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Insects rule the world, quite literally. Studies show there are quintillions of insects on planet Earth — and spiders consume...

Perimeter treatments are a staple of summertime pest management services. No matter what part of the country you are working...

Dr. Toby Bateson, inventor of the worlds smallest vacuum cleaner and ZenPlugs Molded Ear Plug Kit, is hitting the market...

The upper-middle-class house was spotless. Newly inhabited by a professional couple and their young daughter in Long Island, N.Y., it...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., developer of spider-silk-based fibers, was awarded an investment certificate for the production of the silk in...

Researchers set out “to document the impact of the global spider community as insect predators” — and the numbers are...

Author’s Note: Information is taken from Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, available online at the PMP Bookstore. Spiders...

You’ll hear many business owners complain about Monday mornings because it seems like anything that can go wrong usually does....

There have been many changes to the taxonomy of arthropods in the past few years, but here are just a...

The saying goes, “to be a fly on the wall,” although flies don’t have ears. Jumping spiders don’t either, but...

While unpacking groceries, a woman in Leicester, England, was greeted by about a dozen Brazilian wandering spiders (Phoneutria fera) on a bunch...

Maybe you’ve heard of the 1972 novelty (not-quite-a) hit, “The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati” by Rose & the Arrangement. It’s...

Cellar spiders (family Pholcidae) are common pests in basements and crawlspaces. They build abundant cobwebs and are often found hanging...

Perhaps one of our readers can confirm something for me. Though I write for pest professionals, I am not one....

The public still wants spiders gone, but more humanely. We need to plan our management actions accordingly. When I was...