Tips and Tricks – Page 29 – Pest Management Professional

Cultural control is key to fly control. Breeding sites must be eliminated — and this means locating manure, decaying vegetation...

Fly management in commercial kitchens is an investigation, and you are the detective. With cockroaches as a close second, flies...

Treating a restaurant for flies can be a bit tricky because many have odd hours, and staff and customers usually...

Though similar in size, humpbacked flies (Phoridae) are distinct from fruit flies (Drosophilidae) and drain flies (Psychodidae). They are dark...

Filth flies comprise an offensive group of pests that includes house flies, flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) and bottle flies (Calliphoridae). These...

We have learned so much in the past year — from how resilient our industry is, to how important pest...

For successful fly management, you may have heard of the “seek out the source” (S.O.S.) strategy. The first part of...

Aerosols have become an easy-to-use option for quick fly control, but did you realize that not all aerosols are created...

House flies (Musca domestica) are a “people problem.” I don’t mean merely that they bother people, although they certainly do,...

Rain and warm weather often signal the arrival of that most-feared of pests: the termite. Spring and summer weather trigger...

In our current “Google” environment, educating the front-office staff and technicians about termites will pay great dividends in settling a...

Termites don’t always play by the rules, and some of the recent stories from the field prove it. Just some...

Do not be fooled into thinking things like how a western drywood termite (Incisitermes minor) would never exist in New...

The identification of an active termite infestation is key to making a management plan, and the first step in determining...

Although math may not be everyone’s favorite subject, it is important that PMPs use the correct measurements and calculations for...