April 10, 2014
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......
April 01, 2014
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......
February 20, 2014
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......
December 10, 2013
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......
December 05, 2013
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,......
September 10, 2013
Pest management services will continue to expand to include other related and unrelated services. Other things I see taking hold in the industry include: More accountability for exactly where technicians......
August 10, 2013
The next time you walk into a distributor’s office or somebody drops off a “free sample” of a pesticide for you to try, don’t accept it unless you have good......
Looking back at our years of industry experience have afforded those who grew up in the industry since the 1970s a perspective of change. Chlorinated hydrocarbon-, carbamate- and organophosphate-based insecticide......
When baiting cracks, don’t fill the crack. Leave room for the cockroach to sit and feast. Cockroaches like to enter tiny cracks and crevices where they’re protected. Avoid placement in......
Use a dot-shaped sticker to record the date when the tray was installed. Peal-and-stick dots of various sizes and colors are available at many office supply stores and can be......