Bed bug jobs are never fun. Anytime you are forced to deal with dozens, or sometimes hundreds, of bloodsucking parasitic insects, there are probably other things you would rather be doing. That said, we pest professionals know bed bug jobs are good money. Besides, somebody’s got to do it. One day about 10 years ago, […]
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Q&A with Cramer Pest Control’s Chris Cramer
Our question-and-answer session this month focuses on Chris Cramer, owner of Cramer Pest Control in Fort Mills, S.C. For the...
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Take the 2018 State of the Industry Report survey, win prizes
Take Pest Management Professional‘s reader survey now. Please take a few minutes to help us prepare for our 2018 State...
Check rooftop HVAC units for flies, beetles
Are small flying insects coming from seemingly nowhere? Check the roof. Flat roofs are famous for collecting water in low...
Keep your mojo on track by focusing on the positive
Anyone in the service or retail business knows that working with the public can be physically and emotionally draining sometimes....
5 management techniques for face flies
Author’s Note: Information is taken from Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, available online at the PMP Bookstore. Like...
Caption This: Picnic welcomes all
You know you have a funny quip for this Leo Michael panel. Why not share it with the industry? Send...
5 steps to organize your business finances
As a pest management company leader, you must juggle operations, management and marketing — as well as customer service and...
What’s your pest management company’s child care policy?
Per an extensive press release, since 2013, Care.com’s Cost of Care Survey has culled insights from more than 1,000 parents nationwide...
Buying a building for new headquarters leads to decisions
As I was standing in front of my new building the other day, talking to my architect, a homeless man...
GPS and routing solutions: Don’t get left behind
GPS and routing solutions are indispensable tools that boost productivity, improve safety, and reduce maintenance costs, say the pest management...
NJPMA Clambake: Facts, fun… and food
In this three-and-a-half minute video, Greg Pettis, owner of Lancaster, Pa.-based Dominion Pest Control and a rep for Nature-Cide Insecticides, recaps...
NPDES water permit issue persists
There’s no better time than mosquito season to examine the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water permit issue. Pest...
5 questions with BHB’s Michael Broder
This month, our question-and-answer session features Michael Broder, second-generation owner of BHB Pest Elimination in New York. Broder recently completed...