Proper placement not only is key to an effective pest control solution, it may be the most critical step into the success of ridding the location of mice and rats. First, you must tap into your inner Sherlock Holmes and find out where they are located. Based on a thorough inspection, place traps along their travel […]
Tips and Tricks
Tips & Tricks: Assess, Evaluate During Pest Inspections
The pest management industry has long offered free inspections. But these take time and money to perform and devalue an...
Tips & Tricks: Green Bed Bug Treatments
With less impact on the environment, better knockdown and longer residual effect — and more freedom about how and where...
Tips & Tricks: Adding Monitors to Bed Bug Inspection
Monitors should be incorporated into any bed bug inspection and prevention strategy. Monitors can be used to gauge the effectiveness...
Tips & Tricks: Bites Are Clues, Not Confirmation
When confirming the presence of bed bugs in an account, I stress to never rely on “bites” as a determining...
Tips & Tricks: Bed Bug Control
What method of bed bug control works best? It’s the one that results in fewer callbacks and more profit. Most...
Tips & Tricks: Using Aerosols
Treating for bed bugs in commercial and residential accounts is always a tricky process. Start with proper expectations for the...
Tips & Tricks: Monitoring Device Placement
Many products are available for bed bug monitoring, and placement recommendations are just as numerous. Many of the customers most...
Tips & Tricks: Bed Bug Control Options
Bed bug control is one of the most difficult challenges a pest management professional will face, thanks to the extreme...
Tips & Tricks: Utilizing Research and Experience for Bed Bug Control
Bed bug control jobs are a good test of the quality of your pest management efforts. Thorough inspections for bed...
Tips & Tricks: Bed Bug Infestations
Bed bugs are one of the most difficult pests that pest management professionals are asked to eradicate. They are cryptic,...
Tips & Tricks: Signs of a termite infestation
The most obvious signs of a termite infestation are mud shelter tubes winding up on the outside or inside of...
Tips & Tricks: Treatment Options for Drywood Termites
Drywood termites usually are found in the humid coastal and subtropical regions of the U.S. But several species are found...
Tips & Tricks: How to Avoid Multiple Termite Retreats
Dirt-filled porches can be a thorn in the side of every termite control company. They are often referred to as...
Tips & Tricks: 5 Tools for PMPs to Detect Termites
There are many tools pest management professionals (PMPs) can use to detect termites: Moisture meters — A moisture level of...
Tips & Tricks: Spider Control in Warm Weather
Warm weather causes an influx of insects, so spiders will be out in force this time of year, hoping to...