CLEVELAND — When I arrived at Bayer’s Mobile University at the Southern Mill Creek Products of Ohio’s location here, the overflow from the parking lot spilled on to the old brick street. I perched my car precariously on the street illegally (though I eventually moved it into the parking lot) and climbed the steep stairs to the educational sessions, where […]
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Treatment countdown
By: Austin Frishman If Perry Mason were a PMP… One of my favorite TV shows is Perry Mason. Each show began with someone...
Birth control for geese and pigeons
By: Dr. Philip Whitford Research shows a bait pending EPA approval accomplishes long-term population suppression Expanding resident Canada goose populations have...
Borates: In Search of the ‘Sweet Spot’
By: Dr. Robert Krieger, Dr. Michael Rust, Dr. John Klotz, and Dr. Chris Amrhein Borates are popular insecticides, as evidenced by the number of...
Pest population increasing
Exotic pests tend to increase to high populations when they are accidentally introduced into new geographical areas. This is largely...
Pest population increasing
By: Hanif Gulmahamad Exotic pests tend to increase to high populations when they are accidentally introduced into new geographical areas. This...
J.F. Oakes presents trap for beetles and moths
YAZOO CITY, MS — J.F. Oakes introduces the Xlure R.T.U. Inspector pheromone trap for stored product insects. The Inspector contains...
Oil blend draws rodents to traps
SIMSBURY, CT — Kirk’s Gold Magic Rodent Lure from Wildlife Control Supplies, LLC is a blend of nut and fruit oils formulated to...
NJPMA has spitting good time at annual clinic
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Chris O’Donovan, a manager at Cooper Pest Control, Lawrenceville, NJ, wins the state’s first-ever cricket spitting contest...
Brown widows get a lesson in IPM
By: Hanif Gulmahamad In early February, a brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus (Koch), was discovered by a fourth grade student in Torrance, CA....
Lesser housefly
By: Dr. Kyle Jordan Species: Fannia canicularis Order: Diptera Family: Muscidae The lesser housefly (LHF) is a nonbiting fly found throughout...
Pheromone finesse
Stored food insects communicate with each other using different types of pheromones. It is common practice to monitor food storage...
Pheromone finesse
Stored food insects communicate with each other using different types of pheromones. It is common practice to monitor food storage...
Argentine ants are on the rise
By: Austin Frishman The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) has been in the United States for more than 100 years. For the...
Pest ID: Pavement ant
By: Dr. Kyle Jordan Because it often nests in or under cracks in pavement, Tetramorium caespitum is commonly referred to as...
Don’t mistake Indianmeal moths for maggots
By: Dr. William H. Robinson As an online “Dear Abby” for homeowners and their pest problems, I have come across a...