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For proper termite inspection (and thus treatment), become familiar with the leading edge veins and how many veins are characteristic of the species you have in your area. Drywood species...

PHILADELPHIA—FMC Corp. presents Totality Wood Treatment, a new insecticide offering enhanced profitability with formulation, application and package efficiencies. Compared to competitive products, the new Totality Wood Treatment employs a formulation...

MOJAVE,CA—2014 is a red-letter year for Etex Ltd. It marks the 35th anniversary of its Electro-Gun, the unique control weapon that’s used successfully by pest management professionals (PMPs) to find and...

CLEARWATER, FL—Industry veterans Chuck Steinmetz and Jim Swayne have partnered to launch a new once-a-year pest control and termite protection company in Clearwater, Fla.: Safer Home Services. Steinmetz pioneered the...

MEMPHIS, TN — Terminix was selected by the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to fumigate the school’s A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM) facility for drywood termites. The 780,000-cu.-ft....

In mid-November, the temperature was warmer than normal. Then, all of a sudden, on Nov. 13, 14 and 15, it became unseasonably cold. On Nov. 16, 2013, about midday, the...

1930s 1. First termiticide patented Frank Lyons, who spent 44 years (1927-1971) with what’s now known as Terminix, was granted 14 patents related to termite control, including the first termiticide...

FAIRFAX, VA.—The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has appointed Bennett Jordan as entomologist/staff scientist. In this position, Jordan will play an integral role in providing technical services and developing educational...

CimeXa Insecticide Dust provides exceptional control of brown recluse spiders, and other venomous spiders such as hobo and yellow sac when they are dwelling indoors. It is also effective against...

NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO.—California has registered Rockwell Labs’ CimeXa Insecticide Dust for professional use against bed bugs, spiders, fleas, ticks, lice, roaches, ants, firebrats, silverfish, and mites. Of particular importance...