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ChatGPT, AI will revolutionize pest control businesses - Pest Management Professional
Unless you have been living under a rock, you’ve probably been hearing about ChatGPT and artificial intelligence (AI). But what is behind all the hype? Like other AI tools, ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art language generation model that can generate human-like responses to typed or voice recognized queries. It accesses a massive dataset of facts and figures and can generate a wide range of responses that are often just as — or more — logical than those of a human.
2 tips to tell customers to lookout for fleas, ticks - Pest Management Professional
Vigilance is key when it comes to avoiding the worst of a flea or tick infestation. Remind your customers to always be on the lookout for fleas and ticks, especially if they own pets and especially if those pets go outside regularly. Here are two things they should be looking for: Ticks often can be found by simply petting a cat or dog. They stand out well against white fur despite their small size.
Nisus, Noble Pine Products announce Sterifab agreement - Pest Management Professional
Nisus Corp. announced that it reached an agreement with Noble Pine Products Co. to handle the sales, marketing and distribution of Sterifab to the professional pest market. “As a soft surface sanitizer, insecticide, viricide, Sterifab is a vital product in the pest control industry. It is a perfect complement to our disinfectant and bio-sanitation line and will be another way that we can provide support to our customers,” Lee Barrett, president of Nisus Corp., said in the news release.
ConidioTec: Aprehend
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin famously advised this to fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736, and the same holds true for bed bugs: Be proactive. Just 1 ounce of Aprehend is enough to treat a bedroom for up to three months of protection against the establishment of an infestation. It’s ideal for community and hospitality environments, multi-unit housing, or any space that welcomes the public.
Swarm season checklists save time and money - Pest Management Professional
While there’s still snow on the ground in some parts of the country, many pest management firms are already beginning to gear up for termite swarm season. This is the time of year when normally cryptic termites reveal themselves as winged reproductives, or swarmers, that fly off to mate and start new colonies. Swarmers usually emerge in the spring, but the exact timing will vary across regions by species, temperature and rainfall.
Bed bugs in unexpected places - Pest Management Professional
I think we’ve all been there: that head-scratcher job where bed bugs just seem to keep reappearing despite our best efforts. It’s not necessarily one of the most infested places we have treated, or even a multi-family dwelling where bed bug incursions might be blamed on neighboring units. It may even be a clean home, where the clients assure us they washed and dried all their bedding on high heat after each service. Yet every time we go back, there’s live bed bug activity in the bed.
Don't let bed bugs go unnoticed - Pest Management Professional
Bed bugs are small, but not invisible. In fact, the naked eye will do the trick, but if you or your clients don’t know exactly what to look for, bed bugs might go unnoticed until it’s too late. Here’s what you should tell your clients to look for when they call you for help: Bed bugs can be found almost anywhere, but there is a reason they are called bed bugs. Begin your search with mattresses, keeping an eye out for small, dark spots that could be their excrement.
Take your time to identify ants - Pest Management Professional
Use your time and resources wisely. Talk to your customers. Ask them where the ants are being seen, their color and size, when the ants are being seen, and how many ants are being seen at one time. Their answers should help you to narrow down the species of ant at the account. If ants are present during your visit, try to identify them yourself and use your knowledge to guide your treatments. Look for sources of food and water that are attracting them.
Tips to ensure successful ant bait use - Pest Management Professional
Ant gel baits have become a common tool in the pest management professional’s arsenal, and for good reason: They’re low-risk insecticides, easy to use, and effective. To ensure successful ant bait use, consider these tips: Identify the species. Knowing which species you’re targeting is essential when choosing a control strategy. If baits are the chosen strategy, identification will help you pinpoint where to place the bait. This may vary depending on the behavior and preferences of the ant species.
Clean up to prevent ants - Pest Management Professional
With as many as 100 trillion individuals globally, ants are the most numerous insects in the world. Not only will they look for ways to infiltrate every possible structure in search of food, but their small size means they’re almost certain to find one, leaving a chemical trail for their peers to follow. Thanks to this efficient model of exploration, consumption and expansion, human environments will never be entirely ant-free.
It is often incorrectly assumed that stored product pests (SPP) are only those insects that might get into the dried food goods in your pantry. In reality, the term “stored product pest” refers to insects that infest both food and non-food materials made from plant or animal origin. When you think about it, that list of materials comprises a whole lot of things.
