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Is The Green Pest Control Debate Over?

What is the latest debate in the pest control world? ‘Move forward, responsible pest control, minimum risk’ and the ever popular, “get out of the past.” My question, (actually I have two) is why? Why are we even having this debate & why do we have to move in any other direction then the one [...]

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Plan To Deal With These Three Types Of Pest Pressure

A few years ago Terminix had some great TV commercials airing where the ‘walls’ would tell the homeowner about some invading problem or termites moving in under the slab. Well since even our smartest house isn’t that advanced yet and no one has invented a device to alert us of impending pest invasions, it might [...]

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Great Christmas Ideas For The Pest Control Technician

Wondering what to get that man or woman in your life who is a pest control professional? This list may be your answer! It’s about that time of year again when shopping malls are filled with people buying gifts for loved ones hoping to spread some holiday cheer. Ah, the joy of giving, it makes [...]

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Is Billy The Exterminator Still On The Throne?

It’s hard to believe that The Billy The Exterminator show is now in its 6th season. It seems like just yesterday when this wild haired and gothic looking man took the country by storm and not only were ALL of my customers asking questions and making comments about his exploits….but the professional pest control world [...]

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Is Your B&G An 800 Pound Gorilla?

A few years ago I was part of a large group of bug men being led around a a large campus to give a bid for services. There were the big shot sales men from the mega firms, managers of medium sized companies, techs sent out by their bosses and even a little ol single [...]

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Calculating Your Worth In Pest Control

pest |pest| noun a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc. • informal an annoying person or thing; a nuisance. • (the pest) archaic bubonic plague. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting the bubonic plague): from French peste or Latin pestis ‘plague.’ It’s odd to me that people, pest control people especially, [...]

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Pest Proofing Your Home DIY Style / Anything Helps?

Some things customers do with chemicals to combat pest infestations just make me scratch my head. I’ve had homeowners dump a 50 gallon drum of used motor oil around their home to thwart termites. If there’s any left over they’ve been known to put it ON the cat to kill the fleas. Others have set [...]

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What’s The Hardest Part Of A Pest Control Complaint?

Re-do’s, courtesy calls, extra service visits, call it what you like but in the end it’s just a complaint. Complaint calls are part of the business and if I had the formula to eliminate them all, I’d be a wealthy man. If you don’t handle them right, complaint calls can cost your company a lot [...]

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The Secret Files Of My Bug Company-Just What Rights Does Your State Inspector Have?

By law the Florida Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services (DACS) requires a pest control company to hold onto WDO (wood destroying organism reports) for 7 years after the inspection. So recently I decided to make some room in my attic and I unloaded a boat load of old reports. All were separated by year [...]

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Get Your Autographed Tales Of The Route Book Today

I’ve never been accused of being a very good salesman. In fact, its almost been 30 years since I started my career and I think I’ve only amassed 5 total sales awards. Two plaques that were an after thought, a certificate with a fancy seal and two jackets that I guess were in lieu of [...]

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Pest Control Distributors- Shine Or The Shining?

A day late and a dollar short once again as I write this article on the heels of a major publications. This article of mine has been half written for a few months now and I wanted to see if there were other small companies who have had or are having similar experiences like mine. [...]

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The Show Must Go On

For some reason early on in my career I was tagged as the guy new technicians rode with for training. For better or for worse I’ve had a hand in seeing 100’s of techs through their first few hours, days or weeks of hands on service. (it always depended on the companies I worked for [...]

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Great But Darn Near Useless Tools Of Pest Control

A while back I wrote a series of articles with videos about “High Priced & Useless Tools.” In retrospect, I’d change the title to the one I’m using for this article because the tools mentioned aren’t completely useless as it (the title) suggests. But, if you read those articles I think I make that point [...]

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5 Universal Truths About Your Pest Control Route

Do you use less equipment now then you did when you started? After all a dead bug is still a dead bug regardless if you killed it with a $1000 dollar actisol machine or with a 40 cent shot of HPX. Although your equipment is important, a successful route is built on more than just [...]

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How To Know If You’re A Pest Control Redneck

Jeff Foxworthy is a true example of the greatness of America. Although he did not complete his college education, Foxworthy has become an huge success and a household name. He started his working life at IBM but at the urging of friends entered and won a laugh off contest and the rest is as they [...]

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