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5 management techniques for face flies
Author’s Note: Information is taken from Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, available online at the PMP Bookstore. A male face fly rests on a flower. Like its common house fly...
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UCR, UC Davis to launch vector center
Ochlerotatus (formerly Aedes) canadensis also is known as the woodland pool mosquito.Photo: Gene White With an $8 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers...
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Keep your mojo on track by focusing on the positive
Anyone in the service or retail business knows that working with the public can be physically and emotionally draining sometimes. (All right, a lot of times.) “You treated last week and I just saw an...
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J.F. Oakes: Pro-Pest Very Berry Lure
The Pro-Pest Very Berry Wildlife Lure is an aromatic, multi-animal lure made with all food-grade products, designed to entice raccoons, skunks and woodchucks. Available in 4- and 8-oz. wide-mouth jars,...
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Check rooftop HVAC units for flies, beetles
Heat and condensation from rooftop HVAC units can attract insects.Photo: Mark Sheperdigian, BCE Are small flying insects coming from seemingly nowhere? Check the roof. Flat roofs are famous for...
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Pest Czar gets certified, moves offices
Family-owned Pest Czar has had a busy summer. Not only did it become GreenPro certified by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), but it has moved to a new office. The new office, at 1502 E....
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Bullsnake removed from car engine
A bullsnake shooed out of an Amarillo, Texas, McDonald’s was hit by a car, then made its way back to the restaurant’s parking lot and inside the engine of an employee’s SUV. Employees watched as the...
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Identify signs of bed bug infestations
Ed Dolshun, Technical Director and VP of Business Development, AP&G Simply checking bed bug monitors for activity is not enough. Nearby surroundings often reveal earlier signs of bed bug...
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PestWest: Window Wonder
The Window Wonder is simple and easy to use, discreetly trapping flying and crawling insects. It can be used around window sills as an insect monitor (especially for cluster flies), and around plumbing...
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Insects and arthropods: The digital ID dilemma
Client-provided digital images can help or confuse the pest situation.Photo: ©iStock.com/MRodionova The July Mobile PMP column examined several factors that can improve the likelihood of making a...
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Sprague to host food safety conferences
To help food processing professionals improve food safety and navigate the maze of ever-evolving regulatory requirements, all the while maintaining effective pest management programs, Sprague Pest...
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Take the 2018 State of the Industry Report survey, win prizes
Take Pest Management Professional‘s reader survey now. Please take a few minutes to help us prepare for our 2018 State of the Industry Report. We’ve put together this survey to collect your answers...
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Kunka joins Zoëcon
Zoëcon Professional Products, a division of Central Life Sciences, welcomes Mike Kunka as the south central sales representative, primarily serving Texas and Louisiana. “Mike’s wealth of experience and...
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How do termites invade structures?
Photo: ©iStock.com/bruceman Like any animal, subterranean termites must have food, water and shelter. They also try to take the easiest way to obtain all three items. Keep this in mind when inspecting...
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Crawlspace Depot: LED String Light
Lighting is always an issue during crawlspace work. This 50-ft. string of virtually indestructible LED lights for indoor or outdoor use saves time during installation, with no need to drag lights and...
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Vermin in history
“Frontispiece, John Southall’s “A Treatise on Buggs,” 1730.” The author recently posted this on her Facebook page as one of many vermin-related pieces of history. Editor’s Note: Dr. Sarasohn is a...
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GPS Insight ranked on Inc. 5000 for 8th time
Inc. magazine ranked GPS Insight No. 4,250 with three-year sales growth of 62 percent on its 36th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The...
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Nisus Corp.: Eco Clear
Eco Clear is a special mix of microbes, ideal for reducing plumbing pipe contamination and solid overflow in septic tanks. By using Eco Clear once every three months, accounts that usually have backup...
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Rice to manage Truly Nolen Chandler office
Tucson, Ariz.-based Truly Nolen Pest Control has promoted Rick Rice to manager of its service office in Chandler, Ariz. Rice joined the company in December 2016 as a manager-in-training. He previously...
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Q&A with Cramer Pest Control’s Chris Cramer
Our question-and-answer session this month focuses on Chris Cramer, owner of Cramer Pest Control in Fort Mills, S.C. For the first eight years, he did everything himself. Fast-forward 20 years, and the...
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