February 01, 2012
By: Tom Nishimura Once among the top reasons for calls to pest management professionals (PMPs), flea problems appeared to decline significantly toward the end of the 20th century. With improved flea......
December 13, 2011
By: Wayne Walker As pest control services manager for the University of Florida Department of Housing and Residence Education, I can tell you that maintaining pest-free apartments can be an international......
December 01, 2011
By: Dr. Cisse W. Spragins German cockroaches have a relatively rapid rate of reproduction and are very persistent in certain types of accounts. For this reason, they can develop resistance fairly......
November 29, 2011
By: Doug Van Gundy While the cooling temperatures of fall months reduce the activity of wasps and other stinging insects, this is the time of year that wasps are preparing for......
By: Dr. Byron Reid Small insects can cause big problems. Such is the case with the red imported fire ant, which stings more than 20 million people each year. These stings......
By: Dr. Reid Ipser Ouch! Stinging insects are a nuisance and can be dangerous — even life-threatening — to those with allergies. Yet only a handful of the thousands of stinging insect......
By: Dr. ElRay Roper Like stinging insects, scorpions can also become more than just a nuisance in a home — they can instill fear in families and homeowners. In areas where......
By: Ron Schwalb When dealing with stinging insects around a home, we, as pest management professionals, may become somewhat more reactive instead of proactive in our management practices. This usually happens......
November 22, 2011
PHILADELPHIA — Pest management professionals (PMPs) will get the proven power of Talstar with the convenience of an aerosol when they use new Talstar insecticide from FMC Professional Solutions, a......
By: Marty Whitford This past Veteran’s Day — as has been the case since 2003 — several highly decorated pest management industry veterans gathered at The Armory in New York to share their......
