Termite Management Resources
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Fact vs. Fiction: American Cockroach
Fiction: Water bugs are just big cockroaches. Fact: American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) are mistakenly identified as water bugs (they’re not...
Most Wanted: Distinguished Termites
Species: subterranean termite (Reticulitermes spp.) Distribution: many areas of U.S. Environment: found in soil, moist areas Behavior: constructs shelter tubes,...
Dos & Don’ts: Eastern Subterranean Termites
■ Do eliminate termites, particularly the commonly encountered Eastern subterranean species, Reticulitermes flavipes, though integrated pest management (IPM), an environmentally...
Wood-Destroying Organisms are on the Rise
2013 was the year of nonsubterranean-termite wood-destroying organisms (WDO) and what appears to be evasive wood-infesting insect species. Most of...
Fact vs. Fiction: Odorous House Ants
Fiction: Odorous house ants (OHA) or Tapinoma sessile, are easy to kill. Fact: OHA can be managed with customary professional...
Most Wanted: American Cockroach
Also known as the kakerlac (from the Danish word meaning cockroach), the ship cockroach and the Bombay canary, Periplaneta americana...
Fact vs. Fiction: Indianmeal Moths
Fiction: I froze my foodstuffs, but I still have Indianmeal moths (IMM) flying around my cabinets. Fact: Freezing stored products...
Fact vs. Fiction: Pigeons
Fiction: Feeding pigeons makes the world a better place and doesn’t hurt anybody. Fact: Feeding pigeons, deliberately or unintentionally, is the...
Most Wanted: The 411 on the Odorous House Ant
As the most abundant of social insects (estimated at 1 quadrillion at any given time), more than 12,500 of an...
American Cockroaches: Some Situations Continue Forever
We preach that complete pest elimination is our goal and that we must seek the source to achieve this. I...
Ant Management Resources
2023 2023 Ant Management Supplement (View the PDF) 2022 2022 Ant Management Supplement (View the PDF) 2021 Intel...
It Takes a Village to Raise a Bed Bug
To paraphrase Hillary Clinton, new research shows “it takes a village” to raise a bed bug. A recent study looked...
Meet Me at the Met: A Funny Raccoon Story
One of the most interesting raccoon jobs we had was when The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the Temple of...
Fact vs. Fiction: Deer Mouse
Fiction: Deer mice are just outdoor versions of House mice. Fact: House Mouse (Mus musculus) and all its fancy domesticated...
Groundhog Day: 5 Methods to Control Woodchucks
Biology, behavior and control tips to turn woodchuck problems into profits Woodchucks are short, stocky ground squirrels that weigh an...