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Educate your wildlife customers

It’s important for those offering wildlife services to educate customers on the risks of “scary animals,” and dispel inaccurate rumors...

Associations weigh in on proposed California ban

The NPMA and UPFDA have weighed in on the implications of the proposed law in California: Senate Assembly Bill 1788.

Shape better customer experiences with team input

Truly Nolen is empowering its service offices by listening to front-line employees who serve customers directly to make better customer...

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U.S. pest control industry legislative milestones

Dig into the archives for legislative milestones that altered the course of the professional pest control industry over the years.

A PMP primer for dog ectoparasites

In the April 1967 issue of what was then known as Pest Control magazine, we published an article by Dr....

What’s new with UPFDA

At the end of May, the United Producers, Formulators and Distributors Association (UPFDA) board and members bid a fond farewell...

School’s in session, drive carefully

Share these safe-driving tips from AAA's 63rd annual "School's Open, Drive Carefully" campaign in your next team meeting.

3 ways to improve your bat exclusions

Here are three ways to improve bat exclusions to make your control efforts better, last longer and earn your clients’...

A walk-through of food plant inspections

If we need a slogan for best practices in stored product pest management, the title of an article in the...

Expert tips for dealing with wildlife and other vertebrates

Our columnists and editorial board members at Pest Management Professional share their best tips for dealing with wildlife and other vertebrates

PMP Summit Sound Bites: Handling the unexpected, social media uses

At the 2019 Pest Management Professional (PMP) Growth Summit, PMP’s staff encouraged attendees to share the business and pest control tips that work...

Getting aggressive with an aerial colony

Carmen Clark, southern Alabama branch manager for Fairhope, Ala.-based Havard Pest Control, has more than a decade of experience in...

Which ant species are most often misidentified?

We asked pest control experts: "Which ant species are most often misidentified?"

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Synchronous firefly event draws hundreds

Smokey the Bear, make room for Sparky the Firefly. At least, that’s what some of our young, future entomologists thought...

Web Exclusive: Crisis communications

Harvey Goldglantz suggests revisiting you crisis communication plan and what you have in place should the unthinkable happen