Dr. Austin Frishman, BCE-Emeritus | Pest Management Professional

Spiders settle where food is easy to find, making nighttime lighting a top attractant around structures.

When it comes to rodent accounts, remember that homes, hospitals, schools, museums, warehouses and other structures are all unique in...

Learn where technicians may be falling short and how to improve your service.

Most people care little about taking as many measures as possible to avoid mosquito bites. They slap on some mosquito...

As global travel increases the risk of mosquito-borne outbreaks, being prepared is more critical than ever. Dr. Austin Frishman shares...

Where does your company rank in field readiness? Use these four master checklists to audit your safety, perimeter inspections, disaster...

Drawing from time spent with nearly 1,000 technicians, PMP Hall of Famer Dr. Austin Frishman outlines the non-negotiable protocols every...

Mealworms are the larvae of yellow mealworm beetles (Tenebrio molitor), a darkling beetle species. They are generally categorized as stored...

A PMP shares a "war story" case study about solving a mysterious, decades-old roof rat infestation that was hiding in...

Normally, paper wasps (Polistes spp.) are among the more docile of the Hymenoptera insects that pest management professionals (PMPs) encounter....

How often do you deal with stink bugs (Pentatomidae)? Here are two memorable encounters I’ve had with the pest. The...

Simply killing the few yellowjackets was not the answer. Learn more about how this pest opens the door to an...

Dr. Austin Frishman shares details about two American cockroach accounts that posed unusual problems.

Dr. Austin Frishman shares some situations and solutions to combat termites.

Whenever you feel like you’re in a rut or unappreciated, always remember that the work that PMPs do is extremely...