The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a label amendment for Termidor SC termiticide/insecticide and Termidor WG termiticide/insecticide, a nonrepellent, undetectable product manufactured by BASF. The new Termidor labels allow for the usage of Termidor to treat additional perimeter pests; offer more flexible application options for PMPs using the product for pre-construction treatments; and further […]
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Whitmire Micro-Gen’s Allure MD Controls Stored Product Moths
ST. LOUIS — Whitmire Micro-Gen’s Prescription Treatment brand Allure MD reduces stored product moths through mating disruption. This new technology controls by...
U.S. Mortgage Crisis Causing Concerns for Increased Mosquito Populations and West Nile Virus
FAIRFAX, Va. — From foreclosed homes to an inability to sell properties, the recent mortgage crisis in the United States...
Got Geese?
Geese eat, poop and make noise on your customers’ lawn all day long. At dark, they move into the water...
Put Some Distance Between You and Birds
Repel all birds from any site with Fog Force. It can be used indoors and outdoors to rid all birds...
Pest Spotlight: Caribbean Crazy Ant
By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. The so-called Caribbean crazy ant is yet another nuisance ant species to flourish in Florida and possibly...
Groundhog Day
By: Jason Maus, Gerry Wegner Ph.D. The biology, behavior and control of America’s favorite weather-predicting pest. Biology The groundhog, Marmota monax (Rodentia: Sciuridae), is...
Cool Tools: The Gophinator
The Gophinator is a newly designed stainless steel pocket gopher trap quickly gaining popularity as the trap of choice for...
New Transport GHP Insecticide Available from FMC
Pest management professionals (PMPs) have a new tool to combat ants and a broad range of other household pests more...
Bird ID Essential to Management
By: Dan Collins My interest in birds began at age 15. At that time, I simply couldn’t believe all the different...
Study: Argentine Ants Change Diets to Survive
According to an article from PhysOrg.com, researchers have found the ability of Argentine ants to change from carnivorous insect eaters to...
Pest Spotlight: Meal Moths
By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. The meal moth is a stored product pest that occurs throughout the United States, but is less...
Take the Time to Reduce Callbacks
We pest management professionals (PMPs) are blessed to have such a fantastic assortment of insecticide baits to choose from especially...
Spiders Biology & Control
By: Dr. ElRay Roper Successful spider management requires pest management professionals (PMPs) to practice exclusion and deliver targeted treatment solutions Spiders...
Voles or Moles?
By: Peter Martin The wrong identification can make or break an account. Distinguishing between vole and mole damage can be tricky....
How Do Baits Fit into Ant Management Programs?
Had any callbacks on ant problems lately? According to most surveys of pest management professionals (PMPs), ants aren’t just the...