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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Officials with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health say mice have invaded the Tucker Care Center, a state nursing care facility, according to a report from WLTX-TV in Columbia, S.C.......

The Evansville Courier and Press of Evansville, Ind., recently did an article on Jamel Sandidge of Kansas University and an industry leader on the topic of brown recluse spiders. Sandidge......

SAN ANTONIO — A technician with Century Pest Control in San Antonio was swarmed by bees as he tried to chip away at some bees nests at an apartment complex,......

NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — Safeguard Products has announced the availability of a line of professional baits that can be used in conjunction with the company’s live traps. These baits are professional grade......

Insect Control Research celebrates 60 years of breeding bugs to test and register insecticides, repellents “I’ll never forget that day,” says King, wincing as she retells the story two decades......

By: Michael Newhouse Queen Creek, Ariz., experienced an exceptional amount of rainfall in 2005. A typical rainy season in Arizona usually consists of wet weather in February, however, last year steady......

CORTLAND, N.Y. — The city of Cortland, N.Y. is considering hiring a pest management company to deal with a growing problem with crows. Here’s the story, according to News 10 Now, based in......

LONDON, Ontario — A Candian family was surprised to find a deadly black widow spider in a bag of organic red grapes, according to a recent article from the London Free......

By: Stephen A. Kells How to troubleshoot small fly infestations As a pest management professional (PMP), how many times have you heard an irate customer say such finalities as“Sorry, but we......

If you’ll recall from the July mystery (page 72), a mysterious critter digging in yards was immortalized in rhyme. The culprit was a vole (Microtus spp.). Sometimes known as a field......