Forget Ben Affleck or Christian Bale — the newest Batman around is Jay Lee with Pest Entry Management in Nashville. He was given the nickname for his inventive and well-publicized chemical-free approach to catching bugs. He creates bat houses, wooden shacks high atop wooden posts, which recreate a bat’s natural habitat and bring the dark-winged […]
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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.
Tempering the risk of mosquito-borne illness
With Aedes aegypti in the news at nearly every turn, it’s important for pest management professionals (PMPs) to take the...
I.D. this blogger’s 8-legged invader …
Perhaps one of our readers can confirm something for me. Though I write for pest professionals, I am not one....
THE GIANT MUTANT NINJA COCKROACHES ARE (probably not) COMING!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=topVkP8WBb4 Horror movies are this blogger’s great love, with special affection reserved for sci-fi monster movies of the 1950’s “atomic...
Study examines mosquito mentions on Twitter by city
A new study released by Terminix shows that New Yorkers are leading the nation’s Twitter campaign against mosquitoes. The study,...
23 call-to-action tips for pest management marketing
[Blogged with permission from guest blogger, June Van Klaveren of Compelling Communications Inc.] Marketing gurus say that people don’t respond when...
UPFDA spring meeting: Let the good times roll
Industry producers and suppliers at UPFDA’s spring meeting forecast continued growth for the professional pest management market. It’s time to...
More on mascots
Did you “Witness these characters” on the back page of Pest Management Professional’s April issue? If you couldn’t get enough...
Pitfalls (and pit bulls) of ‘latchkey accounts’
Do you have any “latchkey” accounts? That is, accounts that you service when the client is not home? I’d imagine...
Looky! A wookie!
Had enough ‘Star Wars’ yet? (Ain’t no such thing, if you ask this nerd. By the way, did you catch...
TSI appeals to consumers for mosquito prevention
To mark both National Pest Management Month and the start of mosquito season, Terminix Service Inc. (TSI) has released a press...
Moths & Misplaced Affection
A new method to curb moth populations involves some pheromone-based bait-and-switch trickery that confuses the male moth’s primal urge —...
Calling All Fantastic Fleets!
An upcoming issue of PMP will feature a piece on fleet management for industry vehicles. We’re turning to you to...
AMCA group gives the next generation a guiding hand
In the April issue of PMP magazine, we feature a question-and-answer session with Dr. Stanton Cope. The retired Navy captain...
‘Bob’s Burgers’ pest-company name generator
If you watch ‘Bob’s Burgers‘, the animated Fox-network sitcom (currently cleared for a 7th and 8th season!) about a family-owned...
Dempsey Sapp Sr. — a legend lost
The staff of PMP was saddened to receive news that the industry lost a legend last week. Dempsey Sapp Sr.,...