MITCHELL, D.O., DVM, PsyD, BCE, is technical director of PestWest, and a frequent contributor to PMP.
September 15, 2016
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel [Ictidomys tridecemlineatus] Aliases include the leopard ground squirrel, squinney and striped gopher. Description: Body length of 6.75 to 12 in. long (up to 16 in. with tail).......
July 22, 2016
Aedes aegypti is known as a daytime biter. Description: Adults are approximately 0.15 to 0.25 in. with white scales on the thorax (top-side) that resemble a violin. Tarsal segments of......
June 07, 2016
With Aedes aegypti in the news at nearly every turn, it’s important for pest management professionals (PMPs) to take the longer view about the true risk of a mosquito-borne public......
June 01, 2016
(Reticulitermes flavipes) These pests are criminally cryptic and dastardly damaging. Description: Workers are less than 1/8th in. long, soft-bodied, and creamy-to-grayish white. They have round heads and are blind and......
April 01, 2016
Citronella ant (Lasius interjectus) Formerly Genus: Acanthomyops, this larger yellow ant is a subterranean saboteur of structures. Description: Workers are polymorphic, 0.10- to 0.15-in. long. They’re yellow and emanate a......
February 22, 2016
This pestiferous peridomestic is pushing into the United States. Description: Adults are about 1-in. long. Females are wider than males, dark-brown or black, and slightly yellow-tinged on the pronotum with......
December 17, 2015
DSB is a pharmaceutical feeder of consumables. ⦁ Aliases: DSB, biscuit beetle, bread beetle (paniceum means “made from bread” in Latin). ⦁ Description: Adults are 1/10- to 1/7-in. long and......
November 16, 2015
Also known as the longhorn crazy ant, this Formicid crowds and contaminates. ⦁ Description: Workers are monomorphic and 0.08 to 0.12 in. in length. The head, thorax, petiole and gaster......
October 22, 2015
There are several insect-attracting (and thus, spider-attracting) things you can count on at many accounts. They include improper lighting on buildings and in parking lots, negative building pressures and pest......
October 08, 2015
In recent years, improper use of dust formulations has resulted in a significant increase in litigation. Are your techs properly trained in this technique? One statement regularly heard from dusting......