Jeff King, president of The Pest Rangers, Hanover Township, Pa., shares what attendees will learn during Pest Management Professional's Dec. 10 webinar.
Pest Talk
PMPPestTalk is Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine’s blog. It explores topics related to pest control, including pest management business, technology, industry-related news and features, and personal observations and information from PMP‘s stable of editors, expert contributors and the occasional guest contributor. You can access this online destination for pest management-related topics, which can range from further coverage of the print magazine’s content, to information not covered in the magazine.
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PART III: The symbiosis between roof rats and a western mockingbird
The rats did the heavy lifting at night by gnawing through the tough, leathery citrus fruit rinds and exposing the...
Part II: Snap trapping trees for roof rats
When roof rats travel in trees, they leave no evidence to guide trap placement. Securing snap traps to tree limbs...
Part I: When citrus-loving roof rats are your nemesis
The roof rat prefers to feed on fruits, berries, nuts and snails, it is an opportunistic omnivore that would eat...