Tips and Tricks – Page 47 – Pest Management Professional

Consider all options of a stored product pest cause before jumping the gun and doing a treatment.

Take steps to remove previously infested food to help prevent spreading or continuing an infestation of stored product pests.

While you are busy locating the source of a stored product pest infestation, be sure to educate and inform your...

One big benefit to using snap traps inside bait stations is that the rodent cannot move or drag off the...

The range of house mice can be about 30 feet — but in reality, their range depends on the distance...

When speaking with PMPs, it surprises me how many are unaware of what the “F&S” stamped on the yellow expanded...

Studies on foraging behavior have shown that rats prefer to eat in areas where they feel safe from predators. Preferred...

Today’s technology includes trap detection systems, which provide real-time detection of rodent activity. A typical system alerts with text and/or...

Before treating, it is imperative to distinguish among the three common commensal rodents: the house mouse (Mus musculus), roof rat...

It is not uncommon for numbers of captured rodents to drop after a successful initial trapping. Increase your chances for...

For PMPs, behavioral modification is the art of changing a pest’s normal behavior to our advantage. We know mice and...

Share this advice with clients looking to keep rodents out permanently.

Seal, exclude, prevent!

Read these few ways to win bids, improve service and help maintain a pest-free environment.

Exclusion should be part of the first conversation with your customer.