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Swooping seagulls shut down UK school’s recess
Photo: Scottmliddell (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia CommonsA school in Porthmadog, Wales, shut down its playground during recess and break times due to European herring gulls (Larus argentatus)...
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Bed bug management tips from PMPs
Pest management professionals (PMPs) who regularly battle bed bugs share strategies that work for them. Photo: ©iStock.com/TeerawatWinyarat Identify the pest. “Proper identification starts with a...
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P&G: Zevo Traps
As a leave-behind for between visits on flying insect accounts, the Zevo plug-in traps, whose discreet design mimics that of an electrical outlet fragrance device, lure insects for up to 45 days or...
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Nisus Corp.: Bora-Care with Mold-Care
Bora-Care with Mold-Care is the only wood preservative co-packed with a moldicide registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This exclusive combination preserves the wood from...
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UPFDA meeting focuses on mosquito-borne diseases
PMP Hall of Famer Dr. Goddard captivates UPFDA meeting attendees with mosquito talk Dr. Jerome Goddard We must never forget the leathery lessons of our past, PMP Hall of Famer Dr. Jerome Goddard warned...
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Ramsey joins Rollins
Glen Ramsey, BCE, has joined Atlanta-based Rollins Inc. as a technical services manager. Ramsey is responsible for providing a wide variety of technical support and guidance across the company,...
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Orkin techs are highway heroes
Saul Rodriguez, left, and Ed Werner. On June 10, Saul Rodriguez and Ed Werner, technicians from Orkin Pest Control’s Baltimore branch, were on their normal morning highway route when they heard a loud...
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Bayer marks #MosquitoAwarenessWeek
How are you celebrating #MosquitoAwarenessWeek, which ends July 1? “In the U.S., National Mosquito Control Awareness Week serves as an important reminder of the dangerous public health threat that...
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Ticks: Powassan virus can kill in 15 minutes
Courtesy of lymenow.com. Doctors and hikers alike are on high alert with the expansion of the Powassan virus, a potentially fatal infection spread by ticks in the Great Lakes region. This virus can be...
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We Get Leads: Lead Generation
We Get Leads provides market-exclusive phone call leads. Users only pay for the leads that result — there’s no lock-in contract, and users have market exclusivity. The program will not conflict with...
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Remembering Norman Cooper
Our day of sightseeing with Norm and Marilyn in 2012 wrapped up with a delicious dinner at the world-famous Peter Luger Steak House, which was established in 1887.Photo: Ray Johnson On April 5, we lost...
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Real Green announces mobile marketing seminars
Industry software provider Real Green Systems announces a series of free seminars across the country for existing and potential customers. Attendees will learn proven methods to grow their business...
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Pi Chi Omega plans for future
Seated from left are Karen Furgiuele, Debi Logue, Gene White, Andrea Coron, Judy Black, Brittany Campbell. Standing from left are Kim Kelley-Tunis, Dr. Cisse Spragins, David Fincannon, Dale Baker,...
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Select Insurance: Cyber Risk Coverage
As reported by Travelers insurance Company (one of the companies Select Insurance Agency represents), data breaches and cyberattacks are becoming commonplace; they increased 23 percent in 2015 alone....
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Bed bugs: 3 PMPs pest tackle cruise ship pest problems
Bob Clements, Rick Lewis and Jim Warneke are putting their combined 150 years of pest management experience to good use on the high seas. Because crew members are trained to report pest problems to...
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Freedom liberates customers from bed bugs
As Americans collectively fire up their grills in anticipation of Fourth of July Weekend, we turn to the aptly named Freedom Pest Control, Fishers, Ind., which recently commissioned and posted this...
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Noble Pine Products: Sterifab
Now in its fifth decade, Sterifab remains unique among products registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This ready-to-use insecticide/disinfectant, available in pints, gallons and...
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Door sweeps: Where insects fail, rodents succeed
Door sweeps are an important tool for exclusion, but there is a difference between insect-proof and rodent-proof. If insects were our only concern, this pair of door sweeps would be a perfect...
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Control Solutions Inc.: Tekko Pro
Tekko Pro is an insect growth regulator (IGR) with two modes of action. Control Solutions Inc. uses the power of Combination Chemistry to formulate a product with both a juvenile hormone analog...
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Schopen Pest Solutions to move HQ
The author marks a big turning point in his business: Purchasing new headquarters.Photo: Pete Schopen I purchased a former grocery store in downtown McHenry, Ill., to become the new corporate...
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