Say goodbye to call-backs by using an insecticide with residual.
In pest control, it’s pretty obvious when something isn’t working — the phone starts ringing. So in late 2011, when Zach Ivey of Cypress Creek Pest Control of Houston was getting calls from customers, he knew something was wrong. Ivey had been testing new general insecticides for his residential customers, but each one resulted in MORE
Pest management professionals are a lot like superheroes.
Have you ever thought of yourself, the pest management professional, as a superhero? Think about it. What would Gotham City be without Batman, or Metropolis without Superman? The work you do is much like that of any superhero. After all, what would the world look like without you? Much like the cities in the comic MORE
The Year of the Cicada: facts and information to share with customers.
The Year of the Cicada is upon us. After residing underground for 17 years, a group of periodical cicadas known as Brood II will emerge along the US Eastern Seaboard over the next few weeks. In some areas, these insects will reach densities into the hundreds of thousands per acre (over a million per acre MORE
Five essential fly control steps for pest management professionals.
Flies carry a host of dangerous diseases that become more problematic as fly populations increase. Flies live, feed and breed in filth, where germs, bacteria and infectious diseases thrive. Filth flies can usually be grouped according to their habits and appearance as house flies and their relatives: flesh flies, blow flies and bottle flies, filter MORE
Tech Line Tips: German cockroach control.
Hello there, I’m Lauren Wilson, Technical Service Representative for FMC Professional Solutions. Hundreds of questions come my way every year regarding product usage rates for German cockroach control. There is a tendency to want to use more insecticide, especially in the control of German cockroach infestations. As licensed professionals, we understand not to use more MORE
Increase productivity during busy months with a well-planned checklist now.
When is the absolute busiest time of year for your pest control technicians? Likely it is in the late spring, summer and early fall, when the bugs are really crawling. When the bugs are crawling, your phones are ringing. If your technicians are performing preventative services now, then the phones will be ringing with NEW MORE
After the storm: fighting Florida fire ants after Hurricane Debby.
The average June rainfall in Live Oak, Florida is six inches. In June of 2012, forty inches of rain fell, resulting in a formidable surge of Florida fire ants. The perpetrator was Hurricane Debby, a 200-mile wide storm that lashed north central Florida with high winds, tornadoes and sheets of rain. In the small farming MORE
Develop a white-footed ant control program that stops them in their tracks.
White-footed ants peaked in Southwest Florida three years ago, creating an explosion of business for Fort Myers Pest Control. Accounts in both their lawn care and general household pest control divisions were affected by the invasion. “The day white-footed ants decide to visit your house and not the neighbor’s is a day you will never MORE
Interesting facts about spring pests.
Spring is just around the corner! Based on your region, common spring pests like termites, ants, cockroaches, ticks and fleas will be on the rise, and calls from customers will follow. We encourage you to share this with your customers as a friendly reminder that spring – and spring pests – are on the way. MORE
Transport® Mikron™: a go-to bed bug insecticide for this Wisconsin PMP
Will White faced his first bed bug encounter a decade ago when he got a call about a bed bug infestation in a student apartment at a local college. “I’d never seen anything like it; they were everywhere – walking up and down the walls like cockroaches,” says the Milwaukee-based pest management professional. “We got MORE
