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Direct To You – Ant Management

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The Ant: A Fascinating and Pervasive Pest
September 2019. Sponsored by Amvac

Ant Control Do’s and Don’ts
June 2019. Sponsored by Amvac

Ants: Inside and Out
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2017. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

The key to ant management lies in proper identification and thorough treatments
By Dr. ElRay Roper, March 2017. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

How Carbs Curb Ant Ailments
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2016. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Ant Task Allocation: Lazy Ants Win
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, October 2015. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Ant Axioms & Legal Opinion
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell & Jeff Lipman, April 2015. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

All In A Day’s Walk
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2014. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Don’t Think Ants Can’t
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2014. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Ouch! OUCH! That HURTS!
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2014. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

DTY: Myrmecology
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, January 2014. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Direct To You – Bed Bug Business

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ATAHC Cuts Bed Bug Infestations by more than 95% in Affordable Housing 
June 2023. Sponsored by Allergy Technologies 

Bed Bugs Do’s and Don’ts
November 2019. Sponsored by Amvac

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Bed Bugs?
May 2019. Sponsored by Amvac

What must bed bug inspections detect?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell & Jeff Lipman, Attorney, May 2018. Sponsored by Amvac

Bed Bugs Can More Than Bite! They Can Bleed You!
By Jeff Lipman and Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2017. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Bed Bugs: Biters & Bites
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Bed Bugs: An Inclusive Pest? 
By Robert Di Joseph, September 2015. Sponsored by Bed Bug Central

Outgrowing a Growing Problem
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Bed Bugs: Where They Are & How To Keep Them Out
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, January 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Bed Bug Belligerent Biology
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2013. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

Direct To You – Cockroach Management

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Keeping Kitchens Clean, Clear and Pest-Free
By Mel Whitson, March 2022. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

5 tips to reduce cockroach callbacks
June 2021. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Safety is Served: Restaurant Pest Control Tips 
February 2021. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

New tactics and tools for cockroach control
By Dr. Nicky Gallagher, August 2017. Sponsored by Syngenta

Monitoring Cockroach Mayhem
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, October 2016. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

See The LITE On German Cockroaches
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, May 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Integrative Strategies to Defeat Cockroaches
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2014. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Cockroaches Nothing to Sneeze At
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2014. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

Cockroaches: Common or Controversial?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2013. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

Direct To You – Flea

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Simplify success by knowing flea life cycle
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Fending Off Flea Foes
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell,  March 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Back to Basics: A Flea Primer
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell,  July 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Know the Flea Foe
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell,  May 2014. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Direct To You – Flies

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Fatal Attraction
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

All Warmed Up And No Place To Go
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, February 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Direct To You – General Pest Control

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A Perfect Match
By Dan Jacobs, March 2014. Sponsored by TAP Pest Control Insulation

Insulating the Bottom Line
By Dan Jacobs, January 2014. Sponsored by TAP Pest Control Insulation

Insulating your company against a down economy
September 2013. Sponsored by TAP Pest Control Insulation

Protecting Your Customers and Your Customers’ Brands Against Flying Insects
April 2013. Sponsored by Synergetic

BaitSafe: The next generation bait station
February 2013. Sponsored by Synergetic

Direct To You – Green

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Features and Benefits of 25(b) Products for Techs in the Field
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Direct To You – Insurance

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Time to Adjust the Sails: How Climate Change is Altering the Pest Control Industry
By John Culotta, September 2023. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Going Green This Spring
By John Culotta, May 2023. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

How to Improve Customer Service: Communication is Key
By John Culotta, February 2023. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Prepare Your Workforce For Winter
By Gamble Cuce, November 2022. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Protecting Your Fleet
By Peter Young, September 2022. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Preventing Heat-Related Incidents in the Pest Control Industry
By John Culotta, April 2022. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

The Importance of Reviewing Contract Language
By John Culotta, February 2022. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Don’t Gamble Your Insurance Coverage for a Lower Premium
By John Culotta, November 2021. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

5 tips to lower on-the-road risk
By Peter Young, September 2021. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Make Employee Safety a Priority This Season
By Gamble Cuce, April 2021. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Managing Growth and the Risks That Come With It 
By John Culotta, February 2021. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Don’t lose sight of safety basics
By Gamble Cuce, December 2020. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

COVID-19: What We Can Learn About Risk Management
By John Culotta, September 2020. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

It’s Not What You Say, It’s What You Sign: Contract Language Cautions 
By John Culotta, April 2020. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

There’s No Spring Break With Bed Bugs
By John Culotta, February 2020. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

How Do PMPs Maintain Their Vehicles?
By Peter Young, December 2019. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Insurance Issues for Modern Pest Management Professionals
By John Culotta, September 2019. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

An ounce of prevention: How to minimize risk with proper mixing, application and training
By John Culotta, April 2019. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

15 years of bed bug risk management: What we’ve learned
By John Culotta, February 2019. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

New technology offers rewards, risks
By John Culotta, October 2018. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

How to find the recipe for success for food service clients
By John Culotta, August 2018. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Protect Your Mobile Equipment From Theft
By Sandra Reitan, June 2018 . Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Driver safety should be a priority for every PMP
By Peter Young, April 2018. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Speaking of pest management
By John Culotta, October 2017. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Getting started with bed bug treatments? 3 ways to avoid headaches
By John Culotta, June 2017. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

You’re licensed and insured—but do your clients know that?
By John Culotta, April 2017. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Why PMPs should fight deadly distracted driving
By John Culotta, February 2017. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Look forward to 2017 by looking backward: Examining customer complaints
By John Culotta, November 2016. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Education: As important for customers as employees
By John Culotta,  June 2016. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Car accidents drive PMP insurance losses
By Peter Young,  March 2016. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

