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Syngenta offers Talon Ultrablok pails
Talon Ultrablok rodenticide from Syngenta Professional Pest Management (PPM) is now available in a 16-lb. case containing two 8-lb. pails. “The Talon Ultrablok formulation features the latest in food...
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PCO Bookkeepers
PCO Bookkeepers is an accounting and business advisory firm obsessed with providing pest management companies the information they need to prosper in a competitive business environment. Serving pest...
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Marketing Matters: SEO, Blogs and Selling Services
A direct relationship exists between the number of blog posts a company publishes monthly and the traffic its website receives, research shows. Photo: ©istock.com/fazon1 Q. Does blogging have a direct...
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Well, that stinks
The Florida carpenter ant, Camponotus floridanus. PHOTO: April Nobile / © AntWeb.org / CC-BY-SA-3.0 For years, technicians have been reminded that wearing cologne or smoking cigarettes around ant baits...
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NCPMA awards 8 college scholarships
The Education Foundation of the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA), Raleigh, N.C., awarded a Past President’s Scholarship to eight students: Lauren Coats, a junior at North Carolina...
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PestTalk.net makes debut
Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine has officially unveiled its new blog, PestTalk.net. The staff is pretty excited about it because now we have a new way to communicate with our readership...
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Ask the Expert: Mosquitoes, Termites and Millipedes
Solve all water problems to control mosquitoes that enter a home form the inside. Photo: James Jordan via Flickr Q. A homeowner has mosquito problems in two bathrooms and a laundry room, which abut one...
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Tips & Tricks: Use IPM Principles to Control Spiders
Ken Kendall Spider control involves using the principles of integrated pest management (IPM), which includes sanitation, such as removing spider webbing and insects as potential food sources. It also...
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Dusting equipment basics
[Andy McGinty also contributed to this blog entry.] Over the last two years or so, we have observed that while in the pursuit of structural pests such as bed bugs, fleas and other influential insects,...
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Bell Labs: Ditrac Ground Squirrel Bait
From the makers of P.C.Q., new Ditrac Ground Squirrel Bait is a non-restricted use product that can be applied within 100 ft. of man-made structures when used with a secured, tamper-resistant bait...
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L.A. fly species prefers flowers to fruit
Drosophila gentica. PHOTO: Dr. David Grimaldi, American Natural History Museum If a fruit fly infestation is leaving you stumped, consider the possibility of it being Drosophila gentica, a species that...
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Wright, Cantrell join PCI
Mickey Wright Mickey Wright and Teresa Cantrell join Lula, Ga.-based Pest Control Insulation (PCI) as sales and client support manager and admin/shipping clerk, respectively. Wright previously served...
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EcoRaider unveils fall bed bug promotion
EcoRaider, the botanical bio-insecticide that gives pest management professionals (PMPs) a fast, green bed bug solution with residual, is available in a “Buy Four Gallons, Get One Free” promotion now...
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Bayer: Harmonix Insect Spray
Harmonix Insect Spray provides a long-lasting residual of up to 28 days indoors and fast knockdown for flies and other pests. It is made with pyrethrum, a botanical insecticide derived from the...
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Added Value: 6 Steps to 20/20 Vision
To make sure you’re progressing forward, not backward, set “Vision 2020” goals. Photo: ©istock.com/olm26250 We have less than four-and-a-half years until the ball drops in Times Square to ring in 2020....
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ESA publishes ACE guide
Designed for those pursuing their associate certificate of entomology (ACE) certification, IPM for the Urban Professional: A Study Guide for the Associate Certified Entomologist also serves as a...
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Have a great Labor Day, from PMP mag …
Busy summer, eh? Well, it’s finally winding down (WOUND down — I’m in denial) and time to take a breather — for a weekend anyway. You labor all year long — why not take advantage of the holiday that...
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NPMA releases ‘Bug Barometer’
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released its Bug Barometer, a forecast indicating what Americans can expect from pest populations this fall and winter. From the extreme heat and...
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White House Pollinator Plan: The Industry Responds
On May 19, the White House released its 58-page National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators, delivered by President Barack Obama’s Pollinator Health Task Force. Photo:...
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Catchmaster: 24XL Jumbo Rat Glue Tray
The 24XL is the largest glue tray in the Catchmaster line of rodent control products. With 81 sq. in. of catching power, the 24XL Jumbo Rat Glue Tray provides twice the capture area as the 48R Series....
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