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The Buzz on Pollinator Policy

On May 19, the White House released its 58-page National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other...

White House Pollinator Plan: The Industry Responds

Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine asked three industry associations for their takes on the White House Pollinator Plan and its...

Added Value: 6 Steps to 20/20 Vision

We have less than four-and-a-half years until the ball drops in Times Square to ring in 2020. Have you considered...

Ask the Expert: Mosquitoes, Termites and Millipedes

Q. A homeowner has mosquito problems in two bathrooms and a laundry room, which abut one another on a slab. The...

Marketing Matters: SEO, Blogs and Selling Services

Q. Does blogging have a direct impact on my website’s activity? A. According to a recent HubSpot.com study, there’s a direct...

Did You Know: Western Subterranean Termites

Did you know these facts about Western subterranean termites (Reticulitermes hesperus), or WST? ⦁ WST are a native American species found...

Start-Up Diaries: No Free Lunch or Termite Inspections

Many moons ago, when I was a waiter at an exclusive country club in the Chicago suburbs, I worked with...

Sheperspective: Which Bed Bug Treatment is Better?

Heat treatments provide advantages against heavy, widespread infestations in cluttered environments. Manual pesticide treatments can eliminate contained infestations quickly and...

4 Ways to Keep Data Safe in the Cloud

By now, you’ve heard of cloud technology, but many pest professionals still seem insecure about their understanding of it. In...

Black widow. Photo: iStock.com/Schiz-Art

Conducive Conditions: Black Widow Spider Gathering Place

This electrical transformer unit is not an unusual sight just outside the back door of a commercial kitchen. Its location...

Jamie shows off the diploma he earned from Bay Village High School in Bay Village, Ohio.

Whit’s World: The Graduate

Our Jamie graduated from Bay High School, Bay Village, Ohio, in June. I say “Our Jamie” because so many have...

Most Wanted: Black-Legged Tick

Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, aka bear tick, deer tick) greedily engorge on the blood of hosts. DESCRIPTION: These hard-bodied ticks are...

Transition Strategies: How to Offer Employees Equity

If you’re a pest management business owner who has one or more long-term key employees who wants to own equity...

Callback Cures: 3 Overlooked Fruit Fly Harborage Areas

Locating and correcting breeding sites are essential tasks for fruit fly management. You already know to address garbage storage areas,...

PMP Hall of Fame Spotlight: Noad Corley

The Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is comprised of Dr. Laurel Hansen, Dr. Phil Koehler,...