Which ant species are most often misidentified?
We asked pest control experts: "Which ant species are most often misidentified?" Read more»
Sprayer system designed with techs in mind
David Fleming, owner of Pest Management Solutions, created a custom compressed air sprayer system to make the work easier for himself and his technicians. Read more»
Ant management: Choose control method based on species
"... don’t be afraid to try something you’ve never tried before." Read more»
Research: Battle Argentine ants with bait derived from seaweed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwDB8uyCCmg A research team at the University of California-Riverside is working on an inexpensive, biodegradable, seaweed-based bait for Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). The Argentine ant is an invasive species with a worldwide distribution. It is a major nuisance in southern... Read more»
Ants across America: PMP publishes 2017 Ant Management Survey results
Ant management is good business all throughout the country, say respondents to PMP’s exclusive survey. Ants are problematic throughout the United States. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a pest management professional (PMP) working in the South, West or Northeast; you’re... Read more»
Q&A: Best ant management lessons learned
What’s the best ant management lesson you’ve learned? Experts chime in: “In Houston, we had a mall-turned-assisted-living facility that was infested with Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). After several months of little success, we cleaned up all the inside sources of... Read more»
Survey: Most-managed pests of 2016
Mosquitoes may have stolen all the headlines this year, thanks to non-stop worldwide coverage of the Zika virus. But in the U.S., pest management professionals (PMPs) are still cashing in the most on ants — specifically carpenter ants, which technically... Read more»