Tips and Tricks | Pest Management Professional

Options for termite spot treatments

For termite spot treatments, there are a variety of options to use. Decayed wood is eaten faster and preferred over...

Understand how construction gives termites access to structural wood

Be sure to include termite management sales staff when you cover the following essential training about termite access to structural...

Look for signs of drywood termites

Sometimes swarming ants are confused with drywood termites, but the differences can be easily recognized by pest management professionals.

4 steps for challenging termite control

Termite control can be challenging. Try the following tactics to guide your success:

Tackle termites with IPM

Pest management professionals use integrated pest management for termite issues. Conducive conditions should be documented and discussed with the customer.

Know how to use tools, technology for termite inspections

In the past 20 years or so, technology has evolved to help pest management professionals make better, more complete termite...

Help customers with pest protection this summer

With customers working in their yards and taking walks in parks and woods with family and pets, here are some...

How a house fly lives

As dictated by a house fly (Musca domestica): I’m 0.4 inch long, weigh 0.0004 of an ounce, fly 4.5 mph...

Residual insecticides for controlling fleas, flies, ticks

Different approaches are required to effectively control flies, fleas and ticks; however, residual insecticides like bifenthrin or lambda-cyhalothrin play an...

Treat for public health pests this summer

Flies, it seems, are the most common culprit when it comes to infestation problems. We all know the basics: They...

Give customer suggestions for flies, fleas, ticks

Flies: Work with homeowners and commercial accounts to identify sanitation areas that need more of their attention. This could include...

Offer prevention for cluster flies

While neither a public health pest nor a filth fly, cluster flies (Pollenia spp.) are a significant nuisance in a...

Ask questions for successful flea management

A flea infestation is one of the most frustrating situations a person can endure — and when it’s out of...

Summer tips for fly, flea and tick control

Are you ready to control some of summer’s most active pests? Here are three summer tips for fly, flea and...

Flies: Identify source early

Flies are what I consider a “source” problem. When a customer calls with “flies” in their structure, the first step,...