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NPMA: Support H.R. 5813

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) urges pest management professionals (PMPs) to ask their elected officials to support the Overtime...

Bed bugs: Do mattress encasements help?

⦁ Mattress encasements can help reassure customers traumatized by a bed bug infestation. ⦁ Mattress encasements can help techs easily...

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Be selective with pest management add-on services

One of my favorite movies is “Goodfellas.” I could watch it every day if my wife would let me. One...

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel facts

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel [Ictidomys tridecemlineatus] Aliases include the leopard ground squirrel, squinney and striped gopher. Description: Body length of 6.75...

Q&A: PMP service tech uniforms, carpenter bee holes and digger bees

Email your questions about insect identification and pest management technologies and techniques to Dr. Mampe at dentomol@aol.com. Your questions most...

Why you should plan for a merger

You put your heart and soul into building your pest management business. But at some point, you will have to...

European starling: Combatting largest pest bird species in US

In his play Henry IV, Part I, William Shakespeare glorified starlings for their ability to be taught the name of...

Does door-to-door sales still work for pest control companies?

Do the old-fashioned ways of selling, such as using door hangers and fliers — or even knocking on doors —...

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3 cockroach control tips PMPs should use

What’s a cockroach control tip you think should be adopted by more pest management professionals? Experts weigh in: “Look for...

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Study: City sparrows more territorial than rural dwellers

City sparrows are less laid-back than their country kin. A Virginia Tech study published this spring in the journal Biology Letters...

Arthropodcast offers pest info on the go

Arthropodcast provides free, entertaining and portable industry education. A podcast for pest management professionals by pest management professionals (PMPs) sprung...

Squirrel infestation: 35-year nightmare solved

Every squirrel infestation is annoying, but one that went on for three-and-a-half decades was particularly unpleasant. In 2004, I encountered...

How to recruit employees in a connected world

Authors’ Note: The world of recruiting employees continues to drastically change and evolve. It used to be that you just...

How to sweep away cellar spiders for good

Cellar spiders (family Pholcidae) are common pests in basements and crawlspaces. They build abundant cobwebs and are often found hanging...

2016 NPMA Academy wrap up

Still focusing on motivation, collaboration and innovation, this year’s National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Academy took place July 20-22 in...