July 1, 2015
ByDr. Hanif Gulmahamad, BCE, PCA
Latrodectus geometricus is also known as the brown widow spider, gray spider, geometric button spider, brown button spider and the house button spider. Discovered by C.L. Koch in 1841, it...
June 29, 2015
ByMark Negron
Although the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) doesn’t transmit Lyme disease, it brings several new threats to the tick scene in the Northeast. It is most commonly believed that climate...
May 7, 2015
ByPMP Staff
On May 6, New Berlin, Wis.-based Batzner Pest Management announced it is changing its name back to Batzner Pest Control as part of a multifaceted rebranding effort. Founded as Batzner...
April 9, 2015
ByPete Schopen
My brother Drake, owner of Mid Central Pest Control in East Dundee, Ill., recently asked me to help train our nephew Eric for a few days. Eric and Drake wanted...
March 31, 2015
ByStephen M. Vantassel
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Although early-February snowstorms along the eastern U.S. threatened to cancel air travel and snarl traffic, the Fourth Annual Wildlife Expo was a huge success. Approximately 230...
December 9, 2014
HUMBLE, TEXAS—The Texas Pest Control Association (TPCA) named Andrew White, a 27-year-old service professional with BugMaster Termite & Pest Control, based in Humble, Texas, as its 2014 Technician of the...
September 11, 2014
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Entomological Society of America Certification Corp. (ESACC) has announced the professional and student winners of the 2014 Certification Awards. They will be recognized at Entomology 2014, ESA’s 62nd...
July 14, 2014
ByJerry Mix
Tell us about your new organization: When BASF consolidated its Specialty Products Division in Raleigh, N.C., in January 2013, my wife and I agreed we didn’t want to relocate from...
March 12, 2014
ByDr. Stuart Mitchell
“When a group of genetically identical mice lived in the same complex enclosure for three months, individuals that explored the environment more broadly grew more new neurons than less adventurous...
January 16, 2014
We should always be looking ahead — spotting emerging economic trends, uncovering new technology, and making educated guesses about how governmental regulations and shifting demographics affect the way pest management...