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Nov 11, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Gooch |Ellen Wagner |Gregg Schumaker |Anna Berry
Humans have domesticated and used the homing pigeon to send messages for millennia, including ancient Egypt, ancient Roman armies, and various sides of the medieval crusades. Homing pigeons were used for their extreme focus on where home is and their amazing ability to find and aim for that home over long distances and through extreme or arduous conditions.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Greg Pettis |Anna Berry |Matt Remmen
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 average technician can’t tell the difference, so developing a protocol for such situations is important. Here are two things to consider:Are the bugs on the ceiling and other abnormal places more than in the bed or nightstands? Has the customer reported bats in the attic or crawlspace?
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Anna Berry
Pelsis Digital ILT isn’t “just another insect light trap,” the company says: It’s a data-driven intelligence center that revolutionizes your service approach. Gain real-time insights into fly activity with high-resolution glue board images – 24/7, anytime, anywhere. Pelsis Digital’s built-in glue board camera and artificial intelligence (AI) software analyzes not just the fly count, but their size for trend analysis.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Stuart Mitchell |Heather Gooch |Anna Berry
Effortlessly transform your Mantis brand magnetic ballast, 15-watt fluorescent lamp systems to light-emitting diodes (LED) with the exclusive PestWest LED Lamp Conversion Kit (130-000328). You can transform all of your fluorescent lamps to LED, or create hybrid systems of one fluorescent lamp and one LED lamp. For seamless integration, each retrofit LED lamp includes a dedicated LED starter. A how-to video is available online.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Greg Pettis |Michael A. Bentley |Sheri Spencer Bachman |Anna Berry
Nature-CideAs a PMP, I have been in situations where I did all the right things to control flies. I found the food source. I identified harborage sites. But I still had difficulty shutting down reoccurrences thanks to fly pheromones — even after food sources were cleaned up.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Michael A. Bentley |Sheri Spencer Bachman |Anna Berry |Dennis Jenkins
Being able to find food faster than your competitor is a key to survival, and I would argue there are few insects on Earth better at this than ants. One component to their success is the ability to search for food when others cannot. Some ant species are known as “thermal specialists,” meaning they can tolerate extreme temperatures that would kill other insects.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Sheri Spencer Bachman |Anna Berry |Dennis Jenkins |Lisa Eppler
As the busy season ramps up in the pest control world, one of the first things we tend to neglect is regular team meetings. Contrary to popular belief, however, team meetings should be one of the last things we abandon. When issues arise and challenges emerge, effective communication and problem-solving become critical for achieving sustained success. Without consistent meetings, we risk only addressing surface-level problems while deeper issues persist.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Anna Berry |Dennis Jenkins |Lisa Eppler |Pete Schopen
PelsisAs light-emitting diode (LED) insect light traps (ILTs) become increasingly prevalent, there’s a common misconception regarding their effectiveness compared to traditional fluorescent ILTs. While it’s true that LED ILTs are not as visually bright as their fluorescent counterparts, this does not diminish their efficacy in filth fly monitoring or control. The key lies in understanding the spectrum of light emitted.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Joey Ciccolini |Greg Pettis |Anna Berry
Get rid of blood-feeders with Steri-fab! As a nonresidual, multipurpose spray, Steri‑fab can be applied to human contact surfaces like mattresses, upholstered furniture, carpets and other, similar places to get rid of labeled pests, odors and germs. With Steri-fab, people and pets can re-enter rooms treated per the label as soon as those areas are thoroughly dry and ventilated, getting right back to life as normal.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Brittany Campbell |Greg Pettis |Anna Berry |Jamel Sandidge
Control Solutions Inc. Flies are gross. I know — groundbreaking information, right? To be fair, not all flies are gross, but many of the flies we deal with in the pest control industry love to hang out in feces, dirty water, trash and even dead animals. Aside from being foul, many flies are super-annoying and quickly can make our customers crazy, then mad if the problem is not addressed. When it comes to flies, proper identification and finding the breeding sources are the keys to control.
