By Daniel Hill When handling fruit flies, how many times have you said to a commercial customer, “It’s a sanitation issue,” pointed out some things that need to be fixed or cleaned and left? If so, you should never do it again after today! I’d like to give you some tips and selling points, as [...]
By Pat Hottel, BCE Pests can run, crawl, fly and hitchhike their way into the facilities we service. Some paths are obvious like a door which is left open or poorly sealed, and some not so obvious. Here is a list of the ways pests can enter a building and the methods for preventing entry: [...]
The fly you see buzzing around inside may represent far more of a problem than it appears on the surface. While most solitary flies you find indoors are outdoor invaders and don’t pose more than a risk of contamination and annoyance to those in the vicinity, two more grim possibilities exist. The first is that [...]
Outdoor lighting plays a big part in commercial pest control. In fact, the wrong lighting can actually attract night-flying insects. Moths, beetles, and other night-flying insects are not only annoying, but can contaminate products, repel customers, and attract more pests. When it comes to combating night-flying pests, performing a thorough light profile is critical. The right lighting [...]
Are You Vulnerable to Rodent Infestations Quiz Rodents like House Mice, Norway Rats and Roof Rats are one of the biggest threats to food safety and sanitation since they spread E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter and other illnesses. See If You Are Vulnerable to Rodent Infestations. [viralQuiz id=2] If you are looking for rodent control in [...]
Rodents like House mice, Norway rats and roof rats are one of the biggest threats to food safety and sanitation since they spread E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and other illnesses carried in their feces, urine, and saliva. Rodenticides are primary and effective first-line of defense against rodent infiltrations. Eliminating these rodent control methods without an equally [...]
By Jeff Weier One of the more common types of pheromones are sex pheromones. In 1959, the first insect sex pheromone, Bombykol, was isolated from the silkworm moth. Since then, hundreds of pheromones have been discovered for hundreds of insects. A few of these pheromones have been synthesized for commercial use to monitor for insects. [...]
I consider myself both a good entomologist and an ever-evolving backyard beekeeper. So imagine my horror last fall when I lifted the covers off of my hives that previously had almost 30,000 bees (each) two weeks prior, and I suddenly saw only five bees in one and four in the other! Where did they all go? [...]
It’s no secret that rodents and food simply do not mix. The sight of a single rodent deters customers and is associated with major health issues and public safety concerns. The How Rodents are dangerous pests that are associated with many diseases. Rats and mice don't bother to wipe their feet before entering, and they [...]
By Will Hansen Often, the preventive services we offer as pest management professionals are perceived as the sole solutions to our clients’ current pest issues. This should not always be the case; I look at the services we provide as, foremost, informational, then preventive and finally curative. One of the ways we have found to make [...]
