Many moons ago, when I was a waiter at an exclusive country club in the Chicago suburbs, I worked with Luis, a Cuban chef who loved to swear at the wait staff in Spanish. One time, I gave a guest extra blue cheese dressing, and Luis came running out of the kitchen to verbally assault […]
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Without further ado … PestTalk.net!
Tah-dah! Welcome to PMP’s first official blog entry on PestTalk.net. We’re pretty excited about it because now we have a...
Conducive Conditions: Black Widow Spider Gathering Place
This electrical transformer unit is not an unusual sight just outside the back door of a commercial kitchen. Its location...
Humor in Uniform: A Pregnant Pause
When I was 19, I spent the summer as an outdoor technician for my dad’s company. I did all of...
Sheperspective: The Scoop on Mouse Poop
Mouse droppings are as important to PMPs as they are to mice. If you clean up the droppings now, the...
Tips & Tricks: Look Deeper to Solve Stored Product Pest Problems
When the basics of control still leave you with stored product pest problems at commercial accounts, look deeper to discover...
Ask the Expert: Bed Bugs, Grain Beetles, Termites and Rats
Q. What are the pros and cons of heat treatments for bed bug control? I have had great success with thorough...
Gross promoted to CE director
Barry Stangel, president of the Pest Management Training & Consulting Center, Suffern, N.Y., announces the promotion of Deborah Gross to...
Target Specialty Products helped exceed fundraising goal at conference
Target Specialty Products helped raise at this year’s Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC) Association Expo more than $15,000 for the University of California schools....
Bug Out Buys Florida’s Kelley Termite and Pest Control
Bug Out Service, Jacksonville, Fla., acquired Kelley Termite and Pest Control, a pest management company located in Fernandina Beach, Fla,...
Mayfly Mayhem: Coming to a City Near You
What could possibly be more terrifying than a swarm of bugs so large it shows up on Doppler radar? Maybe...
Bee Attack Turns Deadly for Texas Farmer
Killer bees don’t just appear in horror movies; they are very real,unfortunately. A run in with bees proved fatal for a man in...
No Joke, Wayback Burgers Adds Bug-Infused Milkshake to Menu
If there are two things you are guaranteed to see everywhere this summer, it is ice cream and insects — just...
Most Wanted: Phorid Fly
Phorids (Megasellia scalaris) fly from fermenting filth, frequently fouling food and inflicting infections. Aliases: Coffin fly, Humpbacked fly, Scuttle fly Description:...
Conducive Conditions: The Treetop Superhighway
In North America, we usually soften the architectural lines of our homes and buildings with landscape plants and shrubs. Rarely...
Sheperspective: Community Bed Bugs
When there’s a direct cost to tenants for bed bug control, reporting is delayed. Early detection is the key to...