About Dr. Jim Fredericks

The National Pest Management Association's Workforce Development Initiative is designed to encourage job seekers to find careers in professional pest management industry. ...

Talk to your customers about how the current weather trends in your region, including rain, may be affecting local pest pressure....

The winter months are a great time to focus on finding and communicating pest exclusion opportunities to clients to add value....

Consider these resolutions that can be adapted for your circumstances; perhaps one will strike a chord with you for 2021....

Share practical IPM advice with clients, reminding them to keep baking supplies in airtight containers to deter stored product pests....

What makes spiders so creepy? We even include them as spooky decorations for Halloween. Dr. Jim Fredericks explains why humans fear spiders....

A study funded by the Pest Management Foundation shed light on data-driven approaches that PMPs can use to improve their treatment methods for roof rats....

A recent research study in Auburn, Ala., shows that landscape features influenced the likelihood of infestation by common pests....

Ultimately, the message to consumers remains the same: Stinging insect control is a job for a pro, not a do-it-yourself project....

There is zero evidence that ticks transmit COVID-19, but they remain the most important vector of arthropod-borne disease in the U.S....