Leaf Defier Overview

Part of the Leaf Defier® - Videos Training course. Check out this new online video segment on PestWeb.

Leaf Defier Installation

Part of the Leaf Defier® - Videos Training course. Check out this new online video segment on PestWeb.

Aegis®-RP Bait Station - Fast and Flexible

Part of the Aegis®-RP Bait Station - Video Training course. Check out this new online video segment on PestWeb.

Pool Proof Technical Aspects

Part of the PoolProof Borate Water Harmonizer - Slideshow Training course. Check out this new online video segment on PestWeb.

Systemic Control of Social Insects with Optigard® Flex

Part of the Optigard® Flex Training course. Check out this new online video segment on PestWeb.

Jul 6, 2009 - Long Tail, Big Wasp, No Sting

Wood wasp problems - is fumigation the answer for an impatient customer, or do I insist that we let nature take it's course? ...

Jul 5, 2009 - Summer Is For Spring.........tails

I have a large food processing account that seems to be having a problem with springtails. The insects are in large numbers on the exterior and are now showing up on the interior. The building is cement on a slab and has 3 feet of stone on the exterior perimeter. The customer is asking us to resolve ASAP of course! We have both Intice and Niban in stock - will either work as I do not see springtails on the label? ...

Jul 4, 2009 - You Say Organic, I Say Organic

I was servicing an account today and was told that it went against his better judgement to have pesticides sprayed around. He was going organic. I asked him what the difference was, since both are designed to kill and both break down rapidly. What is the difference? He didn't have an answer. Is there one? ...

Jul 3, 2009 - Now She Sees It, Now You Don't

I have a client who tells me that she's getting bites. I have inspected her apartment 3 times. She has hardly any furniture and lives in a basement apartment. The only thing I have found is gnats, and she has one wall that has water damage. She told me that she saw something fly by while she talked to me, but I did't see anything nor do I get any bites. She says that they are real small and black. I have used Ultracide, Gentrol, Suspend, and P.I. and Precor foggers on other visits. ...

Jul 2, 2009 - Spider Bite Prevention?

My wife's company has been having an issue with spiders as of late. One of her fellow employees was bitten and required a hospital stay. Treating the interior of the building is not an option as they are a 24-hour medical facility. The question she had was, do the citrus sprays work to help from being bitten?...

Swine Flu, AIDS, and Mosquitoes

A recent reoccurrence of a dangerous strain of The Flu, called Swine Flu, brought out unfortunate speculations about the causes of it.

Skeeter Eaters

I give presentations to elementary school children many times each year, bringing in displays of many kinds of large and small insects and other bugs, and teaching them about the lives of these important animals.

Bees In Their Burrows

Have you ever noticed the sudden appearance of hundreds of little bees in your yard, flying back and forth over the lawn or soil? Your garden may be better off if you leave them alone and enjoy them.