Woodstream: M530 Victor Fly Magnet Bag Trap
The M530 Victor Fly Magnet Bag Trap provides control and relief from house, barn and bottle flies in problem areas outdoors. Simple and easy to use, it comes with the No. 1 attractant on the market,...
View ArticleJones to throw first pitch at Dodgers game
BELLFLOWER, CA—Jeff Jones, co-owner of Admiral Pest Control, has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s 2013 Statewide Patient Courage Award. As a part of the award, Jones will throw the first...
View ArticleViking debuts Roach Coaches
BRIDGEWATER, NJ—In an effort to turn heads and shock every driver on the road, Viking Pest Control has turned regular buses into ROACH COACHES on several bus lines throughout New Jersey. It’s a fun new...
View ArticleBayer announces 2014 Spring Savings program
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC—Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, announced its 2014 Spring Savings Program, offering pest management professionals (PMPs) instant savings on top...
View ArticleBug Doctor promotes Madrid to VP post
PARAMUS, NJ—Stuart Aust, president and CEO of Bug Doctor Termite and Pest Control, announced the recent promotion of Nancy Madrid to vice president of administration and human resources. Madrid joined...
View ArticleThe Marching Dead: PMPs and Zombie Pests (ants)
They march on … in impossible numbers, invading any place where they can find shelter, food and water. Board up the doors and windows, and they’ll still find a way in. You might take down a few with...
View Articlemost wanted: Araneaeology
Araneaeology is the study of spiders. As araneaeologists, pest management professionals (PMPs) investigate offenses of our sensibilities. Through their mere presence, spiders can offend customers...
View Articlefact vs fiction: Formosan Termites
Fiction: Formosan termites chew through everything, including steel and concrete. Fact: Formosan termites (Coptotermes formosanus) will attack non-wood substances such as plastics, foam insulation,...
View ArticlePackTite
PackTite is an easy, non-chemical way to treat your customers’ personal items for bed bugs. It can be used for luggage (empty or filled), sleeping bags, backpacks, purses, clothes, linens, tools,...
View ArticleBayer CropScience’s Bee Care Center celebrates grand opening
Bayer CropScience celebrated the grand opening of its North American Bee Care Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 15 at its North American headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The...
View ArticleTerminix: Natural line
Designed to be used in conjunction with standard pest control services, Terminix, has launched a Natural Insecticide line of six products, including Natural Trigger spray products and Natural Aerosols....
View ArticleJ.T. Eaton & Co.: Speedy Clean Little Pete
The Speedy Clean Little Pete is 55 percent narrower than standard multiple catch traps. It has a smaller footprint, which makes it difficult for forklifts to crush, and it can hold up to nine mice. As...
View ArticleFMC Professional Solutions: Talstar Insecticide
It’s Talstar in a can! The industry’s first bifenthrin aerosol product, Talstar insecticide, is a must-have tool for quarterly pest control. It achieves residual control equivalent to liquid...
View ArticleNisus Corp.: EVAC Botanical Rodent Repellent
Part of a thorough rodent control program includes repairing structural areas where rodents can get in, but sometimes it’s impossible to seal all potential entry points. That’s where EVAC Botanical...
View ArticleNPMA announces election results
FAIRFAX, VA.—The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has announced the results of its annual board of director elections. Billy Tesh (Pest Management Systems, Inc., Greensboro, N.C.) will serve...
View Article4Most Innovations: Gotcha Sprayer Pro adaptor
The Gotcha Sprayer Pro adaptor allows users to spray aerosol cans from the end of an extension pole, triggering the powder duster as well. The company offers a Pro Spray-N-Dust System to keep you...
View ArticleTerminix wins termite business for UCR’s oldest facility
MEMPHIS, TN — Terminix was selected by the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to fumigate the school’s A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM) facility for drywood termites. The...
View ArticleAlways bring the right equipment to a stinging insect call
Steve Goscinsky – Ensystex The majority of U.S. pest management professionals (PMPs) include stinging insect control in their services, whether included in a general service contract or on an as-called...
View ArticleFramed art, bed bugs and crawlspace decontamination
Q: A customer with a bed bug problem also has expensive, framed art hanging on the wall. We found a bed bug behind the glass of one of these pictures. We don’t want to spray the frames for fear of...
View ArticleThe potential dangers of ‘geotagging’ on your mobile device
Geotagging” is a process that automatically adds geographical metadata to photos and other media created on a mobile or other device. Metadata is really just data about data. It’s often embedded in...
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