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Ask the Expert: Bed Bugs, Sac Spiders and German Cockroaches
Q: Do bed bugs ever produce solid droppings? All I ever read about are blood stains. K.L., Kan. A: Like most blood suckers — or any fluid sucker, such as aphids — bed bugs don’t produce solid fecal...
View ArticleHard to find flies, clothes moth control & bombing for German cockroaches
Q: A residential customer has a fly problem. The county extension agent identified the flies as Sciarids and says they breed in wet organic matter. The customer had the drains and garbage disposal...
View ArticleCoackroach Championship – German Cockroach: (aka Max Schmeling)
These speedy buggers are evasive, and can outnumber any opponent overnight. In the 1970s, pest management professionals (PMPs) were 10 times more likely to battle nasty German cockroach infestations...
View ArticleTips & Tricks: Commercial Kitchens with Cockroaches Require Focus-Zone...
Commercial kitchens are complex environments that require thorough inspection to develop the best pest management plan for German cockroaches. Using a focus-zone inspection, for example, ensures...
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Conducive Conditions: Shutting Down the Cockroach Condo
Getting rid of clutter and properly storing food should help deter cockroaches. Photo: Jeff McGovern This is a common sight in homes and businesses — an area for snacks to enjoy while taking a moment...
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Then and Now: A Cockroach Cleanout
Washable and reusable coveralls keep insects and dirt off clothes, and are lighter than a polyester uniform. Photo: Jeff McGovern In the mid-1970s, I was performing my first cockroach cleanouts of...
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Bug Off’s 2015 New York Pest Expo honored women in pest management
All of the women in attendance at NY Pest Expo gather onstage for a rare and wonderful photo opportunity. Andy Linares and his lovely mother stand front and center. The 2015 New York Pest expo was held...
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Tips & Tricks: Gel Bait and German Cockroaches
There is little doubt that gel baits are a primary tool to control German cockroaches. However, there are some situations where it might not make sense to simply apply more gel. If gel deposits placed...
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SHEPerspective: German Cockroaches
Knowing the basics of cockroach behavior can drastically improve your cockroach control efforts. German cockroaches love wood, water and warmth, and you can usually find them there. German cockroaches...
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Why resistant cockroach accounts aren’t futile
Manage resistance by always using more than one class of insecticide. Rotate among classes of insecticides that are subject to resistance. German cockroaches can become finicky beasts at times, but...
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PMPs call CSI’s Doxem Precise and Precision Delivery System a ‘game changer’...
Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) unveiled its Doxem Precise dry flowable bait for cockroaches, ants, crickets and other pests, and related Precision Delivery System (PDS), at PestWorld 2019. Dr. Janis...
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Fresh traps give fresh information
Insect monitors are the foundation of cockroach control. Change monitors regularly to get accurate information. What you capture on an insect monitor can provide plenty of information. PHOTO: MARK...
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Target partners with CSI for webinar, hosts Dr. Reed
Dr. Janis Reed, BCE, Technical Services Manager, Product Development Team, Control Solutions Inc. Target Specialty Products, a service provider of pest and turf and ornamental solutions in the United...
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Cockroach control: Taco technique makes for speedy bait placements
Dr. Dini Miller What if you can’t get customer cooperation? Dr. Dini Miller, a Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer (Class of 2019) and professor of entomology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute...
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German cockroach control tips: Multi-unit hosing, commercial kitchens
ON THE COVER, PHOTO: 7TH SON STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) are a steady revenue generator for many pest management professionals (PMPs). They are prevalent in...
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Entomologist insights from recent German cockroach studies
PHOTO: 7TH SON STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Research is the lifeblood of the professional pest management industry. Without entomologists performing observational studies, experiments and testing that build...
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Restaurant cockroaches aren’t always German
You may have immediately recognized this duo as Asian cockroaches, but your customer might assume they’re German cockroaches. PHOTO: COURTESY OF, AND COPYRIGHTED BY, GENE WHITE, PMIMAGES@EARTHLINK.NET...
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3 reasons cockroaches are successful
Dr. Janis Reed, BCE, Technical Services Manager, Product Development Team, Control Solutions Inc. Cockroaches are a pest management mainstay. They were one of the pests that led to the birth of our...
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2 vacuuming tricks for cockroaches
Tommy Powell, Technical Field Specialist, MGK A wise pest management professional once told me, “There is no such thing as resistance to a vacuum.” Vacuuming is the quickest way to knock down a...
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Study: German cockroach evolving to glucose-free diet
Photo: Erik Karits/shutterstock.com The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is potentially evolving to have a glucose-free diet, according to new research from North Carolina State University...
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