Dr. Austin Frishman, BCE-Emeritus | Pest Management Professional

I was about 7 years old when I gave my first pest management advice to my 5-year-old cousin. While near...

Hit ’em often. Don’t put the account on a regular service interval until there are zero German cockroaches. Perform service...

These public health pests are so die-hard they seem to mock PMPs and their customers. It’s not that I don’t...

Here’s a list of facts about the house mouse all pest management professionals (PMPs) should consider when servicing accounts: Mice...

The term “spiders” encompasses a wide range of spiders almost as diverse as those in the realm of general insects....

Inspections don’t kill anything, but they’re necessary to determine what should be done to resolve a potential or recent fly...

Make sure your employees understand the importance of the service your company provides. They must feel comfortable and good about...

The general consensus throughout the country, German cockroaches are making a vigorous comeback. There are two significant factors driving this:...

Pest management services will continue to expand to include other related and unrelated services. Other things I see taking hold...

The next time you walk into a distributor’s office or somebody drops off a “free sample” of a pesticide for...

Looking back at our years of industry experience have afforded those who grew up in the industry since the 1970s...

When baiting cracks, don’t fill the crack. Leave room for the cockroach to sit and feast. Cockroaches like to enter...

Use a dot-shaped sticker to record the date when the tray was installed. Peal-and-stick dots of various sizes and colors...

Should PMPs get involved in mosquito management? Yes, because there’s a need to protect properties where mosquitoes complete their life...

When you’ve inspected commercial accounts for more than 40 years, you learn how to do them correctly. At one time,...