Technical | Pest Management Professional

most wanted: Siphonapterology

Siphonapterology, the study of wingless tubes, is the branch of entomology that studies fleas. To control the tropical rat flea...

Fact vs. Fiction: Formosan Termites

Fiction: Formosan termites chew through everything, including steel and concrete. Fact: Formosan termites (Coptotermes formosanus) will attack non-wood substances such...

most wanted: Araneaeology

Araneaeology is the study of spiders. As araneaeologists, pest management professionals (PMPs) investigate offenses of our sensibilities. Through their mere...

House Mouse Basics and Biology

Here’s a list of facts about the house mouse all pest management professionals (PMPs) should consider when servicing accounts: Mice...

Austin’s Agenda: Spider Facts & Tips

The term “spiders” encompasses a wide range of spiders almost as diverse as those in the realm of general insects....

Fact vs. Fiction: Yellow Jacket

Fiction: Yellow Jackets are a type of bee. Fact: Yellow Jacket is a common name that refers to predatory North...

Most Wanted: Dipterology

Dipterology is the study of true flies in the order Diptera (from the Greek di, or two, and ptera, or...

Tips and Tricks: Scent of a Female Indianmeal Moth – Stop the Process

For male Indianmeal moths (IMM), the scent of a female is the ultimate aphrodisiac. To get male IMM in the...

Hard to find flies, clothes moth control & bombing for German cockroaches

Q: A residential customer has a fly problem. The county extension agent identified the flies as Sciarids and says they...

The potential consequence of de-extinction

When pest management professionals (PMPs) think of nuisance birds, the first species that usually comes to mind is the rock...

Respecting the HAB (human-animal bond)

There are an increasing amount of abbreviations used in pest management industry jargon, such as IGR (insect growth regulator) and...

dos & don’ts: Hymenopterology

Do the applied hymenopterology and don’t let the German yellowjacket, Paravespula germanica, envenomate people. Eliminate yellowjackets through integrated pest management...

most wanted: Hymenopterology

Hymenopterology is the branch of entomology that studies ants, bees and wasps. Hymenopterologists develop a pest profile, a behavioral and...

Fact vs. Fiction: Northern Yellow Sac Spiders

Fiction: Most spider bites are from brown recluse spiders. Fact: Northern yellow sac spiders (Cheiracanthium mildei) are responsible for more...

Fall termite swarms indicate a good season

In mid-November, the temperature was warmer than normal. Then, all of a sudden, on Nov. 13, 14 and 15, it...