Tips and Tricks – Page 35 – Pest Management Professional

When using bait for snap traps, remember that less can be more. In addition to protein-based baits, don’t forget to...

An effective electronic remote monitoring system can help you stay ahead of the impending invasion by allowing you to monitor...

As buildings reopen this year, you may find large rodent populations firmly established, or you may find rats and mice...

Being familiar with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s tier system is a great start to selecting the appropriate bait station...

Rodent control has always been an art and a science. New remote monitoring technology can enhance the process in several...

Implementing data tracking to measure what is being seen in the field can help evaluate the tools you are using...

When it comes to effectively managing rodents, ensure you’re taking these five steps: Inspect. Document conducive conditions with diagrams, and...

Fall generally is regarded as “rodent season,” though in reality rodent control is all four seasons. Prepare with ongoing management.

Rodent activity is a bad sign. I use the U.S. Armed Forces’ defense readiness condition (DEFCON) as a scale. Any...

Increasing regulatory pressure on the use of rodenticides makes it critical for PMPs to ensure their knowledge of rodent activity...

Birds like to roost in comfortable structures where they have easy access to outside. Here are a few tips to...

You must evaluate conditions at each site and make a recommendation about what tools are appropriate and realistic customer expectations.

Find the nests. This should be job No. 1 when solving widespread bird activity on structures.

When I first started offering bird control services, I was very detailed in my quote proposals. I wanted to give...

With pandemic protocols limiting many PMPs’ activities to exterior services, take advantage of every opportunity outside of the structure.