From the Magazine | Pest Management Professional

Share practical IPM advice with clients, reminding them to keep baking supplies in airtight containers to deter stored product pests.

If you’ve never seen the TV show “MacGyver,” you don’t know what you’re missing. For the record, I’m focusing on...

There are various and unique inspection practices that can help identify stored product pest (SPP) sources.

From homes to warehouses, stored product pests (SPP) are widespread nuisances that can cause significant damage to the products they...

Even though I’m an entomologist, my mother calls every pantry pest a “weevil.” A couple years ago, she called me...

Recognizing the importance of integrated pest management (IPM) is critical to making effective decisions that solve the toughest infestations.

If you have not yet considered adding remote monitoring technology to your rodent control toolbox, now is the time to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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