Jordon is staff scientist and entomologist for the National Pest Management Association.
March 01, 2016
The telltale signs of a cockroach infestation — egg cases, frass, odor and the presence of cockroaches themselves — are not always the only available signals. In certain situations, there......
December 22, 2015
Everyone understands that correctly identifying a pest is the first step toward gaining control. But while morphological features such as the number of node segments, worker morphs, or antennal segments......
October 29, 2015
Your ability to correctly perform an inspection for drywood termites (Cryptotermes and Incisitermes spp.) can save you time and a lot of money. However, termites are cryptic and structures aren’t......
August 20, 2015
Locating and correcting breeding sites are essential tasks for fruit fly management. You already know to address garbage storage areas, unclean kitchen and food-handling surfaces, drains and other fruit fly......
June 25, 2015
If the weather has been less than ideal lately, you can bet some peridomestic ants (and other pests) will be searching for an environmental reprieve — inside your customers’ homes.......
May 08, 2015
Stinging insects can present many problems for pest management professionals (PMPs) and homeowners. For some, the mere presence of bees and wasps can trigger a homeowner to call, looking for......
March 30, 2015
You inspected a customer’s house and found infested food in the pantry. Being a competent professional, you inspected and discarded infested items, and made treatments where appropriate. Surprisingly, a week......
December 15, 2014
With its combination of technology, technique and research, next month’s Global BedBug Summit is a can’t-miss event for pest professionals. When bed bugs first re-emerged throughout much of the developed......