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Norman Cooper, a PMP Hall of Famer and past president of the National Pest Management Association, is frequently referred to...

As a child, were you fascinated by, or fearful of pests? As a child, I did an insect collection for...

Many small pest management firms fail to reach their potential or simply grow. The owners wind up selling their business,...

Bill Cosby once hosted a TV show called “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” My wife and I watched the show...

Facebook is garnering a lot of attention with the early summer release of its initial public offering (IPO). Facebook’s stock...

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

Flies: Historically Speaking … Houseflies existed 65 million years ago. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics depict flies as a primary nuisance...

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

As the use of heat treatments to remediate bed bugs is becoming increasingly popular, one wonders how hot is hot...

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

Often, PMPs find themselves entertaining friends and associates at cocktail parties with interesting pest trivia. Friends ask questions like: “Is...

Aging termites of the species Neocapritermes taracua, found in French Guiana, have an explosive means of launching themselves from this...

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

Purple loosestrife, an invasive plant that chokes out native vegetation in western Wisconsin wetlands, might have met its match in...

Concealed at diurnal rest within a silken bivouac, stealthy synanthropic predators steal micro-spaces within our domiciles. With an outdoor and...