June 12, 2014
Q: A customer has a screened-in lanai and pool but fruit flies find their way in, almost daily. We’ve inspected everything possible without finding a source. There are numerous fruit......
April 28, 2014
Q: A customer with a bed bug problem also has expensive, framed art hanging on the wall. We found a bed bug behind the glass of one of these pictures.......
February 21, 2014
Q: A residential customer has a fly problem. The county extension agent identified the flies as Sciarids and says they breed in wet organic matter. The customer had the drains......
January 20, 2014
Q: A variety store had an Indianmeal moth (IMM) problem. We found the source in an attached garage and removed it, but there are still a few adult moths in......
December 10, 2013
Q: Yellow ant swarmers are emerging from a drop ceiling in a medical office, which is on a slab. Where are they coming from, and how do I stop them?......
December 05, 2013
Q: Large wasps are digging in bare soil in a playground, so we dusted the holes, but there were more wasps than ever the next day. What’s the correct name......
September 10, 2013
Pest management professionals (PMPs) can expect widespread changes by 2033, including: More regulations will sprout. There was a time when U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) labels read something like: For......
Q: I’m finding springtails on the 40th floor — the top floor — of a new high-rise building. There are no complaints on lower floors. Where could they be coming......
August 10, 2013
Q: I’m preparing to treat a vacant house for bed bugs and am going to dust voids and apply a residual spray. I was thinking about installing dichlorvos strips for......
March 01, 2013
Q: Do bed bugs ever produce solid droppings? All I ever read about are blood stains. K.L., Kan. A: Like most blood suckers — or any fluid sucker, such as......