PMP’s 2015 Bed Bug Management Survey Examines Trends and Tools
Like two prizefighters in their prime, pest management professionals (PMPs) and bed bugs continue to square off. According to our...
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Web Exclusive: Why the Opossum Successfully Lives in the Shadows of Humans
As a pest management professional (PMP), how extensive is your knowledge of opossums? When speaking with customers who are experiencing...
PMP Hall of Fame Spotlight: Dr. Laurel Hansen
The Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is comprised of Dr. Laurel Hansen, Dr. Phil Koehler, John R. Cook Sr....
Most Wanted: Bald-Faced Hornet
Aerially articulate but potentially punitive, bald-faced hornets (Dolichovespula maculate) build abodes that can result in attacks on victims deemed too close...
Pest Trends: Brown Widow Knows How to Deal with Unusual Prey
Latrodectus geometricus is also known as the brown widow spider, gray spider, geometric button spider, brown button spider and the...
Lone Star tick spreads to New England
Although the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) doesn’t transmit Lyme disease, it brings several new threats to the tick scene...
Batzner rebrands as Batzner Pest Control
On May 6, New Berlin, Wis.-based Batzner Pest Management announced it is changing its name back to Batzner Pest Control...
Start-Up Diaries: Things I’d Tell My 18-Year-Old Self
My brother Drake, owner of Mid Central Pest Control in East Dundee, Ill., recently asked me to help train our...
Roadtrip Roundup: NPMA/NWCOA Wildlife Expo 2015
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Although early-February snowstorms along the eastern U.S. threatened to cancel air travel and snarl traffic, the...
TPCA Announces 2014 Technician of the Year
HUMBLE, TEXAS—The Texas Pest Control Association (TPCA) named Andrew White, a 27-year-old service professional with BugMaster Termite & Pest Control,...
ESACC Names Certification Award Winners
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Entomological Society of America Certification Corp. (ESACC) has announced the professional and student winners of the 2014 Certification...
Difference Maker: David Naffziger, DHN Solutions LLC
Tell us about your new organization: When BASF consolidated its Specialty Products Division in Raleigh, N.C., in January 2013, my...
House Mouse: Belligerent Biology
“When a group of genetically identical mice lived in the same complex enclosure for three months, individuals that explored the...
Vision2020 equips PMPs to capitalize on future trends.
We should always be looking ahead — spotting emerging economic trends, uncovering new technology, and making educated guesses about how...
Vision 2020 Equips PMPs to Capitalize on Future Trends
We should always be looking ahead — spotting emerging economic trends, uncovering new technology, and making educated guesses about how...
NPMA announces speaker lineup for Legislative Day
FAIRFAX, VA—The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is pleased to announce the slate of keynote speakers who will address attendees...