Red wasps have a new enemy: The W·H·Y Trap
SPOKANE, WA, June 25, 2008 – Red wasps, a significant pest problem for residents of the southeastern United States, will finally meet their nemesis in 2009: the W•H•Y Trap for Wasps, Hornets & Yellowjackets.

Sterling gets grant to develop mosquito repellent
SPOKANE, WA, June 11, 2008 - Ever feel like a human mosquito magnet when you want to enjoy the outdoors? Within a few years, you may be able to pin a small device to your clothing that creates a long-lasting “force field” and prevents mosquitoes from ever landing on you.

ACE is the Place to find W·H·Y
SPOKANE, WA, May 14, 2008 -- Ace Hardware Stores will carry the W-H-Y Trap for wasps, hornets and yellowjackets in 2009.

Scientists are the reason WHY is the answer
SPOKANE, WA, May 6, 2008 -- For a company developing a product to lure and trap wasps, hornets and yellowjackets, the main challenge is that the bugs won't sit down for an interview.

WHY Trap introduction
SPOKANE, WA, April 28, 2008 – Sterling International, manufacturers of RESCUE!® Pest Control Products, will unveil the first insect trap for wasps, hornets and yellowjackets – the W·H·Y Trap – at the 2008 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas on May 6, 7 and 8.

W-H-Y Trap TV spots win awards
Jones Advertising in Seattle has won two 2008 Telly Awards for the TV commercials it created to launch the W-H-Y Trap for Wasps, Hornets & Yellowjackets.

Sterling gets grant for repellent
Spokesman-Review: A Spokane Valley company that built its business on attracting bugs has received a $730,000 grant to find ways of repelling them. (Note: link will require subscription to access.)

"What's the Buzz?" North by Northwest knows!
Spokane's North by Northwest Productions had fun producing two TV spots to introduce the new W•H•Y Trap. One spot features a wasp & hornet taking a coffee break; the other shows a family who can't get a break from the bugs.

AVING Special Report/2008 National Hardware Show
AVING Global News Network: Sterling International unveils its newest RESCUE!® product, the W·H·Y Trap.

Spokane Web helps RESCUE!® tell the world W·H·Y
Spokane Web Communications explains how they helped RESCUE!® Pest Control Products create a viral web site for the launch of the W·H·Y Trap.

Bugged? Jones Advertising to the Rescue
Jones Advertising in Seattle created two entertaining commercials for the new W·H·Y Trap for wasps, hornets & yellowjackets.

Bug-trap maker Sterling: It pays not to spray
A profile on Sterling International from summer 2007 by Tom Sowa of the Spokane Spokesman-Review.