectioncare/2013/08/the-bookie-monster-attack-of-the-creepy-crawlies.html.

The Bookie Monster: attack of the creepy crawlies!

[From the British Library's Collection Care Blog - - link above, also]

Have you ever been described as a bookworm?

We hope the only bookworms encountered in our reading rooms are of the Studious genus, but did you know that there are a whole host of pesky pests out there hungry for paper? Fires and floods are usually the scenarios we think of when we hear about damaged books, but books are also susceptible to pest damage. “Bookworm” is actually a generic term and doesn’t apply to any particular species, although it is often used to describe the Anobiid beetle (Anobium punctatum).

Figure 1: The larvae of furniture beetles, Anobium punctatum, attack wooden book boards, shelving, frames and compressed paper. Copyright DBP Entomology

Where the passionate reader sees inspiration and literary genius, the pest sees a delicious and satisfying papery meal. Holes in books and bindings, large chewed areas and scraped surfaces are all evidence of pest attack. Thankfully, damage like this is largely historic and it is a matter for conservation rather than pest control. Our Preservation Advisory Centre has produced a free information booklet on Managing pests in paper-based collections written by Consultant Entomologist David Pinniger. Although there are physical and chemical treatments to control infestation, it is much cheaper and far more effective to use preventive methods. Here we take a look at a few of the culprits.

Name: Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
Likes to eat: Paper

Silverfish (or fish moths) are nocturnal wingless scaly insects (10-15 mm) associated with damp conditions and require a localised humidity above 70-80%. They are named in light of their silvery exterior and slithery fish-like movements. 

Figure 2: The silverfish is a primitive insect with three bristles called cerci at the tail end where the abdomen tapers. Copyright Aiwok

Post-meal evidence includes irregular holes in paper and ragged, scraped surface areas. If they are particularly greedy they will preferentially target areas with glue or ink which may be more nutritious.

Figure 3: Silverfish (sometimes known as fish moths) leave irregular holes in paper around a scuffed surface. Copyright DBP Entomology

[See link below for the complete article listing several other insect pests (with photos) - great article for saving great books!  This article was previewed on Dick Eastman's EOGN]

Pests will only usually damage material because they are seeking nutrition. Collection items boasting mouth-watering edible materials such as wooden boards, textiles, adhesives, gelatine and starch can satisfy the pickiest of pests. Prevention is always better than cure so it is important to be vigilant for the signs of an infestation. If you are unsure about a potential pest problem contact the Preservation Advisory Centre for some helpful advice.

Christina Duffy

- See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/collectioncare/2013/08/the-bookie-monster-attack-of-the-creepy-crawlies.html