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Wed Feb 29 2012
Sometimes They All Just Get Along
How can an Insect Growth Regulator be mixed with a general pesticide and still be effective? Can you help me understand this? To me it seems sort of like mixing a repellent and non-repellent insecticide and rendering one or both of them useless.
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Submitted by Dominick, NV -
Tue Feb 28 2012
Hatched And Hungry
In regards to a newly hatched bedbug nymph, how soon does it need to have its first blood meal to remain viable.
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Submitted by Mike, OH -
Mon Feb 27 2012
Rodent Station Intervals
How many feet apart should you place LP rodent stations?
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Submitted by clarence/cindy, HI -
Sun Feb 26 2012
Chemical Questions
Do you believe the only way to avoid more than a mild presence of liquid pesticide 'junk' around a cap is by allowing the product to drip for 20-30 seconds? Do you think making a concerted effort to not get liquid around the outside threads of the cap area is the only way? A related question pertains to the little flakes and chips of pesticide that sometimes do not break down in a tank mix. I ...
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Submitted by Christopher, FL -
Sat Feb 25 2012
Proper Pesticide Transport
I see pest control companies that use cars as their service vehicles, and I believe they transport the chemicals inside the passenger compartment in a locked box. Is this legal?
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Submitted by doug, CA -
Fri Feb 24 2012
Bats, and Not Even A Belfry
I have an apartment building with bats in the end wall. The entry point is the flashing from the attic vent and brick. What is the best way to get them out?
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Submitted by Kevin, TX -
Thu Feb 23 2012
Happy Where They Are
I service a potato processing plant where one of their shops has 2 pigeons roosting in it. From what the customer has said they have been there for over 2 years, but in the 4 months I have been working on site I have only ever seen the same 2 birds. Exclusion is as good as it will get and I can't seem to catch or bait these 2 pigeons. Any suggestions? I have prebaited with several differe...
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Submitted by Thomas, WA -
Wed Feb 22 2012
Is Resistance Forever?
My question is concerning pesticide resistance and cockroaches. I realize that rotating the pesticides and type of pesticides is a good method for avoiding pesticide resistance, but if you do have pesticide in your inventory that roaches have developed resistance to would it be possible to bring that pesticide back into rotation 9 to 18 months later? My thinking is that the product should be ou...
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Submitted by Lawrence, TX -
Tue Feb 21 2012
What For De-Licing
What can you use to get rid of lice from your home?
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Submitted by Carl, CA -
Mon Feb 20 2012
What Now When Raining?
Technicians around the country routinely apply pyrethroid granules during rainy weather. With the new label changes to pyrethroid products what would be a substitute "rainy day service protocol" for a service technician to follow?
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Submitted by cliff, NC
