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Visit twice for carpenter bees

"When it comes to carpenter bees (Xylocopinae), the rule can be modified to “visit twice, treat once," says Dr. Jim...

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West Virginia law impacts professional pest control

West Virginia law now allows people to commercially apply pesticides without a license — and without meeting the minimum federal...

PMPs share tales of scary rodent accounts

We asked five pest management professionals (PMPs) for what they consider to be the most horrific rodent account they’ve had....

Meet me at the morgue

Dr. Austin Frishman shares his horror story about rats could be found feasting on corpses in a morgue.

Catching more than rodents on glue boards

Dr. Niamh Quinn shares her horror story about dealing with rodents in a high school to dealing with maggots.

When neighbors aren’t neighborly

Judy Black, BCE, shares her horror story about mass quantities of mice thanks to a freak natural breeding phenomeon.

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A drop-in visit

Dan Baldwin shares his rodent horror story, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in structural corrections, compounded...

The house of the bloody tail drags

Rudy Ayala, ACE, shares the horrors of rodents that left a trail of diluted blood, although there were zero signs...

Reader poll: What’s your favorite ant inspection tip?

Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question reader poll: What’s your favorite ant inspection tip?

Attendees went wild for Wildlife Expo 2022

In February, the National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA) and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) jointly presented Wildlife Expo...

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Align your team to meet your company objectives

Dan Gordon explains how to create a Strategy Statement and Strategy Map, which provides a framework for managers and employees...

Taking the sting out of a painful job hazard

Pete Schopen shares how he promotes safety and proper PPE among his employees to prevent them being injured on the...

Use ancient insight to control stubborn pharaoh ants

Dr. Jim Fredricks shares how to control pharaoh ants, which pest management professionals know can be stubborn pests.

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Verify your cockroach knowledge

Check you cockroach knowledge with this month's Pest Management Professional's Tech Test.

Mall mice offer pest management challenge

Dan Baldwin, of Hawx Pest Control, shares tips on how to handle a mouse infestation in a shopping mall.