Ants – Page 18 – Pest Management Professional

FMC Launches Talstar XTRA

New granular insecticide eliminates fire ants in as little as minutes PHILADELPHIA — FMC Professional Solutions has launched Talstar XTRA...

Caribbean, brown, hairy, Rasberry crazy ant

By: Faith Oi Whether you call this ant the Caribbean, brown, hairy, Rasberry crazy ant or Paratrechina pubens or P. near pubens, it is a...

It’s Almost Halloween…Let’s Talk Ghost Ants!

By: Faith Oi Maybe it’s a stretch to go from an ancient Celtic celebration marking the end of harvest time and...

Time to Start Thinking about Fire Ant Management

By: Faith Oi Last weekend, the temperature got up into the 80s in Gainesville, Fla. I could not resist doing a...

Acrobat Ants, Revisited

By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. Acrobat ants (Crematogaster spp.), are interesting to pest management professionals (PMPs) for a number of reasons. There...

Florida Festival Freed of Fire Ants within 72 Hours

The Florida State Bluegrass Festival is one of the largest and most recognized bluegrass festivals in the US, attracting more than 3,000...

These Aren’t Carpenter Ants!

By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. Seasoned pest management professionals know that carpenter ants, Camponotus spp., comprise only one genus of ants that readily excavate...

European Fire Ants Marching in Canada

From Halifax News Net: European fire ants (Myrmica rubra Linnaeus) may be small, but they pack a powerful wallop. “It’s like...

Ants Invading Oklahoma Homes

From NewsOK.com: Texans are battling a plague of ants that are wreaking havoc on homes, destroying electrical wiring, infesting computers,...

EPA Issues Crisis Exemption for Termidor to Control Crazy Raspberry Ants

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Agriculture has been granted approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue a Section...

BASF Announces New Termidor SC & WG Termiticide/Insecticide Labels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a label amendment for Termidor SC termiticide/insecticide and Termidor WG termiticide/insecticide, a...

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...

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...

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...

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...