October 25, 2014
ByDr. Jim Fredericks
The go-to speech for elementary school career day presentations is often about good bugs vs. bad bugs; and pollinators, particularly honey bees, are referred to with special reverence as one...
August 18, 2014
Social behavior in animals can be classified in different categories based on the level of sociality the organism in question displays. For example, termites, honey bees and ants display forms...
July 11, 2014
When most pest management professionals (PMPs) discover rodents are active on a roof, they focus on roof rats, which have a propensity for nesting in trees and attics. Norway rats,...
June 12, 2014
Adapt high-speed research for low-tech control methods In April, scientists from the University of Washington published new research detailing the speed at which fruit flies move during flight to avoid...
May 15, 2014
On Feb. 2, more than 111 million viewers tuned in to watch the Seattle Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Aside from being disappointed by the Broncos...
April 10, 2014
ByJerry Mix
Were you fearful of pests as a child? No. My father raised bees, and I had squirrels as pets. When and why did you first fall for the business? In...
March 25, 2014
ByPMP Staff
FAIRFAX, VA—In an effort to best serve its membership and take advantage of the organization’s staff assets, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has announced a significant staff reorganization to...
February 21, 2014
When pest management professionals (PMPs) think of nuisance birds, the first species that usually comes to mind is the rock pigeon, Columba livia. But the common pigeon wasn’t always the...
January 20, 2014
In the Journal of Economic Entomology entomologists from Rutgers University recently reported an exotic species of cockroach was found in New York. Periplaneta japonica, the Japanese cockroach (sometimes referred to...
December 10, 2013
When it comes to iconic football imagery, few scenes can top the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. In addition to a storied football tradition, Wisconsin also is responsible for one...