The top 3 liability claims from pest control firms
By John Culotta,  December 2015. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Fair Expectations: Reducing the Severity of Pest Control Claims
By John Culotta, September 2015. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Property Damage: An Expensive — But Avoidable — Insurance Claim
By John Culotta, June 2015. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Burnt Lawns and Your Bottom Line
By John Culotta, March 2015. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Five Ways to Protect Yourself When Using Subcontractors
By John Culotta, December 2014. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

As Bed Bug Claims Mature, So Must Treatment Protocols
By John Culotta, September 2014. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Don’t Get Burned: Overtreatment With Pesticides Can Equal Burnt Lawns
By John Culotta, June 2014. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Four ways to prevent termite claims
By John Culotta, October 2013. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Use your seasonal slowdown to improve safety
By John Culotta, August 2013. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Three steps to effective contracts
By John Culotta, June 2013. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

When the heat is on…
By Richard Randazzo , February 2013. Sponsored by Brownyard Group

Direct To You – Mergers & Acquisitions

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Join Forces with Rollins and Take Your Business to the Next Level
December 2013. Sponsored by Orkin

Orkin Franchise Program Provides Opportunity to Enter Industry
October 2013. Sponsored by Orkin

Direct To You – Mosquito Control

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How using mosquito traps can improve your service
By Dr. Stan Cope, May 2021. Sponsored by Catchmaster

Integrated Mosquito Management: A Recipe for Success
By Dr. Stan Cope, May 2020. Sponsored by Catchmaster

Buzz, Squish & Splat
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, May 2017. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

To Beat Mosquitoes, Begin in the Backyard
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2016. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Mosquitoes: Break the Life Cycle, Break the Bites
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Mosquito Mayhem
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, May 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

How to Start an Integrated Mosquito Management Program
May 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Direct To You – Recruiting

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Recruiting Veterans and Women to the Pest Control Industry
November 2013. Sponsored by Orkin

Direct To You – Rodent Control

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A Signature of Service with Far-Reaching Implications
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2023. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

7 factors in successful rodent infestations 
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, July 2023. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Win the Race in the Rodent Control Space
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2023. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Rat race and arms race in the rodent control space
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2o22. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

5 Steps to Rodent Management
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2o22. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

What do rats think about? 
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2o22. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Get To Know Your Commensal Rodents
April 2022. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Top 5 Rodent Service Marketing Tactics
By Bobby Kossowicz, December 2021. Sponsored by Catchmaster

Not So Bold When They Are Cold
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2021. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Count to know the rodent amount
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2021. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Know your foes
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2021. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

The Benefits of ‘Seasoned’ Snap Traps
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2021. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Is it time for a rodent program checkup? 
By Sylvia J. Kenmuir, MSC, BCE, January 2021. Sponsored by BASF

‘Lureology’ Gets Smart Traps Talking
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2020. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Win With Marketing This Rodent Season
By Bobby Kossowicz, November 2020. Sponsored by Catchmaster

Living Among Rats
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2020. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Stay ahead of roaming rats during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2020. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Know the mole to gain control
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2020. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Bait Basics: It’s the Point!
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2019. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Always Leaving Something Behind
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2019. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

The Mischievous Mouse
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2019. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

What do you remember or what did you forget?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2019. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

From whiskers to tail
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2018. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

A letter from the rat
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2018. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Direct to you, a rousing rat review
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2018. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Are you exposed?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2018. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Heat-up your rodent inspections
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2017. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

5 steps to rodent management
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2016. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Keep the dust off your glueboards
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2016. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Best Practices Are Best Practiced by PMPs
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2016. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Making Sense of Rodent Senses
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2016. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

The Direction of Digestion
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, December 2015. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Rats Under Our Feet
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2015. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Sniff or Smell
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, June 2015. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Rodents Are Always Vigilant … How Vigilant Are You?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2015. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Insensitive Pests Use Incredible Senses
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, January 2015. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories 

House Mouse: Belligerent Biology
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2014. Sponsored by Bell Laboratories

Direct To You – Spiders

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Expelling Spiders
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, January 2016. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Spider Bite Smarts
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Spider Specifics
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, February 2015. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Don’t Be Behind The 8-Ball
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, October 2014. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

‘Arachno’ What?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, February 2014. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

Direct To You – Stinging Insects

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Stop Summertime Stinging Insects
By Mel Whitson, June 2022. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences

Bit There, Stung That!
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2015 . Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Direct To You – Termite Management

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Making the case for termite baiting
March 2020. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience

Termites: Maintaining industry standards
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, April 2018. Sponsored by BASF

The Zen of Master Termite Technicians
By Doug Seemann, with contributions from Dr. Ted Granovsky, February 2017. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

A Caste of Characters
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, February 2016. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Termites at Work and at War
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, September 2015. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Termite Liability Exposures
By Andy McGinty, May 2015 . Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

See the Heat to Ensure Pest Defeat
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2015. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Meeting the Training Challenge
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, November 2014. Sponsored by Dow

Refresher Brief: Isoptera 101
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, August 2014. Sponsored by Dow

Effective Pest Monitoring
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, May 2014. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

To Termite or Not To Termite
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, March 2014. Sponsored by Dow

Morphometrics
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, February 2014. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

DTY: Isopterology
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, January 2014. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Build it and Termites Will Come
By Marie Knox, October 2013. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

It’s Definitely ‘Termite Time’
By Marie Knox, June 2013. Sponsored by Control Solutions Inc.

Direct To You – Wasp

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Got Parasitoids?
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, July 2014. Sponsored by Zoecon Professional Products

Wasp Weather War
By Dr. Stuart Mitchell, November 2013. Sponsored by Central Life Sciences