Crawling the Web – Page 12 – Pest Management Professional

Finding insects: The blue light is special

In a recent study, a group of Texas A&M students have found that blue light can help with more easily...

Idle cars create rodent harborage

You may recall that not long ago, a rabbit jumped out of the hood of my 2013 Ford Flex. Even...

Quarantine inspires entomologists to ID 9 new phorid fly species

Two entomologists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles discovered nine new phorid fly species in their respective home...

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PMPs should lead push for more tick research

A recently published study from Texas A&M focused on tick surveillance and control while showing how woefully underreported ticks are.

PMPs participate in Bed Bug Awareness Week

See how pest management professionals across the industry are spreading information and resources for Bed Bug Awareness Week.

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Washington records first Asian giant hornet of 2020

The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed an Asian giant hornet carcass, which was reported on a roadway near Custer,...

This rat makes getting lunch look easy, but that has not been the case for many rodents during the COVID-19 quarantine. PHOTO: ANDWILL/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES

Thanks for the industry business boost, CDC

The CDC is warning the public about rodents with aggressive and cannibalistic behavior, which pest management professionals are already well-acquainted.

Are you bored enough to role-play a worker ant?

NBC News reports that more than 1.8 million people have joined a Facebook group titled "A group where we all...

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Study finds sleeping helps fruit flies adapt

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., hypothesize that sleep schedules may have evolved in...

Giant hornets: See something, say something

In December, the first Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) was sighted in the state of Washington. But researchers knew it...

On Earth Day, a celebration of PMPs

With much of the world sheltering in place, we've noticed a trend that is worth highlighting: PMPs are in more...

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State associations step up during pandemic

Here’s a look at how several state pest control associations are helping pest management professionals during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pest control as an essential service not unprecedented

Pest control was deemed an essential service, before the COVID-19 pandemic, during the 1940s, in the midst of World War...

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New, free program for business owners regarding opioid abuse

Operation Prevention provides workplaces across the United States with no-cost, self-paced resources for the ongoing opioid epidemic.

Remembering Dr. Margaret Collins, the ‘Termite Lady’

Dr. Margaret Collins (1922-1996) was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in entomology, and was a Civil...