RISE seeks support for PRIA 5 - Pest Management Professional
The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) authorizes a fee-for-service program for pesticide registration and review activities within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP). PRIA is coming up for reauthorization for the fourth time since originally passing into law in 2004. Along with other national pesticide registrant associations, we’re working on passing PRIA 5 during 2022 in the 117th Congress.
Go beyond the pantry to find stored product pests - Pest Management Professional
Just when your customers think that throwing out an infested bag of popcorn did the trick in controlling an stored product pest (SPP) infestation — they find more the next morning in the cereal box. Why are these pests such stubborn opponents? In addition to their ability to hide in small cracks and corners where they can be easily missed, people mistakenly tend to think these annoyingly tenacious invaders can’t spread beyond the pantry into the rest of the house.
How to Clean and Sterilize Your Patrol Cars
By John-Michael Kibrick for Noble Pine Products Cleanliness probably wasn’t the first thing you thought of when you swore to protect and serve your community. But when it comes to your patrol car, keeping things clean is an essential part of the job. Why cleanliness is important Most people like to keep their workspace clean, but as officers of the law, you have a special responsibility to do so, partly because so many people regularly enter and exit the patrol vehicles.
Staying organized while on the go - Pest Management Professional
Pest management professionals (PMPs) spend a lot of their time behind a windshield, so it makes sense that their vehicles’ front seats also become depositories for paperwork, meals and more. Several PMPs love their “mobile offices,” and were happy to share their thoughts and photos with us. Here are just a few of their photos and tips, with more online. Join the conversation at PMPPestTalk.net.
5 questions with India Unseld - Pest Management Professional
Did your pest management firm have “launch an outreach program” on its New Year’s resolution list for 2022, but not yet scratch it off? If you just don’t know where to begin, read on for how one company implemented and maintains several initiatives that benefit the many communities it serves. Guarantee Pest Control in Bowling Green, Ky., and its Blankenship and Sons Pest Control branch office in Adolphus, Ky., keeps its team busy offering quality service and community outreach.
Support for FIFRA remains strong - Pest Management Professional
Photo: raybon009/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images More than 350 organizations comprised of members who rely on the use of pesticides — including the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), RISE and the United Producers, Formulators & Distributors Association (UPFDA) — sent a letter on Jan. 10 to all members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to stress their support for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Tips for customers to avoid bed bugs - Pest Management Professional
People often don’t take the threat of bed bugs very seriously — until they have them. By that point, drastic measures usually are required. One of the most common questions asked of pest management professionals is, “How can we avoid getting bed bugs ever again?” To conclude your work properly and offer customers a little extra added value, give them the following tips: Check regularly for bed bugs. Caught early enough, it’s possible that a full-blown infestation can be prevented.
Use NPMA bed bugs guidelines to treat bed bugs - Pest Management Professional
Harry Bryan, manages mid-south territory, Nisus Corporation When I discuss bed bugs, I often reference the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Bed Bug Best Management Practices, online at PestWorld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/best-practices. These guidelines can help you educate your customers. In fact, start by educating customers about preparing the area for your service by cleaning and organizing, because clutter will hinder the effectiveness of the service.
Using resin strips to treat bed bugs - Pest Management Professional
Pest management professionals often are confronted with bed bug-infested electronic devices of residential customers. Treating these devices is challenging for a number of reasons, including the desire for them to be chemical-free at the end of the treatment, achieving control in difficult-to-access harborages, and concern for the safe treatment of sensitive electronic devices.
Ukiah resident releases new book ‘The New Consciousness’
War, disease and poverty: Can humanity’s problems by solved by consciousness? Something isn’t right with the world: global politics seem tainted, and daily life has rarely been so full of strife and fear for tomorrow. But a revelatory new way of thinking, embodied in Jakeb Brock’s “The New Consciousness,” aims to right these wrongs. “Our world’s wounds have become too deep for Band-aids,” says Brock. “Business-as-usual is no longer appropriate.
Citrus Heights Messenger | Community News
Meneghetti with actor Bill Paxton at an NBC party in San Diego. Photo courtesy of John Meneghetti Meneghetti with actor Bill Paxton at an NBC party in San Diego.Photo courtesy of John Meneghetti CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - America’s entertainment industry is perhaps unfairly centered in the infamous cities of Los Angeles and New York with signs of growth in Atlanta and San Francisco. One local man with a passion is changing the status quo and putting Citrus Heights on the entertainment map.
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