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EPA conducts registration review of pyrethroid insecticides

Pyrethroid insecticides recently underwent a registration review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a step taken at least every...

Tips to identify presence of mice, rats

Signs of rodent presence include tracks, gnawing damage, burrows, runways, urine stains and grease marks. Droppings are key to identifying...

Eliminate rodent entry points

To close or caulk areas to prevent rodents, make sure the right material is used, as rodents can chew through...

Most Wanted Ants: Carpenter ant

The nest galleries some carpenter ant species cut into wood generally are smooth and clean, which is how they earned...

Most Wanted Ants: Pavement ant

The pavement ant is dark brown with paler legs and antennae, and a stinger used more for applying trailing pheromone...

Most Wanted Ants: Argentine ant

The Argentine ant originated in Northern Argentina near the Paraná River, and adapts well to urban and suburban environments.

Most Wanted Ants: Odorous house ant

The odorous house ant (OHA) gives off a pungent, unpleasant rotten coconut odor when crushed, which led to its common...

Most Wanted Ants: Red imported fire ants

Fire ants are capable of inflicting stings that can be serious; the venom they inject causes a burning sensation, which...

Confirm your knowledge of cockroaches

Editor’s Note: Questions for this month’s test were contributed by Greg Baumann; Judy Black, BCE; Doug Foster; Paul Hardy; Mark...

Don’t underestimate a rodent’s ability to chew new entries

How rats and mice get indoors is always a mystery. Rodents can — and do — gnaw almost anything they...

Try bait, nesting materials for snap traps

When using bait for snap traps, remember that less can be more. In addition to protein-based baits, don’t forget to...

Entomologist insights from recent German cockroach studies

Knowledge is power: Entomologists share insights from recent German cockroach studies at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., and Rutgers University,...

German cockroach control tips: Multi-unit hosing, commercial kitchens

German cockroaches are prevalent in residential settings and commercial facilities. Here are control tips from PMPs who work in both.

Keeping track of a tick

Many pest management professionals are not yet familiar with the Asian longhorned tick, which is quickly making its way across...

Restaurants test our rodent readiness

Rats and mice have challenged PMPs for centuries, but in 2020, it seems circumstances have upped the stakes even more....