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Lone Star tick expands its horizons

A tick’s range can change and expand over time, particularly with migrating birds, and deer that have been relocated or...

Bed bugs: Do mattress encasements help?

⦁ Mattress encasements can help reassure customers traumatized by a bed bug infestation. ⦁ Mattress encasements can help techs easily...

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel facts

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel [Ictidomys tridecemlineatus] Aliases include the leopard ground squirrel, squinney and striped gopher. Description: Body length of 6.75...

Q&A: PMP service tech uniforms, carpenter bee holes and digger bees

Email your questions about insect identification and pest management technologies and techniques to Dr. Mampe at dentomol@aol.com. Your questions most...

European starling: Combatting largest pest bird species in US

In his play Henry IV, Part I, William Shakespeare glorified starlings for their ability to be taught the name of...

Squirrel infestation: 35-year nightmare solved

Every squirrel infestation is annoying, but one that went on for three-and-a-half decades was particularly unpleasant. In 2004, I encountered...

How to sweep away cellar spiders for good

Cellar spiders (family Pholcidae) are common pests in basements and crawlspaces. They build abundant cobwebs and are often found hanging...

Photos: ©istock.com/Oktay Ortakcioglu/ Damrongpan Thongwat

Quick updates on fireflies, mice and mosquitoes

Did you know? Fireflies (lampyridae) are on the decline, magnets make mice happy and a new lotion that smells good...

German cockroach photo from istock.com/Pixel_Squid

Top 4 cockroach management strategies

An effective cockroach management strategy requires more than one approach. I have three favorite cockroach-related expressions: 1. Cockroaches come from...

Carpenter bees: A game of hide-and-seek

Carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp.) can nest where you least expect it. To be honest, I wasn’t thrilled to be going...

The evolution of German cockroach treatments

German cockroach control used to mean cleanouts, follow-up treatments and regular preventive services. The old techniques are still necessary to...

Photo: Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein

Q&A: Leafroller moths, residual insecticides and flea bites

Email your questions about insect identification and pest management technologies and techniques to Dr. Mampe. Your questions most likely will...

3 steps to mouse baiting success

When using snap traps for house mice, the wisdom is the more, the merrier. That’s not the case for rodenticide...

Apache wasps are fierce fighters

Polistes apachus, commonly encountered in the western U.S., can act menacingly when foraging for nest materials. But their Achilles heel...

Eastern subterranean termite photo from istock.com/Michael Pettigrew

Eastern subterranean termite interviewed by PMP

An interview with an Eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes). Pest Management Professional (PMP): Thanks for joining me. I hope this...