Greetings from the Great Smoky Mountains! We are in the full swing of summer, and lots of tourists are going to Dollywood and our wonderful National Park. Gatlinburg is open and ready for business, in spite of the horrible wildfires we had last November, and I just wanted to spread the word that we are […]
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PMP interviews a fruit fly
No more Mr. Nice Fly: Pest Management Professional magazine interviews a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
Container transport: A pest management checklist
Now that weather temperatures are in the 80s and 90s, proper transportation of processed foods and raw commodities is critical...
Pavement ants: Always ready to rumble
Dr. Michael Greene, associate professor and graduate program director for the University of Colorado Denver Department of Integrative Biology, studies...
GPS and routing technology may impact insurance
Pest management professionals (PMPs) who use GPS and routing technology may not necessarily receive a discount on their insurance. They...
2017 reader survey: Co-engineer PMP, win prizes
Pest Management Professional (PMP) needs your feedback to ensure we provide the industry information you want, when and how you...
Video covers squirrel eviction basics
Bill Earl is founder and technical director of Pest Tools, which manufactures the patented Evictor Strobe Light. In late May,...
2 tips for pollinator protection around perimeters
Perimeter treatments are a staple of summertime pest management services. No matter what part of the country you are working...
Q&A: Spring squirrel trapping, a winter mosquito problem and green silverfish solution
Email your questions about insect identification and pest management technologies and techniques to Dr. Doug Mampe at dentomol@aol.com. Your questions...
Teach commercial clients about pest prevention
Are you marketing to office building clientele, or perhaps are overdue for training with existing accounts in this market segment?...
Photography: A value-added service
Last month at the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America event, I had the privilege of preparing...
Caption This: Flywitness News offers picnic forecast for mosquitoes
You know you have a funny quip for this Leo Michael panel. Why not share it with the industry? Send...
Bed bug jobs on the rise
Bed bug jobs are on the rise: Nearly three-fourths of the readers who answered Pest Management Professional’s (PMP’s) 2017 Bed...
Experts recommend industry apps
As you can see on p. 14 of our July print issue, Dr. Jim Fredericks, Dr. Austin Frishman and Frank Meek...
PMPs showcase termite tubes on Instagram
In February, we showcased five unusual termite mud tubes. Since then, we’ve received enough additional photos for a — wait...
Stopping skeeters this summer
It’s mosquito season, and even pest management professionals (PMPs) need to protect themselves from these blood-sucking pests. PMP Hall of...