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Texas A&M’s IPM Experience House

In April 2017, the Dallas-based Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service unveiled the newly constructed Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Experience House,...

Spectros Instruments: SF-ExplorIR

The SF-ExplorIR is the approved industry standard for sulfuryl fluoride fumigation clearance readings, the company says. Featuring advanced non-dispersive infrared...

You know it’s going to be a bad day when you see this at an account. PHOTO: MARK SHEPERDIGIAN, BCE

5 steps to avoid a German cockroach crisis

When cockroaches show up, your response is crucial. Take these five steps to avoid a crisis.

NCPMA adds 2 hands-on courses

The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) has added two hands-on courses to the 2019 Pest Control Technician’s School (PCT):...

Explain GPC to clients

Pest management professionals (PMPs) sometimes refer to general pest control (GPC) as a way to lump all of the “other...

Dr. Janis Reed, BCE, Technical Services Manager, Control Solutions Inc.

Identifying spiders to calm fears

Nearly every call/email/text we get about spiders contains the same question: Is it venomous/dangerous? This question is not easy to...

Find greater efficiency with routing software

Technology makes it easy for pest management professionals (PMPs) to keep their businesses running smoothly. Software and apps make quick...

New England PWIPM hosts training

The Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) of New England held its second training of 2018 on Nov. 28 at...

Employee milestones are business blessings

"Keva has been involved since our early days, and has seen our company grow to where it is today."

Dr. Reid Ipser, Director of Technical Services, Nisus Corp.

Determine when to use control for stinging insects

Stinging insects include all species in the order Hymenoptera; however, the major concerns are from bees, hornets and wasps. Species...

PCI: HomeDepot.com

Pest Control Insulation (PCI) announces a new distribution channel for purchasing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered TAP Pest Control Insulation:...

Debugging pest control recruitment problems

In today’s tight labor markets, pest management companies don’t have the luxury to stick with an old-fashioned playbook for recruiting...

Research reveals impacts of total solar eclipse on bees

You may remember to total solar eclipse in 2017 in North America that everyone was buzzing about? Well, research from...

Smith & Sons merges with Modern

Aiken, S.C.-based Smith & Sons Pest Control has merged with Modern Exterminating, Columbia, S.C. It will do business under the...

RISE encourages PMPs to move ‘boldly forward’

With a theme of @boldly4ward, RISE’s annual meeting brought together our industry’s leaders in September to review our progress on...