By: Faith Oi Whether you call this ant the Caribbean, brown, hairy, Rasberry crazy ant or Paratrechina pubens or P. near pubens, it is a pest control challenge as yet another seemingly invasive ant hits our market. This ant seems to be distributed from Florida across the I-10 corridor to Texas. It has been recorded to be in Florida since […]
PMP Staff
Recession Tempts Landlords to Reduce Pest Control Inspections
While homeowners are reporting that their greatest pest concern these days are bed bugs, throughout the New York-area, a combination...
It’s Almost Halloween…Let’s Talk Ghost Ants!
By: Faith Oi Maybe it’s a stretch to go from an ancient Celtic celebration marking the end of harvest time and...
WCS Introduces Sparrow Sled
SIMSBURY, Conn. — Wildlife Control Solutions has introduced the Sparrow Sled, a hanging trap for high traffic areas such as...
WCS Introduces Sparrow Sled
SIMSBURY, Conn. — Wildlife Control Solutions has introduced the Sparrow Sled, a hanging trap for high traffic areas such as...
Four Spiders to Keep Your Eye On
By: Rick Vetter In previous articles, various spiders of concern to the pest management industry have been discussed. All have been...
Heat treatment programs for bed bugs
By: Mark Sheperdigian Heat has been getting a lot of attention lately as a method of eliminating bed bugs. Using heat...
Bell Introduces Vitamin D3 Baits
MADISON, Wisc. — Organic farmers and pest management professionals (PMPs) alike now have a newly formulated bait to fight rodent...
Ticks: Understanding this Blood-sucking Arachnid
Ticks are generally despised by most people, perhaps because of their intimately vampiric lifestyle or their potential to transmit disease-causing...
Bed Bugs: Avoid Bed Bugs’ Legal Bite
By Ron Rajecki It’s apparent to many pest management professionals (PMPs) that bed bugs are back — and they’re biting...
Worth Watching 2009
Josh Alpert President; Green Earth Pest Control Brooklyn, New York www.greenearthpest.com Alpert is a consensus builder whose good-natured charisma makes other people...
One Bite at a Time
By: Austin Frishman The complexity of servicing high-rise structures is exponentially compounded compared to servicing 100 or more single residents. Pricing...
Bed Bugs: Thorough Inspection Works Best
By Richard Diggs Sr. There are many different methods and approaches pest management professionals (PMPs) have adopted to address this...
Bell Honored For Rat Island Work
MADISON, Wisc. — Bell Laboratories was honored recently with a 2009 Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Award from the...
Move Over, Cicada Killers
By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. All too often cicada killers (Sphecius species) get the lion’s share of attention when the subject of digging...
Bed Bugs: Are Dusts the Bed Bug Bullet?
By: Michael F. Potter Dusts have been used for pest management since the beginnings of recorded time. Primitive tribes (as well...