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3 weeks ago | 
mypmp.net | Michael Boyd |Jason Meyers |Tommy Powell |Heather Patterson
Let’s deliver a one-two punch to German cockroaches. They are world-class hide-and-seek champions, often requiring follow-up treatments. After performing your IPM program and completing your initial treatment, you should return approximately 10 to 14 days later for a follow-up treatment by applying insecticide dust, gel bait and glue boards, for example. Apply insecticide dust into void spaces where cockroaches hide and thrive, but humans do not typically encounter.
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3 weeks ago | 
mypmp.net | Jason Meyers |Tommy Powell |Heather Patterson |Pete Schopen
Pyrethroids can cause a “flushing,” or repellency response from German cockroaches (Blattella germanica). Residual pyrethroid applications could be repellent for long periods, depending on the surface. These behaviors easily can go unnoticed by technicians initially but become apparent with repeated callbacks and treatments. If repelled, the cockroaches will become determined to find new foraging routes to food and water sources — and avoid particular pyrethroid-treated areas.
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3 weeks ago | 
mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Pete Schopen |Sheri Spencer Bachman |Eddie Wooten
Not getting the results you were expecting after a cockroach service? Cockroach control can be tricky, so it may be important to reassess the situation. Effective material placement. Place products in areas where the cockroaches are active and seeking harborage to increase the likelihood of exposure, contact and interception. Insecticide resistance management. Cockroaches can develop resistance to various insecticides.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec |Heather Patterson |Heather Gooch |Pete Schopen
Termite control solutions are more effective and affordable than ever, and that’s good news for pest management professionals (PMPs) and their clients. In a list of opportunities for maintaining and growing termite revenue, it ranks among the top by readers who answered Pest Management Professional’s (PMP’s) 2025 Termite Management Survey.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Heather Gooch |Pete Schopen |Janet Hurley
Pest management professionals’ (PMPs’) ability to problem-solve and think critically are useful for facing ant infestations. While managing ants can be challenging and complex at times, remembering the “Four I’s of Successful Ant Management” helps keep things simple:1. Interview. Here’s where we probe for as much detailed and important information as possible. Come ready with questions for your customers to help paint a clear picture of the situation.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Diane Sofranec
Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) announces the launch of its latest tool to simplify professional pest control operations: the Termiticide Application Calculator. Designed to streamline your usage calculations and enhance efficiency, this intuitive tool is now available to assist you in accurately determining the required amounts of CSI’s premium termiticide products.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Sylvia Kenmuir |Heather Patterson |Dan Gordon
If you are combatting paper wasps (Polistinae) or yellowjackets (Vespula spp.), consider using a nonrepellent. This formulation type can help you prioritize long-term control and colony elimination over immediate knockdown. Nonrepellent insecticides offer a slower kill but can have the advantage of not agitating the insects, which can assist with reducing immediate insect aggression and stings.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Diane Sofranec
Managing stinging insects such as bees and wasps requires knowledge, strategy and caution to ensure the safety of both the pest management professional (PMP) and the surrounding environment. Here are four pointers for safely and successfully managing stinging insect pests:Learn how to identify and distinguish various wasp and bee types. Knowing what you’re dealing with will help you locate the nest and inform your management approach.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Ellen Wagner |Brittany Campbell
Pivot Ultra Plus contains three active ingredients to help in flea management. A combination of adulticides and an insect growth regulator (IGR) work together to manage flea populations in treated areas. One application of Pivot Ultra Plus kills adult and larval fleas, while the IGR affects hatching eggs, the company says. Labeled for both indoor and outdoor use, it provides contact, residual, and long-lasting IGR effects to eliminate flea and other labeled pest populations.
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Aug 3, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Ellen Wagner
DURAFLEX ZC is a cost-effective, low-odor treatment for control over mosquitoes, ticks, spotted lanternflies and other labeled pests — both now and later. The ZC formulation is a mixed formulation containing one or more active ingredients of a CS (capsule suspension) and SC (suspension concentrate). DURAFLEX ZC concentrate combines bifenthrin with novaluron and pyriproxyfen. The result is an all-in-one product that contains one adulticide and two insect growth regulators (IGRs).
