Argentine ants – Pest Management Professional

Most Wanted Ants: Argentine ant

The Argentine ant originated in Northern Argentina near the Paraná River, and adapts well to urban and suburban environments.

Ant control revenue weathers the storms

Our exclusive survey examines why ant management is such big business for pest management professionals with the weather changes.

Which ant species are most often misidentified?

We asked pest control experts: "Which ant species are most often misidentified?"

Sprayer system designed with techs in mind

David Fleming, owner of Pest Management Solutions, created a custom compressed air sprayer system to make the work easier for...

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Ant management: Choose control method based on species

"... don’t be afraid to try something you’ve never tried before."

Photo: Choe Laboratory at University of California, Riverside

Research: Battle Argentine ants with bait derived from seaweed

A research team at the University of California-Riverside is working on an inexpensive, biodegradable, seaweed-based bait for Argentine ants (Linepithema...

Ants across America: PMP publishes 2017 Ant Management Survey results

Ant management is good business all throughout the country, say respondents to PMP’s exclusive survey. Ants are problematic throughout the...

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Q&A: Best ant management lessons learned

What’s the best ant management lesson you’ve learned? Experts chime in: “In Houston, we had a mall-turned-assisted-living facility that was...

Survey: Most-managed pests of 2016

Mosquitoes may have stolen all the headlines this year, thanks to non-stop worldwide coverage of the Zika virus. But in...

Payne Pest Management photo by Flix Photography

Working Within California’s Strict Environmental Parameters to Manage Ants

Like many pest management professionals (PMPs) with years of experience, Willie Payne decided to take his industry knowledge (38 years...

BASF Announces New Termidor SC & WG Termiticide/Insecticide Labels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a label amendment for Termidor SC termiticide/insecticide and Termidor WG termiticide/insecticide, a...