The Champ as d-Con Pitchman

As the world mourned the loss of boxing great Muhammad Ali last month, many of PCT’s readers remembered The Champ for his iconic TV commercials and print ads promoting d-Con roach products.

A favorite of the PCT staff was the 1980 TV commercial in which Ali takes time out from punching the heavy bag to inform viewers he isn’t afraid of anything with two legs but that “even The Greatest needs help with things with six legs (roaches).” Ali then sings the praises of d-Con Fourgone and chimes in “d-Con: More power to you.” He emphatically concludes the TV commercial by delivering a powerful blow to said heavy bag. We miss you Champ!

Check out the video at http://bit.ly/295mQnz.

Olympic Sprinter Bolt Not Afraid of Zika

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is confident the outbreak of mosquito-born Zika virus will be under control by the time the Olympics start in August, he said on the Today show in May.

A number of leading athletes have said the virus is a concern as they prepare to head to Brazil, but Bolt said it’s not the first thing on his mind.

“Hopefully, by the time I get there, they’ll have it under control,” he told NBC’s Peter Alexander. “I’m sure they’ll put things in place to sort it out. So I’m not really stressed right now.”

Bolt has been the face of track and field since he won gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter sprints at the 2008 Olympics. He completed the gold medal double again at the 2012 Olympics and holds world records in the 100 (9.58) and 200 (19.19).

As one of PCT’s Facebook followers astutely pointed out: “The one person in the world who could outrun a mosquito! Of course he’s not worried! The rest of us though...”

Termite Swarms Show Up on Radar

The National Weather Service reported the unusual appearance of insect swarms across New Orleans’ North Shore and South Shore on May 29, NOLA.com reported.

Meteorologists who noticed the activity earlier that evening were “pretty sure” it represented insect swarms based on the time of the day that it occurred, meteorologist Alek Krautmann told NOLA. He said the radar usually shows signatures of bird flocks taking off over some of the major wetland areas around the South Shore during sunrise.

Meteorologists noticed the activiity shortly after the May 29 sunset; however, features on the radar were similar to bird flocks, but broader and less defined.