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Fact vs. Fiction: Ticks
Photo courtesy of the County of San Diego. Fiction: Tick populations die during the winter. Fact: Ticks aren’t as active during cold months, but they don’t die. They still can attach to companion...
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Dos & Don’ts: American Cockroaches
Male (left), ootheca (middle) and female American cockroaches. Photo courtesy of, and copyrighted by, Gene White, pmimages@earthlink.net Don’t let American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, invade...
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Most Wanted: American Cockroach
Male (left), ootheca (middle) and female American cockroachesPhoto courtesy of, and copyrighted by, Gene White, pmimages@earthlink.net Also known as the kakerlac (from the Danish word meaning...
View ArticleHouse Mouse: Belligerent Biology
Mouse individuality might play a large part in its ability to adapt and survive. The House mouse, Mus domesticus, is a successfully pestiferous mammal. It thrives in various conditions and is found in...
View ArticleOff the Cuff: Onward and Upward in 2015
We at Pest Management Professional (PMP) have experienced significant growth the past several years, and we have you to thank for it. The support and guidance of our readers and marketing partners help...
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Most Wanted: Oriental Cockroach
The Oriental cockroach (Blatta Orientalis) has committed public health violations resulting from septic contamination of structures and food. Illustration: ©istock.com/ilbusca Aliases: “Asiatic...
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Most Wanted: Drywood Termites
Photo: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Drywood termites (Kalotermitidae) have committed offenses through insidiously cryptic infestations. Attacks cause significant cellulose...
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Most Wanted: Norway Rat
The Norway rat (Rattus Norvegicus) has committed innumerable assaults through millions of insidiously cryptic infestations. Mass attacks cause significantly reduced public heath, as well as substantial...
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Most Wanted: House Sparrow
Female house sparrow. Photo: Keith from Newark, DE, USA / Wikimedia The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is pursuant to inestimable pestiferous air and ground assaults by millions of insidious...
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Pest Trends: RIFA vs. BIFA
Solenopsis richteri Photo: Natasha Wright, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org Red imported fire ants get all the attention, but black imported fire ants are gaining...
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Most Wanted: Big-Headed Ant
An adult big-headed ant. Photo: Eli Sarnat, PIAkey, USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP) Big-headed ants (Pheidole Spp.) are multiple-queen menaces that foul food and form formicarcia...
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Most Wanted: Phorid Fly
This adult fly landed on the dinner table of its photographer in Henryetta, Okla. Photo: Charles Schurch Lewallen, Wikimedia Commons Phorids (Megasellia scalaris) fly from fermenting filth, frequently...
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Pest Pressure: Cat Fleas, Ground Squirrels, Northern Raccoons
Photo: ©istock.com/bgsmith What? Cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis Where? Throughout the United States Why? Cryptically creepy and structurally stable blood feeders, nuisance fleas feed on humans and...
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Pest Pressure: Feral Cats, Lyme Disease and Ticks
What? Feral cat, Felis catus Where? Decaying urban infrastructures Why? As top-of-the-food-chain carnivore predators, adult cats become strays and then feral if their offspring don’t have early contact...
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Most Wanted: Bald-Faced Hornet
Bald-faced hornets construct a nest. Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble Aerially articulate but potentially punitive, bald-faced hornets (Dolichovespula maculate) build abodes that can result in...
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Pest Pressure: House Flies, Coyotes, Illegal Wildlife Trade
What? House fly, Musca domestica House fly Photo: ©istock.com/yongkiet Where? Sprawling urban areas Why? Few fly species interact with humans. Species that do, however, can become destructive pests....
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Most Wanted: Black-Legged Tick
Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, aka bear tick, deer tick) greedily engorge on the blood of hosts. A female tick can triple her size when engorged. Photo: ©istock.com/Goldfinch4ever DESCRIPTION:...
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Tips & Tricks: Understanding Stored Product Pests Key to Elimination
Dr. Stuart Mitchell Managing and eliminating stored product pests (SPPs) requires an understanding of their biology and behavior. It’s also important to identify the species, to understand and predict...
View ArticleDusting equipment basics
[Andy McGinty also contributed to this blog entry.] Over the last two years or so, we have observed that while in the pursuit of structural pests such as bed bugs, fleas and other influential insects,...
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Most Wanted: Roof Rats
The roof rat requires a daily intake of about 0.5 oz. of water and 0.5 oz. of food . Photo copyrighted by photographer177 / www.fotosearch.com Whether by roof, burrow or sewer, attacks by roof rats...
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