Tips and Tricks | Pest Management Professional

Tips & Tricks: Stored Product Pest Management Options

Stored product pests can be annoyingly persistent in certain accounts, and fumigation isn’t practical in many areas. Removing the infested...

Ed Dolshun, Technical Director and VP of Business Development, Catchmaster

Tips & Tricks: A Nontoxic Approach to Controlling Yellowjackets

Yellowjacket nests are often located in structures behind shutters, in eaves, soffits, wall voids and other inconspicuous, protected areas. They...

Tips & Tricks: An Alternative Tactic for Treating Stinging Insect Nests

Increasing the pressure on a spray rig and blasting a wasp or hornet nest is a tactic of the past....

Tips & Tricks: Control Stinging Insects by Killing the Queen

When the queen dies, the colony dies. When using aerosol treatments, spray the nest to immobilize individual workers as much...

5 tips for ant control

1. Identification is key. Different species require different treatment approaches. Knowing the characteristics of each ant species will help you...

Tips & Tricks: How to Work Around Stinging Pests

Bees and wasps only sting people to defend themselves or their nests. If you’re stung, it’s likely because you’re too...

Tips & Tricks: 5 Ways to Identify, Control a Stinging Pest Infestation

Proactively control stinging insect infestations year-round with an integrated pest management (IPM) program that begins with a thorough inspection around...

Ed Van Istendal, Territory Manager, Ensystex

Tips & Tricks: The What, Where and How of Stinging Insects

⦁ WHAT: Know your enemy. Identify and understand the habits of the target pests. When a customer says, “I’ve got...

Tips & Tricks: Bait Properly to Catch More Wildlife

Follow these simple tips to catch more critters: When putting out cage traps, it’s critical to bait them properly. The...

Tips & Tricks: Protecting People is Part of Wildlife Control

Wildlife control isn’t just about eliminating or excluding target animals. Protecting people in contact with the area from disease is...

Tips & Tricks: 5 Ways to Control Wildlife

1. Use sweet baits/lures when trapping raccoons and skunks. House pets normally enjoy the more pungent meat baits. 2. If...

Tips & Tricks: 3 Proactive Mosquito Control Measures

West Nile virus (WNV) affects almost every state in the nation. As professionals, simply recommending the use of diethyltoluamide (DEET)-type...

Tips & Tricks: Mosquitoes Require Management, Not Just Control

With mosquitoes, think management, not just control. Inspect for breeding sites — namely, items that can hold sufficient water to...

Tips & Tricks: Insights Help Protect Against Mosquitoes

There are about 3,000 kinds of mosquitoes worldwide, and about 175 of them are in the United States. Most prefer...

Dr. Nicky Gallagher, Technical Services Manager, Syngenta Professional Pest Management

Tips & Tricks: 3 Ways to Prepare for Mosquito Season

If you offer residential mosquito treatments, three tips to prepare for a successful season include: 1. Manage customer expectations. Determine...