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Mosquito & Cooling Systems: PMP Vendors
Automated Mosquito Control Systems are considered by many to be one of the fastest-growing segments in pest control, and can be an easy and profitable add-on to any existing pest management businesses....
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Q&A with Terminix’s Dr. Stanton Cope
This month, we feature a question-and-answer session with Dr. Stanton Cope. The retired Navy captain and former director of the U.S. Armed Forces Pest Management Board is director of entomology and...
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Bug Off Pest Control Center: Race for the Bait
Join Bug Off and PelGar USA for “Race for the Bait,” an advanced rodent control recertification workshop on June 29 at Pole Position Raceway, Jersey City, N.J., from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. After lunch,...
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Bed bug summit set for November
Featuring industry experts showcasing the latest bed bug research and control strategies, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) will host the Global Bed Bug Summit Nov. 30 through Dec. 2,...
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Map shows where cicadas will emerge this spring
A Magicicada septendecim periodical cicada molts from a nymph to a winged adult at the Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area in Aden, Va. Photo: judygva via Foter.com / CC BY Billions of Brood V...
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GPS Insight: Fleetio Integration
Customers of GPS Insight and Fleetio who use both systems can now receive automated odometer readings and Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) alerts from GPS Insight inside the Fleetio software application....
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Study: Adult bed bugs exhibit color preferences
Various-sized Petri dish arenas were used for color harborage experiments. (A) Smaller Petri dishes were used for the two-choice assays. (B) Larger petri dishes were used for the seven-choice assays....
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Ant management: PMPs share dos and donts
ARCHNEMESIS: Odorous house antsPhotos courtesy of, and copyrighted by, Gene White, pmimages@earthlink.net As a wise little green Jedi Master once explained in a galaxy far, far away, train for the...
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NPMA elects 2016-2017 Board
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) announces the results of its annual board of director elections: Chuck Tindol, Allgood Pest Solutions, Knoxville, Tenn., will serve as president. Russ...
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The tawny crazy ant awakens (in Louisiana)
“Your focus determines your reality,” as Dugas Pest Control learned firsthand. Ants had covered his entire yard, as well as the yards of the neighbors next door and five houses down the street. MASTER:...
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Tips & Tricks: German cockroach inspection imperative to control
Dr. Dina Richman German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) are generally nocturnal insects. They’ll venture out of their indoor harborages during the daylight hours only if their harborages are...
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Zoecon Professional Products: Mosquito Control Products
Zoecon offers pest professionals multiple mosquito control products, approved for use around residential and commercial properties. They include Mavrik Perimeter, Altosid Pro-G and 30-Day Briquets, and...
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Nominate a young entrepreneur for NPMA award
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is currently accepting nominations for the annual Young Entrepreneur Award, presented by Rentokil Pest Control. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who...
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TAP Insulation now UL-certified
The Thermal Acoustical Pest Control (TAP) Insulation label will soon display the widely recognized Underwriters Laboratories (UL) mark. The recently earned certification assures pest management...
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Looky! A wookie!
Rather than tempting fate – and Lucasfilm’s legal dept. – with a movie still, here’s a pic of one of my first toys, as pictured on Ebay. (Only $2,000!) Had enough ‘Star Wars’ yet? (Ain’t no such thing,...
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Terminix combats battle of the ballooning spiders
Photo: Terminix Last November, a grass spider (Agelenopsis spp.) infestation in a small neighborhood in North Memphis made national news. As well it should: Across the street from the cluster of houses...
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Crawlspace Depot: Todol Foam Starter Kit
The Todol Foam Starter Kit contains everything professionals need for sealing joints, cracks, openings, polyethylene liner and Bora-Foam in a crawlspace. Everything comes packaged in the durable molded...
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Truly Nolen promotes Dorgan
Tucson, Ariz.-based Truly Nolen Pest Control has promoted John Dorgan to manager of its Tempe, Ariz., service office. Dorgan has been with Truly Nolen since 2014. Prior to joining the company, he...
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Pitfalls (and pit bulls) of ‘latchkey accounts’
Do you have any “latchkey” accounts? That is, accounts that you service when the client is not home? I’d imagine it could be a fairly dodgy minefield unless you’ve got failsafe rules in place that...
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Pest management companies market with mascots
Want to liven up your marketing? Look no further than an enthusiastic employee and a cool (and likely plush and fuzzy) costume. From local appearances at festivals and parades to starring in TV and web...
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