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MSU team monitors tawny crazy ants
Tawny crazy ant workers with brood in Hancock County. PHOTO: Dr. Blake Layton Mississippi State University (MSU) researchers are continuing to study a “crazy” creature found in three of Mississippi’s...
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Arrow hosts second-graders
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators recently hosted its first-ever school field trip at its National Training Center in Woodstock, Ga. More than 160 second-grade students from Avery Elementary School in...
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Geese defecate on Disneyland crowd, hazardous materials crew called
Disneyland’s hazardous materials crew responded to reports of feces thrown at a group of guests Friday night at the park in Anaheim, Calif., only to discover the feces were from geese. A flock of...
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Xcluder: Lifetime Guarantee
Xcluder is now offering a lifetime guarantee on its Rodent-Proof Commercial Door Sweeps. The sweeps, designed to protect the small gap underneath an exterior door, feature reinforced rubber gaskets...
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Mosquito population predictions and pro tips
Predicting mosquito abundance: Is it possible? Mosquito prediction would seem to be fairly easy. But as any entomologist and mosquito management practitioner understands, the complexity of...
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Think like a termite to become an expert
Ken Kendall, Technical Director, Ensystex Over the years, we have been taught to “think like the pest” we are trying to control. Termite control, on the other hand, is simple, right? We dig a trench...
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6 tips for better bed bug management
Bed bugs are a major problem across the country. Pest management professionals (PMPs) who have successfully battled the pests share a few of their tips below. For more bed bug management tips, check...
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Bayer Temprid FX
With great power comes great flexibility. Temprid FX from Bayer gives you a powerful, co-milled formula combined with a new, flexible label that allows you to spray inside and out. Watch the video to...
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CimexTrap: CimexTrap
Made in the USA, with a durable reinforced plastic to withstand heavy furniture, CimexTrap is designed to allow professionals to trap bed bugs in heavy, large-footed furniture like sofas and loveseats....
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Truly Nolen promotes Guerrero
Truly Nolen Pest Control, based in Tucson, Ariz., has promoted Janet Guerrero to manager of its Moreno Valley, Calif., service office. Guerrero joined the company in August 2016 and was promoted to her...
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Bird-X: BroadBand PRO
The BroadBand PRO’s four-speaker system simultaneously emits sounds that are both audible and inaudible to humans that confuse, disorient and intimidate pest birds, keeping them away. By combining...
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Millennials are treating insects as food
Image courtesy of Exo. Companies from all trades are adjusting to incoming millennial workers — they require quick answers and fast rewards to stay interested. The pest management industry is no...
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Caption This: Fly graduates from Linnaeus University
Illustration: Leo Michael You know you have a funny quip for this Leo Michael panel. Why not share it with the industry? Send us an email with your idea to pmpeditor@northcoastmedia.net by June 26,...
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Rentokil unveils food safety data
Editor’s Note: Similar to its recent infographic on how quickly rodents reproduce, Rentokil has rounded up data on another pest management-related topic: food safety: Recalling a food product is often...
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Teach customers about mosquitoes
Professional pest management services expand based on the need and desire of the public. In recent years, the need for mosquito management has grown because of new emerging diseases transmitted by...
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Bell Labs: P.C.Q. PRO
P.C.Q. PRO features the active ingredient diphacinone. This first-generation anticoagulant rodenticide has a broad label for use against a wide variety of pests in industrial, commercial and...
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Web Exclusive: Improving safety with technology
Editor’s Note: Our “Mobile PMP” section in the June issue (p. 88) featured Michael Rolman’s description of the myriad ways his company, Environmental Pest Service (EPS), keeps its employees safe while...
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Ensystex: Zythor Gas Fumigant
Zythor Gas Fumigant is a sulfuryl flouride product that is formulated for the eradication of bed bugs, drywood termites, beetles, clothes moths, rodents and German cockroaches. Zythor penetrates...
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3 tips for residential bird management
This downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) got caught red-handed — err, gray-footed?Photo: ©iStock.com/Tomas_Handfield To say the residential pest management market has its fair share of bird issues is...
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Many earn ESA certification in 2017
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. offers two certification programs, the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and the Board Certified Entomologist (BCE). Since...
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