Each year in the United States carpenter ants cost property owners millions of dollars. But this figure is nothing compared to the billions spent out annually on termite damage. That is why it is important to be aware of the difference between these two insects. Often mistaken for each other, termites and carpenter ants both produce winged reproductives to [...]
Sprayers of all kinds will always repay neglect with irksome malfunctions. As we round the bend into this year’s outdoor invader season, when we’ll depend on sprayers for spider, occasional invader and ant treatments, here are some pointers on keeping handheld, backpack and power sprayers in good health and ready to serve you. Nozzle Worn? [...]
No matter what business you maintain, a lack of ant control can have a negative effect on you - bottom line. Biting ants, like the fire ant, can drive customers away from outside areas where they can congregate before being drawn in to purchase food and other products. Odorous house ants crunch under foot and leave an [...]
Menomonee Falls, WI – April 27, 2015 Copesan Services, Inc., national commercial pest management provider, elected new officers to its Board of Directors during its annual Shareholders Meeting held April 17, 2015, in Palm Springs, CA. Stacy O’Reilly, President, Plunkett’s Pest Control, Fridley, MN, will lead the Copesan Board of Directors as Chair, and Ben Walker, [...]
Where are you in your opinion of pest birds? Do those pigeons, sparrows, grackles, starlings and other pest birds still amuse you or fill you with wonder? Or have you dealt with their droppings long enough? It is easy sometimes to forget how damaging these birds can be, especially when they do amazing things, like learn how to fly [...]
Menomonee Falls, WI – April 9, 2015 Copesan Services, Inc., national commercial pest management provider, is pleased to announce that Deni Naumann, President, has been named to the Board of Directors for AIB International – Certification Services, a national leader in third-party audit certification services and food safety education. AIBI’s Board of Directors provides strategic direction [...]
The evidence of spring comes in many forms. Though we recognize March 20, or the spring equinox, as the end of winter and the beginning of spring, it is the increase in daylight and warmer temperatures that convince us winter is truly over. Pests don't wait for a day on the calendar to decide it [...]
Much discussion has been devoted to the subject of bed bugs for the past several years. This has brought to surface a sense of awareness, albeit a vague one, of the existence and fears of bed bug invasions. Knowledge of the pesky bed bug is often limited to bare, basic facts. Number one, they feed [...]
Reduction of food, water and shelter is a critical component of food facility pest management programs. The more we can reduce the availability of these basic survival needs, the easier it is to control pests. However, there can be times that the type of cleaning strategies that are used to eliminate food can be detrimental [...]
Menomonee Falls, WI – March 16,2015 – Pest management industry leaders, Copesan, a premier service provider, and Syngenta, a leading supplier, teamed up to raise dollars for two nationally recognized, organizations providing scholarship funds and research support to the industry during Copesan’s annual conference held February 10-12 in St. Augustine, FL. Conference attendees, including members of [...]
