Dr. Mohammed El Damir, BCE, is technical and training director of Adam’s Pest Control, Medina, Minn.
January 08, 2026
Schools are uniquely vulnerable to rodents, but chemical limitations and public scrutiny require a specialized approach. This 5-task framework ensures safety, compliance and efficacy....
November 14, 2025
Often viewed by homeowners as mere storage spaces, attics are highly attractive harborage sites for a wide range of pests. Their warm, quiet, and undisturbed nature provides the ideal conditions......
Birds and bats in attics are high-liability pests. Not only can they cause significant structural damage and create hazardous messes, but they are also vectors for a host of associated......
November 13, 2025
Rodents and wildlife are among the most destructive and high-stakes pests that can infest an attic. Unlike insects, these animals can cause significant, rapid structural damage, create fire hazards by......
November 12, 2025
Attics are a primary harborage for pests seeking shelter from the elements. This is especially true for stinging insects building a nest and for occasional invaders seeking an overwintering site......
November 11, 2025
While wood-destroying insects are a major structural threat, they are far from the only pests that PMPs will encounter in an attic. This top-floor space is also an ideal harborage......
November 10, 2025
Attics are a high-stakes zone for PMPs. This ultimate guide covers the essential safety, inspection, and management protocols for top-floor pests....
Of all the pests that can inhabit an attic, wood-destroying insects (WDI) pose the most direct threat to a home’s structural integrity. While out of sight, a WDI infestation in......
June 27, 2025
Effective control of stinging insects requires expertise, caution and detailed knowledge of their nesting behaviors. Aerial Social Wasps For aerial social wasps like yellowjackets and bald-faced hornets, locating the nest......
Social wasps, including paper wasps (Polistes spp.), yellowjackets (Vespidae) and bald-faced hornets (Dolichovespula maculata), play vital ecological roles as pollinators and natural predators of pests such as flies, caterpillars and......