About Dr. Michael Bentley, BCE

Callbacks eat into profit margins, strain schedules and can even do a number on client trust. The good news is that many of them are preventable if you’re willing to......

Callback Cures: Why ants go MARCHing It’s that time of year again when winter temperatures fade away, the ground gets soggier, and your service schedule starts to fill with reports......

Insects perfected chemical love notes long before we ever put pen to paper. Dr. Michael Bentley explores how PMPs can harness pheromones for targeted, effective pest control....

True expertise is the comfort of admitting what you don't know. Dr. Michael Bentley shares a profound lesson in entomology and humility from his mentor, the late Dr. Jerry Butler....

The holiday season often creates unforgettable encounters with pests. Dr. Michael Bentley offers three client-focused tips to help PMPs ensure a pest-free home this winter....

In addition to the gel bait lifespan study that appears in this issue, Dr. Zach DeVries, an assistant professor in the department of entomology at the University of Kentucky, is......

Are your safety protocols a monster lurking in the shadows? Dr. Bentley explains how to use October as a 'Spooky Safety Month' to review and update your plans....

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (USDA ARS) and Mississippi State University may be one step closer to understanding how deformed wing virus (DWV), a pathogen......

The Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis) has made headlines in recent months, as this invasive species has been confirmed in new parts of the country, further expanding its range across......

While prior studies have shown that this tick is not a competent vector of B. burgdorferi, the CDC’s recent findings of E. chaffeensis in field-caught nymphs add to the concern about the potential for the spread of ehrlichiosis in the United States....