March 08, 2016
It did our collective heart good to read earlier this week that SC Johnson, manufacturer of a mosquito repellant we dare not name here, donated 60,000 bottles of OFF! (whoops.)......
This month, the pest management industry will again descend on Capitol Hill to make their case to the powers that be in Washington. The National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Legislative......
March 07, 2016
Crushing callbacks and keeping termite customers happy requires equal parts education and communication. Of all the insects managed by the pest management industry, termites might be, if not the toughest......
March 04, 2016
From our Lighter Side, department: Back in the day, Cracked magazine was a rival/rip-off of Mad magazine — two publications I devoured regularly. However, nearly a decade ago the defunct magazine......
March 01, 2016
I fear my last blog post regarding Zika downplayed the urgency of the virus. As new news continued to surface, I considered going back and making some edits to......
PMP sits down for an exclusive interview with a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa). Pest Management Professional (PMP): Thanks for agreeing to meet with me. Brown recluse (BR): No worries.......
February 19, 2016
Well, it’s been about five minutes since we’ve all talked about bed bugs so let’s dive in, shall we? One of the first things I learned after joining the staff......
February 18, 2016
Do you ever get stumped by a pest? (It kinda’ looks like this one, but it also kinda’ looks like that one?) What about the rest of techs in your......
February 12, 2016
Does your company perform background checks on prospective new employees? — or do you feel like you’ve just got a really keen eye for bad people? Simple as it might......
February 09, 2016
I dropped a short post last week about using companies that use their fleet trucks to sell their services (like billboards on wheels) before taking a long weekend vacation. I......
