From the Magazine | Pest Management Professional

The beauty of deploying ant baits is that we’re using the ant’s habit of sharing food with nestmates (trophallaxis) against...

Deanna Kjorlien, ACE, notes that pest management firms can benefit by adding K9 bed bug inspection to their service offerings.

While the best way to manage an ant infestation is dependent on the species and context, there are some best...

Customers must allow the ants to feed undisturbed for several days, in order for worker ants to share the bait...

See how well you and your team understand rats by answering these questions submitted by industry experts to test your...

Pest management professionals need to be aware that bed bug resistance is out there. Here is how to have a...

It’s easy to focus on gaining new customers, and it is so exciting to make new sales. But existing customers...

Get to know the cockroach in this interview with a cockroach representative. The executive director of the Cockroach Promotion Board...

Changing seasons can affect an ant colony’s nutritional needs and foraging behavior. Consider ant species when determining which baits will...

Most ant species hibernate outside in the winter, but there are exceptions. Here are three tips for tracking down ants...

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

Ant management should be centered on colony management. The workers you controlled yesterday will be replaced tomorrow if you limit...

Think about conducting your first services of the new year with an emphasis on ants. As the warmer months approach,...

Ants can be a problem year-round. When leaves begin to fall, though, it’s a sign to start looking more closely...

Have multiple bait matrices and formulations available, and to perform a bait acceptance test before making a full application for...