Conflict will happen in the workplace, and it will likely have a negative effect on everyone in the company. No matter what attitudes, differences, emotions, competition or ideals cause the conflict, here are some tips to help you handle it in a way that prompts resolution: Take action immediately. Delayed action allows the conflict to […]
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.
Florida county to use drones for battling mosquitoes
Lee County, Florida, was selected by the federal government to test and use drone technology for pest control management.
Web Exclusive: Vintage termiticide reports
Our May issue highlights the U.S. Forest Service’s latest report on termiticides. You can read the coverage here, but as promised...
Web Exclusive: Sentricon Deader Than Dead, behind the scenes
Editor’s Note: Read some highlights of what happened on the first day when Cincinnati, Ohio-based Scherzinger Pest Control hosted the...
Share your bed bug expertise
If you provide your customers with treatments for bed bugs, we want to hear from you. Pest Management Professional’s bed...
What the detector dog’s nose knows
For this third installment on pest control detection dogs’ false alerts, let’s discuss how bias can influence us — and...
Why the Farm Bill matters to PMPs
Why should pest management professionals (PMPs) care about the 2018 Farm Bill? If enacted as currently written, the Farm Bill...
Train detector dogs on odor, not reward
Let’s continue our discussion about how detector dog handlers can cause false alerts. Here’s the bottom line, in many cases:...
Do detector dogs lie?
Let’s start with being honest with our customers and ourselves: All odor detection systems — whether mechanical, electronic or biological...
Web Exclusive: True mosquito risk
On p. 12 of the April issue, you’ll see great responses to our question of the month from Frank Meek,...
UPFDA 2018 Spring Conference
Not even snow mid-spring could douse the camaraderie and collective sense of accomplishment at this year’s United Producers, Formulators &...
The School of Hard Knocks
Editor’s Note: This is the second in series of a look at business growth by the author. See the previous...
Web Exclusive: 1968 Irene Taurasi Profile
As part of our year-long look back at our PMP Magazine archives, our April issue highlights Irene Taurasi, who happened...
Web Exclusive: Summit War Stories
Right before the 2018 PMP Growth Summit took place in February, we sent out a call for entries for attendees’...
The ‘Responsible’ way to sustain business growth
Editor’s Note: This is the first in series of a look at business growth by the author. In 2000, my...
Double blind: Difficult, but worth it
Last week, I talked about the scientific basis for using randomized, double blind testing of canines used in termite, bed...