Technical – Page 35 – Pest Management Professional

Top seven bed bug business dos: 1. Perform a thorough inspection prior to quoting the customer. Having an accurate account...

Check out some of these fact vs. fiction about hornets.

Q: Do bed bugs ever produce solid droppings? All I ever read about are blood stains. K.L., Kan. A: Like...

Public opinion studies have always shown one of the biggest human fears is spiders. Most people are afraid of them....

The little fungus gnat is an increasingly common nuisance fly. There are two primary families of gnat found in North...

There are many reasons why control of pest infestations can be difficult. If you review the variables and determine which...

Virginia opossums, Didelphis virginiana (meaning double-wombed), range from the West Coast to the Central and Eastern United States. Habitats are...

From birth, these American marsupials are cryptic and elusive. Young are born at an early stage of development after a...

Fiction: All ticks carry Lyme disease. Fact: The only ticks that transmit Lyme disease are the blacklegged species (Ixodes scapularis)....

Q: Many of my customers were flooded during Hurricane Sandy. Many of them have termite warranties with me. Should I...

A WISE MAN ONCE SAID certain diagnoses shouldn’t be made on one’s own, including those involving brain surgery and dental...

Q: I service a school with a tick problem. There is a 30×30-foot area covered in mulch with playground equipment....

The old joke was: “you can identify a carpenter ant by his tool belt.” But the carpenter ant is nothing...

There you are, soundly sleeping at 4:30 a.m. in the comfort of your bed, nestled in nicely beneath the down-filled...

With the economy in a continued state of slow recovery, pest management professionals (PMPs) are looking for added revenue. It...