By: Madison Grimm Pest management has long been characterized as a male-dominant field, yet we continue to see more women take on field-based and office roles in the industry. To close out Women’s History Month, women at Copesan discuss their experiences, what they enjoy about working in pest management and their advice for industry newcomers. [...]
Pictured (above, left) left to right: Kim Kelley-Tunis, Terminix Commercial; Melisa Manns, Terminix Commercial; Justin McCauley, McCauley Services; Dominique Stumpf, National Pest Management Association; Scott Steckel, Plunkett’s Pest Control; Aric Schroeder, Copesan/Terminix Commercial; Alfie Treleven, Sprague Pest Solutions; Dennis Jenkins, ABC Home & Commercial Services – DFW; Tim Pollard, Arrow Exterminators; Dave Ramsey, [...]
By: Madison Grimm Exclusion is not a new concept within pest management. However, as the industry keeps evolving in favor of reduced-risk pesticides and non-chemical pest control strategies, the practice of exclusion continues to gain traction. At Copesan, we strive to be an industry leader in understanding and embracing the principles of integrated pest management, [...]
By: Mark VanderWerp, B.C.E. I recently put together a presentation about spiders for a training conference. Not being an arachnologist, I did a fair amount of research for this and realized I had a number of beliefs that weren’t quite accurate about spiders! Guess what? I know I’m not the only one! Spiders are a [...]
By: David Moore, B.C.E. Monitors can be an invaluable tool whether you are battling a current issue or proactively watching a location. These devices work 24/7 and will be your eyes when you are not present in your account. You can use insect monitors for multiple purposes. First, if they are installed properly, you can [...]
By: Jay Bruesch, B.C.E. After 50 years in the workforce and 37 years as a pest management professional, I retired in December. As such, there are a few things I’d like to share with you that I’ve learned during those many years. I’m tempted to reminisce about the good old days of stinky emulsifiable concentrates [...]
By: Bennett Jordan, Ph.D., B.C.E. Nothing operates independently. It’s as true in pest management as it is in the rest of the world. We are clear about this in our documentation and communication with our clients. Every organism has basic needs that must be met to sustain life. For pests to successfully infest a structure, [...]
By Madison Grimm Each year, we strive to enhance our expertise to make a positive impact both on the pest management industry, the industries we serve and our direct clients, and 2019 was no exception. As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the enhanced education and training experiences, exciting changes in leadership, [...]
By Anna Berry, B.C.E. Unlike many of the pests we protect food from, stored product pests (SPP) live in the food they are consuming. They do not travel from a safe harborage to a food source and then return back to their harborage — the harborage is the food source. The living preferences of species [...]
By Christian Wilcox, ACE Although the subject of this article is the use of Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs), its true purpose is to highlight the importance of knowing your target pest’s biology, particularly its reproductive cycles. This is a much different way of looking at pest situations. Most products we use have applications based on [...]
