We have learned so much in the past year — from how resilient our industry is, to how important pest management professionals (PMPs) are to the health and safety of this world. When we were asked to protect our customers from an invisible pest, we developed cleaning and safety protocols, and applied products we never […]
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Locate the source for successful fly management
For successful fly management, you may have heard of the “seek out the source” (S.O.S.) strategy. The first part of...
Inspect backyard play areas for hidden wasp activity
Paper wasps (Polistes spp.) are one of the common pest species that pest management professionals (PMPs) regularly control around the...
Accepting cryptocurrency as payment
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 10 years or so, you’ve probably heard of fantastic sums...
Check your knowledge of cockroaches
See how well you and your team understand cockroaches by answering these questions submitted by industry experts to test your...
Heed the warning signs
Funny, most people would think the wildest bed bug experience would be one with thousands infesting a previously untreated space,...
Just walk away
A few years ago, we received a call to inspect about 10 rooms of a boarding house above a bar...
Do what it takes to prevent hitchhikers
My customer, the owner of a single-family home in suburban New Jersey, was an Army veteran and competitive marathon runner...
‘Eaten alive’
While it’s true bed bugs don’t care about the gender, age, color or creed of the humans they terrorize, they...
Ask a LOT of questions
A customer called us to treat bed bugs at his house. About a week after we treated, he called to...
Bed bug horror stories
Pest management professionals large and small share horror stories of jobs involving bed bugs, or Cimex lectularius.
Executive Order seeks to restrict use of non-compete agreements
Some pest control companies may use non-compete agreements, which restrict where and when an employee can work after employment with...
3 aerosols for quick fly control
Aerosols have become an easy-to-use option for quick fly control, but did you realize that not all aerosols are created...
An ode to Skippy and Suzi
There’s nothing worse than a rat running up your leg and using your knee as a launching point to jump...
Trio of terrors
When it comes to bed bugs and horror stories intertwining in my career, three in particular jump to mind. THE...
2 main ways to deal with invading house flies
House flies (Musca domestica) are a “people problem.” I don’t mean merely that they bother people, although they certainly do,...