Mailbag Monday: How Do IGRs Affect Cockroaches?
It’s Monday again, and I’ve had some interesting mail show up as of late at the Ashram of Pest Management by Design. Today’s missive is from someone named Joe who wants to better understand how IGR’s...
View ArticleCan you really get rid of pests with one treatment?
Can you really get rid of pests with one treatment? This question was posed to me by someone fairly new to our industry. People he had networked with recommended a 30 day follow up with most pests. I...
View ArticleInspecting Incoming Goods is Essential for Keeping Pests Out of Facilities
How often do you talk to your commercial clients about inspecting incoming goods, pallets, packages, and so forth for pest activity? If you are like most of us, probably not enough. (Note to readers...
View ArticleGardening with the Cat, Some Fleas, and…
I just don’t understand my cat, Aesun. When I leave the backdoor open and the screen unlatched, to run out the garbage, it seems like it sets off a signal in his kitty command center (which I think is...
View ArticleBumble Bees: A Time to Kill, and a Time to Build Nest Boxes
I’ve had a pest problem around my house, and it’s been the darnedest thing to try to get rid of. Every year, bumble bees have invaded my subarea. One year there was even three different colonies. I...
View ArticleCommon Cockroach Harborages in a Home
I remember treating an apartment for German cockroaches with my Uncle Leonard. He picked up a phone in the kitchen and told me, “Always treat the phone.” I asked, “Why is that?” He put the phone down....
View ArticleRecommended Gel Bait for Ant Swarmers
Here’s a question that I get sometimes: What Gel Bait is Best for Ant Swarmers? First of all, let’s take a quick stroll through the ant world to see what a swarmer is, anyhow. Swarmers (technically...
View ArticleTake Control of Rodents in Food Plants or the Feds Will Take Control
With the stock market crash, gridlock in Washington, riots in London, and, here in Wisconsin, recall elections of state senators, I can sometimes understand the doomsday conspiracy theories that can...
View ArticlePest Investigation: Noseeum Bites Inside the Home
Situation: Client is being bit inside their home in the Midwest. They report that the bites feel like bites from noseeums, which they experienced during a vacation in the South. They are looking for...
View ArticleTreating for Biting Pests Without an Identification
Identifying biting pests can be difficult. Clients have a hard time producing good samples to identify. Sometimes they can’t produce any samples at all. Or, if they do, some of the pests can be...
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