Technical – Page 34 – Pest Management Professional

Most Wanted: Flies

With clandestine and potential malicious pathogenesis, Telmatoscopus albipunctatus (meaning white-dotted sword in condition of decline) brings a crime wave of...

dos & don’ts: Flies

“The house fly gut may provide a favorable environment for the evolution and emergence of pathogenic bacterial strains through acquisition...

Cockroach Technology & Technique Tips

Looking back at our years of industry experience have afforded those who grew up in the industry since the 1970s...

Cockroach Gel baiting tips

When baiting cracks, don’t fill the crack. Leave room for the cockroach to sit and feast. Cockroaches like to enter...

Cockroach Tray baiting tips

Use a dot-shaped sticker to record the date when the tray was installed. Peal-and-stick dots of various sizes and colors...

Are you ready for mosquito management?

Should PMPs get involved in mosquito management? Yes, because there’s a need to protect properties where mosquitoes complete their life...

Big bad ants

Who are the big bad boys in the ant world? When it comes to size, none are bigger than the...

Fact vs. Fiction: Drywood Termites

Fiction: Termites are ants. Fact: Ants belong to the order Hymenoptera and termites are classified with cockroaches in the order...

Embrace the Wild Side: A nuisance wildlife expert shares control tips

Wildlife control and pest management share many important similarities. Both require superior customer service and attention to detail. Both need...

dos & don’ts: Stingers

The sting of a bee or wasp is usually a temporary irritation. There can be swelling, itching and pain for...

Dos and Don’ts: Ticks

A 2-year-old girl was showing signs of acute onset paralysis at a medical center. After a clinical examination and medical...

Pinpointing Pests at Commercial Accounts

When you’ve inspected commercial accounts for more than 40 years, you learn how to do them correctly. At one time,...

Most Wanted: Fleas

These conspirators maliciously and covertly thieve and abscond with the lifeblood of humans and their companion animals. Fleas assail, feed...

Dos and Don’ts: Cockroaches

Cockroaches do expertly survive, changing minimally for 200 million years. If pest management professionals (PMPs) don’t expertly intervene, survival is...

Use ants’ predictability against them

Ants generate more business than any other group of insects. With greater government regulations about how you can use pesticides, particularly...