Use sanitation to control ticks
While sanitation goes a long way, control products can prevent and knock down tick populations. Read more»Flea, fly, tick: Consider the source
Consider the unseen when targeting the source of a flea, fly or tick infestation. Read more»Tips in time for the busy season
Now that temperatures outside are warming up, customers eager to spend more time in their backyards are keeping pest management professionals (PMPs) busy. From about April through October, PMPs have an important job to do: protect the public from the... Read more»
Test your knowledge of fleas and ticks
Use these questions to see how much you really know about fleas and ticks and the differences between the two. Read more»
Terminix debuts tick control system
Terminix launched its Terminix Tick Defend System, an integrated pest management system that helps protect yards and homes from tick infestations. Read more»Pests can cause seasonal allergies
Warn your customers this spring that some of biggest allergy offenders include pests such as bed bugs and dust mites, not weeds or pollen. Read more»
Flea and tick control advised for all rodent work
Pest control is an effective way to protect public health. For proof, look no further than an article from the August 1960 issue of Pest Control magazine, as Pest Management Professional was known at the time, which focused on flea-... Read more»Identifying spiders vs. ticks
The easiest way to identify a tick is by the number of legs it has. Like other arachnids, ticks have eight legs in the nymph and adult stages, but only six legs in the larval stage (the so-called “seed tick”... Read more»