BioQuip Products: InsectaVac Aspirator
The InsectaVac Aspirator (2809B) offers a high-powered, lightweight alternative for collecting insects and small arthropods. The design concept was provided by Ken “The Bug Man” Harmon from St. Cloud, Fla. The aspirator uses the same collection and pickup tube system... Read more»The future of preserving insects: 3-D scanners
Insect biodiversity has been dropping in recent decades, which causes an issue when documenting the diversity of insects for pest management professionals looking to see how insects evolve to combat common pesticides. The traditional way of keeping insects by pinning... Read more»
Vintage industry marketing: What can we learn?
Retired pest management professional (PMP) Phil Allegretti generously shared with us several photos of his collection of antique pesticide cans and equipment. What he provided was fascinating — and you can see even more of his collection at the Chemical Heritage Museum.... Read more»
This research truly “sucks”
As the industry brings National Bed Bug Awareness Week to a close this weekend, we came across this headline: “French researchers develop new device to collect bed bugs.” Upon closer inspection, we learned that the research was originally published in the... Read more»Service Pro: A.R.M. Solutions partnership
A.R.M. Solutions and Service Pro, developers of ServSuite, have announced the availability of their seamless integration to help pest management companies reduce bad debt while maintaining the relationship with their customers. A.R.M. Solutions, a provider of third party flat fee... Read more»