0823 | Pest Management Professional

Yeast-based biopesticide could be future control method for PMPs

Arecent success in controlling the Colorado potato beetle using a novel yeast delivery technology for ribonucleic acid leads Renaissance BioScience...

Preventing spider populations

Spider populations generally track insect populations because insects are their food source. Mulch, vegetation and irrigation around the structure provide...

Tree squirrels: Order Rodentia, Family Sciuridae

Every once in a while, tree squirrels enter structures and cause damage. Common pest species include the gray squirrel (Sciurus...

Tools, products against arthropods to prevent callbacks

Many pests that our industry deals with daily are arthropods, which can prove to be some of the most challenging...

Look for ticks in shady, moist areas

Ticks are the nation’s deadliest arthropods, with their ability to vector diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted...

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August 2023

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The Business Theater: Treating bed bugs in commercial accounts

Controlling bed bugs at commercial accounts can keep pest management professionals on the edge of their seats.

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Artificial intelligence in the pest control industry

We asked Pest Management Professional’s columnists and editorial advisory board members share about artificial intelligence (AI) in the pest control industry....

5 questions with Marlin Voss

This month, we check in with Marlin Voss. This former oil rig worker-turned-landscaper-turned pest management professional has built his Carlsbad,...

Photo Finish: Stored Product Protection Conference

Westfield, Ind.-based Insects Limited hosted its 14th Stored Product Protection Conference on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Ind....

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Back to the basics

Let me tell you about a mistake I made recently while helping an industry colleague troubleshoot an ongoing pest issue...

How to respond to increase in tick activity

Ticks are not only arthropods, but also ectoparasites, which means they feed on animal hosts and depend on their blood...

Reader poll: AI in the pest management industry

Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question reader poll: How do you think artificial intelligence (AI) will affect...