{"id":3652,"date":"2009-05-31T18:37:55","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T01:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2009-05-31T18:39:49","modified_gmt":"2009-06-01T01:39:49","slug":"newsletter-496-preview-finding-the-right-insecticide-for-the-mac-clone-insect-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2009\/05\/newsletter-496-preview-finding-the-right-insecticide-for-the-mac-clone-insect-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #496 Preview: Finding the Right <br \/>Insecticide for the Mac Clone Insect Population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know the feeling. You find some tiny crawling and airborne critters in your home, so you call the exterminator to get rid of them pronto. 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