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Focus on SPP solutions, not finger-pointing

A commercial client is not only struggling with stored product pest issues, its team is demanding to know why it’s...

What you capture on an insect monitor can provide plenty of information. PHOTO: MARK SHEPERDIGIAN, BCE

Fresh traps give fresh information

Effective control of the German cockroach starts with accurate information about the cockroach population from insect monitors and fresh traps.

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Dan Baldwin talks public health, food safety

PMP Columnist Dan Baldwin shares some thoughts about food safety and why pest management professionals are stewards of public health.

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Demonstrate value, even in winter

Our year-round job, regardless of pest pressure levels, is to educate our customers on the value we bring to prevent...

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An interview with a Formosan subterranean termite

Special species singled out: Get to know the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) Pest Management Professional magazine (PMP): So, are...

Do your best with ‘second-best’ bed bug control

Clients don’t always choose the best program, but you can still give your best effort. If you can’t catch infestations...

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Beware of counterfeit pesticides

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, e-commerce sales have increased from 4 percent to 10 percent of all retail sales...

Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) unveiled its Doxem Precise dry flowable bait for cockroaches, ants, crickets and other pests, and related Precision Delivery System (PDS), at PestWorld 2019. Dr. Janis Reed, CSI’s technical services manager for pest control operations; Jeremi Farrar, regional manager for Lafayette, La.-based J&J Exterminating Co.; and Raleigh Jenkins, president of Houston-based ABC Home & Commercial Services, participated in a panel discussion in which they called the combination of CSI innovations a “game changer,” especially for eliminating German cockroach populations at troublesome commercial accounts. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

PMPs call CSI’s Doxem Precise and Precision Delivery System a ‘game changer’ for eliminating German cockroach populations

Raleigh Jenkins said he rarely uses the phrase “game changer” when it comes to describing pest control products, but he...

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Why pest IDs are so important

The common names of pests do matter, but they can be confusing. Dr. Jim Fredericks explains why it is so...

PMPs prevail in tough regulatory year

During 2019, the members of the National Pest Management Association’s State Policy Affairs Representative program worked hard to ensure legislation...

Stink bugs. PHOTO: MARK SHEPERDIGIAN, BCE

Industry suppliers share stored product pest control solutions

Product manufacturers share what’s new — and their five-year forecasts. We spoke with seven industry suppliers about their strategies and...

The possible sources of these Dermestid beetle larvae found in a customer’s kitchen cabinets are as diverse as they are numerous. Fortunately, you likely will not need to look far. Photo: Mark Sheperdigian, BCE

Ask the Expert: The link between Dermestids and rodents

Q: Little insects keep showing up in the kitchen cabinets of a home I service. The home is spotless, and...

Rodent Tales: Jeff Hansen

When your customer mix is nearly 80 percent dairy farms, you deal with a lot of cows. They lick off...

Microclimate’s role in flea control

The difference between what customers “want” in an outdoor flea treatment and what they “need” can be big. Outdoor flea...

5 steps to figuring out ‘phantom phorids’ — and what to do next

Peanut butter and jelly. Peas and carrots. Bacon and… well, anything. Allow me to submit: Food and Phoridae. Phorids are...