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Bug Busters aquires Tibbitts Exterminating, Nicholson Pest Control

ATLANTA—Tibbitts Exterminating of Clarkdale, Ga., a family-run business since 1973, merged with Atlanta-based Bug Busters. “Al, Nancy, and Lynn built...

Light at the end of the mud tunnel

For several years running, our media brethren have preached economic doom-and-gloom. “What goes up must come down” has been the...

Sean Bergmann: United Pest Solutions

Sean Bergmann, CEO of Seattle-based United Pest Solutions, is a second-generation pest management professional (PMP) who knows a thing or...

2013 Termite Management Survey

Termite swarms clearly aren’t what they were in the early- to mid-2000s, nor are new-home construction or existing home sales....

Time for a website makeover?

It turns out my company’s 4-year-old website is in terrible need of rebranding. This leads me to ask: When is...

Is there a fungus among us?

The little fungus gnat is an increasingly common nuisance fly. There are two primary families of gnat found in North...

Pest Barrier brings bed bug relief to homeless shelter

One hundred beds, three rooms and countless bed bugs. That’s the challenging circumstances Donna Miller, the director of operations for...

USDA-FS Termiticide Report for 2012

Federal termiticide registration is based in part on field test efficacy data reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency...

What makes a pest difficult to control?

There are many reasons why control of pest infestations can be difficult. If you review the variables and determine which...

Did You Know? Cockroaches

American Cockroach ■ The American cockroach is the largest of the house-infesting cockroaches. ■ These cockroaches are reported to spread...

Dos and Don’ts: Opossums

Virginia opossums, Didelphis virginiana (meaning double-wombed), range from the West Coast to the Central and Eastern United States. Habitats are...

Most Wanted: Opossums

From birth, these American marsupials are cryptic and elusive. Young are born at an early stage of development after a...

Speaking of the weather

There I was, sitting barefoot on my second-story porch, reading and enjoying the 63-degree weather … in Ohio … in...

2013 Termite Management Supplement: Have you abandoned your first love?

Remember when your staff counted the days and braced themselves before the termite season hit? Remember when the phone rang...

Communicating your competitive advantage

Right now, there are potential customers considering your services and deciding whether to choose your company or a competitor. Unfortunately,...