Flea and tick control advised for all rodent work
Pest control is an effective way to protect public health. For proof, look no further than an article from the August 1960 issue of Pest Control magazine, as Pest Management Professional was known at the time, which focused on flea-... Read more»
DeepSqueak decodes rodent speak
We know that mice and rats socialize and vocalize, but what are they really saying? Read more»
Fiction: Crawley and the rats in the neighborhood
Publisher’s Note: This series — “The Adventures of Crawley McPherson, Bug Man” — is a work of fiction. Crawley McPherson and all other characters in this series are products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. All names, places, locations... Read more»
5 questions with Larry Pinto
Our question-and-answer session this month focuses on Larry Pinto, who with his wife and fellow entomologist, Sandy Kraft, has published “Techletter,” a bi-weekly training newsletter for pest management technicians, since 1985. Based in Maryland, Pinto has authored or co-authored more... Read more»
From the archives: Pest control for an atomic age
In 1951, the magazine offered a take on what would happen to radiation-exposed pests in a three-part article titled. Read more»
Conducive conditions: A different kind of mall rat
Strip malls offer several unique challenges to pest management. Typically, a strip mall has a number of stores unrelated to one another, sharing only a common wall and a common landlord. Sometimes they have a parking lot in back with... Read more»