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The Acrobatic Ants Easy Elimination

Posted on June 17, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

The best way to identify this ant is to view its abdomen from the top, it resembles closely the shape of a heart. Why they didn’t name it the cardiac ant I’m really not sure. Continue reading →

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Headless Zombie Fire ants

Posted on May 14, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

Maybe the whole reason the ants got on that boat in the first place was to avoid the Phroid flies so it may be worth a shot. Continue reading →

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Fire ants in Oklahoma

Posted on April 9, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

To many homeowners store there unused baits in sheds or garages where it gets real hot. This heat will cook the bait and ruin the palatability of the bait and may just create a chemical breakdown so it’s no good even if they do eat it. Continue reading →

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Ants

Posted on February 1, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

Amazing ants and how to deal with them Continue reading →

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SEO 101 for a Local Pest Control Business

Posted on March 12, 2018 by The Bug Doctor

SEO 101 for a Local Pest Control Business: Written by Pest Control proof. Pest Control proof is a local pest control company serving Michigan and Massachusetts.  There are literally thousands of SEO articles and videos on the Internet, along with … Continue reading →

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Ipm inside and out

Posted on June 13, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

IPM, Integrated Pest Management, has been around since the 1950’s, mainly for agriculture. Synthetic pesticides were coming into their own after World warII and this approach was developed to replace ‘calendar’ use of applications to more of a monitoring and … Continue reading →

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Whistling passed the cemetery; Ipm,trapped in a spat & building relationships with your distributor

Posted on June 13, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

Each week, Jerry Schappert and Bryan Baird recap some of the most interesting posts from the Pest Cemetery Facebook Group. If you’re not a member, you can join here: PestCemetery.com In the latest edition of Whistling Passed Cemetery, the guys … Continue reading →

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The times, they are a changing

Posted on May 24, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

The Times…They are a Changing written by Daniel D.Dye II. An associate certified entomologist with over 4o years experience Daniels insight and expertise is highly sought after in the pest control industry. We are thankful for his contribution and hope … Continue reading →

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Pestcemetery live cruise a HUGE success & 3 interviews you cannot afford to miss

Posted on March 19, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

On March 10th 2017 Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship The Majesty, set sail on what was an epic 3 day journey. With close to 40 pest professionals on board, this fun filled trip turned into so much more. Friendships were cemented, … Continue reading →

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A synopsis of my career;my time with Cheech & Chong

Posted on February 8, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

Ok Ok,…. enough you say of this long drawn out synopsis. I get it. You’ve read I’m sure, my adventures as a commercial salesman and my rise to a national accounts rep. Where did I go next? Where, after my … Continue reading →

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Whistling passed the cemetery; episode 8

Posted on January 25, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

Each week, Jerry Schappert and Bryan Baird recap some of the most interesting posts from the Pest Cemetery Facebook Group. If you’re not a member, you can join here: PestCemetery.com

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Our first $1 million + year….An Honest Journey…Are YOU READY?

Posted on January 8, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

Its official, just got the news a bit ago, we thought we were going to end up short by about $40k for 2016, but we actually went over the million mark by the same amount! Can you imagine what these … Continue reading →

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A synopsis of my career; The death (not forever) of my pest control route

Posted on January 1, 2017 by The Bug Doctor

I loved the commercial route, I truly did. It wasn’t long ago, (maybe 3 or 4 years?) that I saw an ad in my pest control associations magazine for a commercial tech to work for one of the fastest growing … Continue reading →

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The Ambiguous Pesticide Label/ Lets Make Labels Great Again

Posted on December 11, 2016 by The Bug Doctor

If the label on a pesticide product is the law (and there is NO DISPUTE of this fact), or so we’re told. Then deviating from it should bring consequences should it not? I mean going 55 mph through a school … Continue reading →

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Whistling past the cemetery: Episode 3

Posted on December 10, 2016 by The Bug Doctor

For the last week of November, Jerry Schappert and Bryan Baird recapped three of the most interesting posts made on the Pest Cemetery Facebook Group.   The first thread mentioned was Diana Dincoff Wallace’s thread about Pharaoh ants.   She … Continue reading →

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