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Most Wanted: Drugstore beetle
Stegobium paniceum. Photo: ©istock.com/ilbusca DSB is a pharmaceutical feeder of consumables. ⦁ Aliases: DSB, biscuit beetle, bread beetle (paniceum means “made from bread” in Latin). ⦁ Description:...
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Bell Laboratories’ Video Offers Overview
Bell Laboratories created a video that gives viewers a glimpse of its day-to-day operations. It highlights its research, development and manufacturing expertise as it goes behind the scenes. The...
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CLS names Turrentine director of marketing for Zoëcon
Central Life Sciences, whose founders invented insect growth regulator (IGR) technology more than 35 years ago, hired Ken Turrentine as director of marketing for the Zoëcon Professional Products...
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Pyranha: Bug Armor
In 1973, Pyranha pioneered the formulation of concentrated insecticides for automatic spray systems: 1-10 PX. Since then, 1-10 PX became renamed and rebranded as Bug Armor — to “arm against bugs” and...
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Tips & Tricks: Bed Bug Control
James Rodriguez, J.T. Eaton & Co What method of bed bug control works best? It’s the one that results in fewer callbacks and more profit. Most companies have experienced a learning curve because...
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IBBRA honors Ron Ketner
Ron Ketner, president of Prescott, Ariz.-based Azex Pest Solutions, was recently honored as an Ambassador by the International Bed Bug Resource Authority (IBBRA). Every year, the IBBRA recognizes...
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Dow AgroSciences issues statement
Edward Breen (left), chairman and CEO of DuPont, and Andrew Liveris, president chairman and CEO of Dow. In light of the Dec. 11 announcement that parent company Dow Chemical was merging with DuPont,...
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Bed Bugs & Society – part 2 of 3
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Our December issue has a special section devoted to bed bugs. Drs. Timothy Gibb, Ameya Gondhalekar and Tyler Gibb were kind enough to make a special contribution to our blog as a...
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Safely Surfing Your Wi-Fi Wave
illustration: ©istock.com/mipan Most homes with Internet access also have Wi-Fi routers that send movies, TV shows, music and other data to every corner of our living space — and sometimes beyond its...
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Reynolds Pest Management promotes Scialo
Reynolds Pest Management has promoted George Scialo as its South Florida regional sales and operations manager. Scialo has been with the Pompano Beach, Fla.-based company for eight years. “In the past...
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ThermoGuard Insulation Co.: Supreme Plus
Supreme Plus cellulose insulation is treated with an insecticide called Zone Defense. This additive kills certain pests such as cockroaches, carpenter ants, silverfish and darkling beetles that may...
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Ask the Expert: Beetles, Cockroaches and Rats
Attagenus unicolor might scramble for new harborage when old carpeting is replaced. Photo: courtesy of, and copyrighted by, Gene White, pmimages@earthlink.ne Q: A homeowner just purchased new...
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Maruyama: Tow-Behind 300-Gallon Skid Sprayer
Maruyama’s MS755 (belt-driven) commercial pump has been combined with a Honda 4-cycle commercial engine to create a new unit with 300-gal., UV-resistant liquid chemical capacity. Engine and pump...
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Heron partners with local police
Orlando, Fla.-based Heron Home & Outdoor has partnered with the Oviedo Police Department to launch the first phase of Operation Bird’s Eye through Heron’s Oviedo, Fla., branch. The program has been...
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Bed Bugs & Society – part 3 of 3
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Our December issue has a special section devoted to bed bugs. Drs. Timothy Gibb, Ameya Gondhalekar and Tyler Gibb were kind enough to make a special contribution to our blog as a...
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Brandt Consolidated: ANTIXX
Featuring an active ingredient of spinosad and a “CAUTION” signal word, low-odor Brandt ANTIXX offers outdoor, dual-action control on a broad range of ant species, including pavement ants, little black...
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Callback Cures: Ants
The nature (and number) of ant nests. Photo: courtesy of, and copyrighted by, Gene White, pmimages@earthlink.net Everyone understands that correctly identifying a pest is the first step toward gaining...
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Rose entomologist discovers invasive species
Mark VanderWerp, BCE, manager of education and training at Troy, Mich.-based Rose Pest Solutions, recently captured an invasive species new to Michigan: the elm seed bug (Arocatus melanocephalus)....
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Earth Care Products: Odor Remover Bags
Earth Care Odor Remover Bags are designed to remove the odors of rodent feces and urine, as well as dead animal smells. The bags do not have to come into contact with dead rodent or odor-causing agent....
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