Q. A technician found cockroaches in a commercial pantry and identified them as Asian cockroaches. I have my doubts. Can you verify this? They were found crawling up a wall in the pantry. Frank D., NEW YORK A. Asian cockroaches look like German cockroaches, but they live outdoors primarily and don’t breed indoors. I doubt you have Asian […]
Dr. Doug Mampe
Ask the Expert: Chipmunks, Mice, Bed Bugs and Cockroaches
Q. I’m baiting for mice on the exterior of a residence at the request of the homeowner. Recently, chipmunks have been...
Ask the Expert: Birds, Biting Insects and Yellowjackets
Q. A homeowner has a bird mite problem, so I removed a bird’s nest from the gutter and treated the...
Ask the Expert: Honey Bees, Brown Widow Spiders and Subterranean Termites
Q. Honey bees are attracted to flowers on a customer’s tree next to a day care center. The kids there...
Ask the Expert: Ticks, Carpet Beetles, Wasps and Snakes
Q. Some companies in my area are spraying lawns for tick control, which I don’t think is necessary. I concentrate...
Ask the Expert: Erythraeid Mites, Pyrethoids and Moths
Q: We service a hospital that has what looks like clover mites entering rooms on the third floor. The nearest...
Ask the Expert: Carpenter Ants, Powderpost Beetles, Bees and Swarming Ants
Q: A customer has a carpenter ant problem in her kitchen. It’s early spring, so they’re not coming from outside....
Ask the Expert: Phorid Flies, Migrating Cockroaches and Carpet Beetles
Q: A residential customer has a phorid fly problem. The house is on a slab. The drain lines have been...
Ask the Expert: Tackling Fruit Flies in Pools, Freezing Bees & More
Q: A customer has a screened-in lanai and pool but fruit flies find their way in, almost daily. We’ve inspected...
Framed Art, Bed Bugs and Crawlspace Decontamination
Q: A customer with a bed bug problem also has expensive, framed art hanging on the wall. We found a...
Hard to find flies, clothes moth control & bombing for German cockroaches
Q: A residential customer has a fly problem. The county extension agent identified the flies as Sciarids and says they...
Ask the Expert: Indianmeal Moths, Scabies and Cockroaches
Q: A variety store had an Indianmeal moth (IMM) problem. We found the source in an attached garage and removed...
Ask the Expert: Yellow Ant Swarmers, Bagworms, Shower Spiders and Dry Cleaning
Q: Yellow ant swarmers are emerging from a drop ceiling in a medical office, which is on a slab. Where...
Ask the Expert: Wasps, Beetles and Fruit Flies
Q: Large wasps are digging in bare soil in a playground, so we dusted the holes, but there were more...
2033: Dr. Mampe’s Predictions for the Future of Pest Management
Pest management professionals (PMPs) can expect widespread changes by 2033, including: More regulations will sprout. There was a time when...
Ask the Expert: Springtails, Woodborers, OSHA Bed Bugs and Fluorescent Bulbs
Q: I’m finding springtails on the 40th floor — the top floor — of a new high-rise building. There are...