About Dr. Austin Frishman

In wooded areas, carpenter ants play a dominant role. Man-made structures in these areas will always attract carpenter ants. Main colonies reside in trees, but the satellite colonies, which invade......

The mistake many technicians make with fleas and ticks is lumping the two together as parasites and trying to use one product to control both. The term ticks refers to......

I was about 7 years old when I gave my first pest management advice to my 5-year-old cousin. While near a small stream searching for salamanders, a bumblebee perched itself......

Hit ’em often. Don’t put the account on a regular service interval until there are zero German cockroaches. Perform service more frequently. Hit ’em everywhere. Access all locked areas, and......

These public health pests are so die-hard they seem to mock PMPs and their customers. It’s not that I don’t understand or respect the mighty German cockroach. I’m well aware,......

Here’s a list of facts about the house mouse all pest management professionals (PMPs) should consider when servicing accounts: Mice can produce their own metabolic water, but drink when given......

The term “spiders” encompasses a wide range of spiders almost as diverse as those in the realm of general insects. They derive their name from the German word “spinthra,”which means......

Inspections don’t kill anything, but they’re necessary to determine what should be done to resolve a potential or recent fly problem. Here are some of my best tips that have......

Make sure your employees understand the importance of the service your company provides. They must feel comfortable and good about the items you sell, or else the initial motivation is......

The general consensus throughout the country, German cockroaches are making a vigorous comeback. There are two significant factors driving this: In low-income housing, where pest management budgets are stretched thin,......