Allergy Technologies, the Ambler, Pa.-based manufacturer of ActiveGuard Mattress Liners, has been named a supply partner by Hilton Supply Management, the global supply chain partner for more than 6,000 properties, including Hilton and non-Hilton-branded hotels. Allergy Technologies is the manufacturer of ActiveGuard Mattress Liners, the only EPA-registered, proactive product labeled to prevent bed bug infestations […]
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Eastside wins BedBug Central contest
Eastside Exterminators, based in Woodinville, Wash., has won the Free Site Visit contest from BedBug Central. “We had hundreds of...
Ensystex: Dual Powerlight
Designed by professionals for professionals, this flashlight offers both white light and ultraviolet (UV-A) light. The UV-A light can be...
How to get your detector dog to ignore distractions
Do you know what’s important to your dog?
NCPMA adds 2 hands-on courses
The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) has added two hands-on courses to the 2019 Pest Control Technician’s School (PCT):...
Identifying sources of distraction for detector dogs
(Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions...
Don’t go to extremes when helping your detector dog with distractions
(Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions...
Natural State helps out for the holidays
This holiday season, Natural State Pest Control is sharing the gift of safety by giving away a free bed bug...
5 questions with Larry Pinto
Our question-and-answer session this month focuses on Larry Pinto, who with his wife and fellow entomologist, Sandy Kraft, has published...
What distractions mean for detector dogs
You take your dog into a room, give the command to search and rather than immediately focusing on sniffing, the...
Perfection Pest hosts REST Initiative
Tim Leatherman, president of Union, Ky.-based Perfection Pest Control, spends his days serving Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio with pest control...
Training detector dogs to alert at odor source
We haven’t yet, in this series on odor movement, discussed a training exercise to help your detector dog (and you)...
How to use detector dogs in office settings
Common obstructions in office settings change the way detector dogs are able to detect an odor source.
How air movement affects dogs’ odor detection
Our discussion about odor movement problems continues. Last time we talked about how air moves and concentrates as it moves...
Training detector dogs to find odor source
Learn how to help our detector dog track odor to the source.
AmCan Products: Heat Chambers
The Bugstop Heat Chambers are a quick and easy solution for treating bed bugs on mattresses, box springs, couches and more. The...