Do you occasionally experience rodent infestations that just won’t go away? Maybe you’re using a rodenticide that some rodents simply don’t like. Rats and mice are some of the most prolific animals on Earth. Those picky-eater survivors replace those you’ve killed quickly. Use a highly palatable formulation, because rodents are more likely to try it […]
Tips and Tricks
Tips & Tricks: 3 Questions to Ask When Baiting for Rodents
When baiting for rodents, consider these three questions: 1. Where should I place bait stations? Placing units along walls or...
Tips & Tricks: Prebait Rodent Traps Whenever Possible
Prebait whenever possible: It’s a proven method of acclimating rodents, especially rats, to newly placed traps and glueboards. Once you’ve...
Tips & Tricks: Use Knowledge of Vibrissae to Help Select, Place Traps
Rodents use vibrissae to sense changes in air pressure and movement, so they know when you (or predators) are nearby....
Tips and Tricks: Be Proactive When Dealing with Rodents
Think ahead, and be proactive. Perform a professional rodent inspection on every account to find potential entry points, and repair...
Tips and Tricks: The Benefits of Using Rodent Bait Stations with Barcodes
Controlling rodents has been a continuous, million-dollar battle for years for pest management professionals (PMPs). But with new technology, such...
Tips and Tricks: Approach Rodent Management with All Your Senses
Approach rodent management with all your senses. ■ Vision is critical because not all rodent control signs are obvious. Use...
Tips and Tricks: Inspections are Key to an Effective Rodent Control Program
Inspections lay the foundation for establishing an effective rodent control program. It’s amazing that something as simple as “looking around”...
Tips and Tricks: 3 Ways to Improve Your Termite Team’s Efficiency
Here are three tips to improve your termite team’s efficiency: Do less. Thanks to molecular technology, many termiticides create an...
Tips and Tricks: How to Eradicate Those Last Few Mice
We’ve all run into difficult situations at accounts where we couldn’t catch the last few difficult mice in multiple-catch traps...
Tips and Tricks: Are Termites the Problem? Location Makes a Difference
When we talk about wood-destroying insects and organisms (WDI/WDO), we tend to think only of subterranean termites — although this...
Tips and Tricks: 5 Tools to Help Ensure a Thorough Termite Inspection
Here are five tools to help ensure a thorough termite inspection: Handheld methane detectors can sense the methane gas termites...
Tips & Tricks: Are Termites the Cause of Wood Damage?
To determine if wood has been damaged by wood-decay fungi, insert the sharp point of a probe or sturdy knife...
Tips & Tricks: Proper Termite Inspection
For proper termite inspection (and thus treatment), become familiar with the leading edge veins and how many veins are characteristic...
Tips and Tricks: 7 Signs of Subterranean Termite Infestation
Mud shelter tubes or tunnels are the most common signs of subterranean termite infestation, but here are seven more factors...
Tips & Tricks: The Benefits of Termite Bait Stations
Termite bait stations are placed in the ground around a structure with pieces of wood inside as a prebait to...