Proactively control stinging insect infestations year-round with an integrated pest management (IPM) program that begins with a thorough inspection around the building’s exterior, looking for cracks, holes and crevices that might be entry points or a nest location. Stinging insects’ peak activity is late spring through early fall, a time when PMPs should pay careful […]
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Bees Go for a Car Ride, Driver Gets Ticket
Turns out taking your bees for a ride in the car is not illegal if you live in Montana. Driving...
Tips & Tricks: The What, Where and How of Stinging Insects
⦁ WHAT: Know your enemy. Identify and understand the habits of the target pests. When a customer says, “I’ve got...
Callback Cures: Tips for Dealing With Bees, Wasps and Anxious Customers
Stinging insects can present many problems for pest management professionals (PMPs) and homeowners. For some, the mere presence of bees...
NPMA Tips: When a Pollinator is a Pest
The go-to speech for elementary school career day presentations is often about good bugs vs. bad bugs; and pollinators, particularly...
Stinging-Insect Lessons
I was about 7 years old when I gave my first pest management advice to my 5-year-old cousin. While near...
Pests and pollinators
The dual role of stinging insects. In September, a 13-year-old boy was stung by fire ants, resulting in his death...
Central Life Sciences: Stinging Insects
By Doug VanGundy, Senior Director, Research and Development With a large amount of stinging insect infestations each year in the...
Nisus Corp.: Stinging Insects
By Ron Schwalb, A.C.E., National Technical Manager As pest management professionals (PMPs), we often may only begin to think about...
FMC Professional Solutions: Stinging Insects
By Dr. Dina Richman, Product Development Manager For all stinging species, the ultimate target is the queen. Application methods intended...
4Most Innovations: Stinging Insects
By Kim Schultz, Owner The first step for wasp elimination is to understand the differences among the various species. The...
J.T. Eaton & Co.: Stinging Insects
By James Rodriguez, Western Territory Manager Bee, wasp or hornet removal bids can go awry within a split second —...
Sean Bergmann: United Pest Solutions
Sean Bergmann, CEO of Seattle-based United Pest Solutions, is a second-generation pest management professional (PMP) who knows a thing or...
Tips and Tricks: Handling ‘stinging invaders’
By Dr. ElRay Roper Senior Technical Representative, Syngenta Professional Products As winter approaches, wasps, yellow jackets and other flying insects...
Tips and Tricks: Removing stinging insects not for everyone
By James Rodriguez Western Territory Manager, J.T. Eaton & Co. Taking care of a stinging insect problem is not for...
Tips and Tricks: Treating large yellowjackets, other large nest builders
By Dr. Dina Richman Product Development Manager, FMC Professional Solutions For most people, a bee, ant or wasp sting is...