Dr. Jim Fredericks – Page 4 – Pest Management Professional

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Achieve your winter training goals

Winter months mean cool weather and fewer pests — the perfect time to expand your knowledge of pest control. Don’t...

Explain GPC to clients

Pest management professionals (PMPs) sometimes refer to general pest control (GPC) as a way to lump all of the “other...

How weather affects mosquito populations

The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), which serves as the public outreach arm of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA),...

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Creative bait placements maximize consumption

This strategy for placing cockroach bait might your best bet for challenging accounts.

Double-check your pest IDs

When identifying pests, double-check your answer and get a second opinion if something seems amiss.

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Phorid flies: Complete inspections can rule out costly solutions

Perform a full inspection to ensure there isn’t a simpler solution to a phorid fly infestation.

Springtails: The pest insect that isn’t

Springtails are such an ancient group of arthropods that 400-year-old fossils exist.

Applying ‘the right termiticide dose to the right place’ critical to termite control

What’s the secret to successful termite control?

Property upgrades can affect termite protection

After entering a structure, termites become even more difficult to detect when they hide behind drywall, carpets and other construction...

Online resources: Why customers still call PMPs

you ever notice that today’s consumer performs an extraordinary amount of research before calling in an expert?

How to control cluster flies in winter

Usually, exclusion is the best solution, but should be performed in the early autumn, before flies arrive.

2-step solution for removing lone birds from buildings

Luckily, there’s a simple, two-step solution that works in almost every situation.

PMPs: Teach the value of rodent service

A survey found that 37 percent of homeowners have seen a rodent in their home during the past year.

Use available data to forecast pest populations

One of the hallmarks of the structural pest management industry is its willingness to incorporate science-based conclusions into decisions regarding...

The secret to perimeter pest management

The secret to perimeter pest management is tri-circumambulation (from Latin tres three + circum around + ambulaˉtus to walk). It...