Cockroaches are still a challenge in many situations, especially commercial food service and manufacturing. Infestations can wreak havoc on customers from both a regulatory and negative publicity standpoint. Cockroach management must begin with proper identification. The onsite identification of both adults and nymphs is critical for success. Understanding the biology of the identified cockroach will […]
Tips and Tricks
Tips & Tricks: Indoor, Outdoor Control of Fleas and Ticks
For indoor flea and tick control, concentrate on areas where pets are most active and use a product that can...
Tips & Tricks: How to Manage Fleas and Flies
When managing fleas, the best offense is a good defense. Applying an aerosol containing a residual insecticide with an insect...
Tips & Tricks: Treating for Ticks
It might not be necessary to treat an entire outdoor area for ticks, which often can be found in shaded...
Tips & Tricks: Combat Fleas, Flies and Ticks
For fleas, concentrate on areas where pets most often rest. Spot treat those areas with a residual insecticide. Flies are...
Tips & Tricks: How to Combat Fleas, Flies and Ticks
Sanitation is the best way to reduce filthy fly numbers, but getting customer cooperation to help reduce breeding sites can...
Tips & Tricks: Cockroach Control Checklist
To control cockroaches, consult “Dina’s Cockroach Control Checklist”: ___Place sticky traps around suspected areas of infestation. A thorough inspection, including...
Tips & Tricks: IPM Approach to Cockroaches
An integrated pest management (IPM) approach is the most effective method to control cockroaches. Chemical use should not be assumed...
Tips & Tricks: 5 Tips for Cockroach Management
When a pest professional is called out to a cockroach job, the customer is normally at wits’ end and expects...
Tips & Tricks: Creating a Heat Map
It can be distressing to service professionals and customers when a previously controlled cockroach infestation seems to return with a...
Tips & Tricks: Cockroach Inspecting at Night
It can be helpful to inspect a difficult infestation at night, while cockroaches are active. Sandra Sleezer from MGK shares...
Tips & Tricks: Gel Bait and German Cockroaches
There is little doubt that gel baits are a primary tool to control German cockroaches. However, there are some situations...
Tips & Tricks: 3 Tips to Selecting the Right Rodenticide
Is your state becoming a first-generation bait state? Environmental activism, endangered species, protected species and high-water mark areas are some...
Tips & Tricks: Using Residual Insecticides
Perform a detailed inspection to verify bed bugs are present, and visually estimate the population. Focus on sleeping areas and...
Tips & Tricks: How to Use Dog Food to Eliminate Rats
Rodent behavior differs among species. Mice are inquisitive and prone to explore and investigate with impunity. Rats, however, are very...
Tips & Tricks: Place MCT for Mice on Exterior of Facility
Multiple-catch traps (MCTs) are capable of catching up to 30 mice. Most MCTs use a self-monitoring teeter-totter mechanism that requires...