About Greg Pettis

Because of its tendency to “fracture” or “bud” its colonies, the odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile, or OHA) is one of the most frustrating ant species to control....

There is a new opportunity developing that can help pest control companies grow, wildlife repelling services....

You may have a “bat bug situation” when your normal bed bug application doesn’t seem to be doing the trick, and reintroduction doesn’t seem to be the issue....

The habits of these two bloodsuckers are different and your application should reflect that. Fleas are going to be down in the grass, while ticks will be at the top of grass blades as they “quest” for a host....

As a PMP, I have been in situations where I did all the right things to control flies. But I still had difficulty shutting down reoccurrences thanks to fly pheromones — even after food sources were cleaned up....

"Knowing where to treat with which product is something that can and should be learned to give your customers the safest pest management plan while gaining control over the situation," says Greg Pettis, of Nature-Cide....

Greg Pettis, of Nature-Cide, says we must think in 3D with multi-queen species infestations, such as Argentine, pharaoh and many carpenter ant species....

Greg Pettis, of Nature-Cide, says to find the source of stored product pests to treat them....

Greg Pettis, of Nature-Cide, says, "sometimes we forget about mosquito resistance issues until we have bounce-back from populations that kind of seem to come out of nowhere."...

Greg Pettis, of Nature-Cide, recommends choosing a labeled aerosol or concentrate that controls insects quickly....