The best use for flea collars: Selling Tool?
I regularly stumble across columns online warning of how flea collars aren’t always the best bet for your cat or...
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Sheperspective: The Scoop on Mouse Poop
Mouse droppings are as important to PMPs as they are to mice. If you clean up the droppings now, the...
Callback Cures: Less is Not Always More
House mice (Mus musculus) are the most common rodents encountered in structures throughout the world. When it comes to controlling...
Time is Money: IPM for IMM
A client with a large warehouse facility calls complaining of moths fluttering around. When asked to describe them, he says they’re...
Bed Bugs Ruin Vacation; Couple Sues and Wins
A British couple will receive a five-figure payout after taking its travel agency to court for booking them into a...
Pest Pressure: Dogs, Bed Bugs and Stinging Insects
What? Domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris Where? Multi-unit housing Why? Los Angeles, Dallas and other large cities are under assault...
The cheesy truth about OHA
Tapinoma sessile — or odorous house ant/OHA to his friends (and enemies) — is known for its unmistakable scent. If...
Callback Cures: Bed Bugs
Bed bug populations are usually largest near places where humans sleep or rest because they feed solely on blood and...
Did You Know? Smoky Cockroach
The smoky cockroach, smokybrown cockroach and smokey brown cockroach are the same insect: Periplaneta fuliginosa. Smokies love warm, moist areas...
Roadtrip Roundup: 79th Annual Purdue Pest Management Conference
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 79th annual Purdue University Pest Management Conference, held Jan. 12–14, saw the return of many...
After Hours: Five, Six, Shep Picks Up Sticks
If you’ve ever had the good fortune to attend a presentation by, or be part of a conversation with, Mark...
Callback Cures: Atypical Food Sources Can Sustain Stored Product Pests
You inspected a customer’s house and found infested food in the pantry. Being a competent professional, you inspected and discarded...
Sheperspective: How Big a Threat is One Bed Bug?
Which spreads more bed bugs: Visiting infested hotels or picking up discarded furniture? It has been a long time since...
On the Road to Pest Management Enlightenment
It’s been a busy month of travel for this senior editor. Between the Global Bed Bug Summit in Denver, and West Lafayette,...
Researchers ID Bed Bug Pheromone
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA—According to an article from Entomology Today, Simon Fraser University’s Professor Regine Gries and Dr. Gerhard Gries led a...
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