AMBLER, PA.—As a result of Target Specialty Products combining its business with Ehrlich Distribution, ActiveGuard Mattress Liners from Allergy Technologies has significantly broadened its availability to pest management professionals (PMPs). All Ehrlich and Target distribution centers will be operating under the name Target Specialty Products. “We are pleased to be able to give PMPs a […]
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Four tips for better bed bug control
By Dr. Bob Cartwright Technical Manager, Syngenta Professional Pest Management Bed bugs can be a difficult pest to control, even...
Protect-A-Bed: BlackOut
“No tape, no talc and no breakage” is how Protect-A-Bed describes new BlackOut. The device can be placed under the...
Protect-A-Bed: ThermalStrike
ThermalStrike heated luggage, a revolutionary system designed to kill bed bugs, is the first product of its kind to be...
Bayer CropScience anounces Temprid SC label improvements
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, has received a letter of acceptance from the U.S....
Unique bed bug treatment hurdles: Low-income service workers
By James Rodriguez J.T. Eaton Co., Inc., Western Territory Manager Bed bugs are the “new black” for the industry. They’re...
Protect-A-Bed offers new sales structure to customers
CHICAGO—ThermalStrike heated luggage, a revolutionary system designed to kill bed bugs, is the first product of its kind to be...
Tips and Tricks: 5 tips for bed bug success
By Chris Swain Technical Service Manager, MGK As a technician, I found these five tips to be extremely useful when...
Sales infusion
As bed bug management technologies, techniques and related business practices evolve, services are becoming more affordable to hard-bit consumers and...
Bed bug business dos and don’ts
Top seven bed bug business dos: 1. Perform a thorough inspection prior to quoting the customer. Having an accurate account...
Ask the Expert: Bed Bugs, Sac Spiders and German Cockroaches
Q: Do bed bugs ever produce solid droppings? All I ever read about are blood stains. K.L., Kan. A: Like...
Top five worst bed bug business mistakes
1. Failure to change clothes William Cobb, owner, Dynamic Termite and Pest Control, Garner, N.C., says that the best thing...
Giving bed bug research a boost
Allergy Technologies LLC, manufacturer of ActiveGuard Mattress Liners for use against bed bugs and dust mites, is funding a second...
Ohio PMP Dunlap is Temprid ‘Save the Day’ winner
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Robert Dunlap, owner of No-Bugs Pest Management in Monroe, Ohio, has been announced as the Bayer Temprid...
Tips and Tricks: Be a bed bug detective
By Dr. Dina Richman Product Development Manager, FMC Corp. Bed bugs are still one of the biggest challenges for pest...
Pest Barrier brings bed bug relief to homeless shelter
One hundred beds, three rooms and countless bed bugs. That’s the challenging circumstances Donna Miller, the director of operations for...