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Stephanie Jones, administrative assistant of the Orkin Jonesboro, Ark., branch, sits in a Northeast Arkansas Humane Society van full of supplies. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Jones)

Orkin event gives back to Arkansas pet shelter

The Jonesboro, Ark., branch of Orkin Pest Control recently collaborated with Northeast Arkansas Humane Society (NEAHS) to raise money for animal protection...

MGK: NyGuard Plus Flea & Tick Premise Spray

Vanquish pests, pet odors and mess in one application with NyGuard Plus Flea & Tick Premise Spray.

Pest protection for pet owners

Dr. Austin Frishman, BCE-Emeritus, shares how to protect yourself in different areas of a home against pests as a pet...

Squirrels, raccoons and other wildlife can harbor fleas, too. PHOTO: RAPIDEYE/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES

Petless accounts can still get fleas

Have a residential account without pets, but experiencing bites from fleas? Squirrels, raccoons and other wildlife can harbor fleas, too.

Ask questions for successful flea management

A flea infestation is one of the most frustrating situations a person can endure — and when it’s out of...

Expert tips for fleas, flies, ticks

Ticks hitchhike on wildlife and can reside on bushes. Fleas like to be where pets lay the most. In kitchens,...

5 tips to ease customer worry about kids and pets

Use these tips to create safe pest management treatments while teaching customers who are worried about their pets and kids.

Thorley joins Central Garden & Pet

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Central Garden & Pet Co. has appointed Trevor Thorley as senior vice president and general manager of...

Snappy Snoozers: Inflatable pet beds

As a potential add-on sales item for flea, tick and bed bug accounts with pets, this new, orthopedic pet bed...

Zoecon: Lambda 9.7 CS

Ticks are shaping up to be a major problem this year. Lambda 9.7 CS is designed to knock down ticks...

Columbia spreads the word about pet doors and pests

Columbia Pest Control, based in Portland, Ore. has issued a press release warning homeowners of the security risk posed by...

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The best use for flea collars: Selling Tool?

I regularly stumble across columns online warning of how flea collars aren’t always the best bet for your cat or...

Sandwich Isle receives ‘NMPA Gives’ award

Pearl City, Hawaii-based Sandwich Isle Pest Solutions is the recipient of the 2015 National Pest Management Association’s NPMA Gives Award....

Tips and Tricks: Pets aren’t Only Reason for Fleas and Ticks

While fleas and ticks can be associated with pets, it isn’t necessarily the case in all structural pest control situations....

Cat Fleas

One must be well studied in fleaology to develop a pest profile – a behavioral and investigative tool to assist...