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About Dr. Hanif Gulmahamad, BCE, PCA
Dr. Hanif Gulmahamad, BCE, PCA is an urban and structural entomologist and consultant based in Ontario, Calif. He can be reached at entodoc@verizon.net.
Posts by Dr. Hanif Gulmahamad, BCE, PCA
Diptera: Sciaridae are also known as root gnats. Read more»
Why didn’t these green bottle flies realize they were invading the home of a pest management professional? Read more»
In California, the Laws and Regulations Relating to the Practice of Structural Pest Control defines a structural pest as being one that is in, on or invading a structure. Roof... Read more»
Rats and mice belong to the order Rodentia and family Muridae. The word rodent is derived from the French word rodere, which means “to gnaw.” Rats possess two pairs of... Read more»
Follow the clues the rats leave behind as they feast on orange trees. At one time, three color variants of roof rats were recognized. They were known by the following... Read more»
Polistes apachus, commonly encountered in the western U.S., can act menacingly when foraging for nest materials. But their Achilles heel just might be plain old H2O. Paper wasps (Polistes spp.)... Read more»
As a pest management professional (PMP), how extensive is your knowledge of opossums? When speaking with customers who are experiencing problems with this animal, a few interesting facts will help... Read more»
Latrodectus geometricus is also known as the brown widow spider, gray spider, geometric button spider, brown button spider and the house button spider. Discovered by C.L. Koch in 1841, it... Read more»