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The problem with standardized pest management

Not every customer has the very same pest problem in a home the exact same size and condition.

Bird-B-Gone: Two-minute Tuesday

Each Tuesday, Bird-B-Gone posts a quick video with its bird control tip of the week. Hear from Jeff, Scott, Mike,...

Learn to trust your detection dog

Learn how PMPs can encourage their detection dog to be a more important part of the team with its sense...

Let detector dogs take the lead

Our discussion about dogs and their ability to apply a cognitive process to problem-solving continues. Let’s examine some of the...

Train your detection dog to think

Using your dog’s cognitive and problem-solving ability in the task of odor detection.

Encouraging detector dogs to think, not react

Here's how to encourage your dog to make the right choice based solely on the presence of odor.

Kurt and Eric Scherzinger debating training methods

What’s the best way to train technicians?

A hybrid of textbook and on-the-job training is ideal for training employees.

What the detector dog’s nose knows

For this third installment on pest control detection dogs’ false alerts, let’s discuss how bias can influence us — and...

Apply to attend the 2019 PMP Growth Summit

The Pest Management Professional (PMP) staff was delighted by the turnout for our second annual Growth Summit.

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Pest Control Insulation: TAP Online Training Portal

The TAP Online Training Portal provides clients of TAP Pest Control Insulation the tools and resources to increase TAP sales...

Train detector dogs on odor, not reward

Let’s continue our discussion about how detector dog handlers can cause false alerts. Here’s the bottom line, in many cases:...

Do detector dogs lie?

Let’s start with being honest with our customers and ourselves: All odor detection systems — whether mechanical, electronic or biological...

PMP Growth Summit airboat photo roundup

The excursion didn’t disappoint, as gator sightings and a history lesson added to the fun.

Bird-B-Gone: Bird-B-Gone University

Bird-B-Gone offers a free, hands-on, one-day training course designed to teach the basics of bird control to authorized Bird-B-Gone installers. Attendees receive...

Double blind: Difficult, but worth it

Last week, I talked about the scientific basis for using randomized, double blind testing of canines used in termite, bed...