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Controlling Stored Product Pests Is Easy; Until It’s Not - by: Kevin Hathorne

January

A Case of Mistaken Identity - by: Stan Cope

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It Can’t Always Be the Hammer - by: Michael Thome

Winged Invaders: Addressing Flying Insects in Homes - by: Bart Foster

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2024

Inveterate Invertebrate Pests of Meat by: Bennett Jordan

January

The X Factor in Termite Control by: Michael Thome

February

Look Up, Down and All Around by: David Moore

March

Treating Ants: A Subfamily Affair by: Jennifer Sweeney-Ingram

April

How Low Can You Go? by: Blair Smith

May

When a Bite Isn't a Bite by: Bob Gilbert

June

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Cause for Confusion: Stored Product Pest Doppelgangers by: Patricia Hottel

August

Formulating a Granular Plan by: Tom Jarzynka

Is it Dead Yet? Now What? by: Don Foster

September

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Trapping Mice 101 by: Jeremy Southgate

November

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Understanding Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity by: Caroline Kohnert

November

Integrity in Pest Management: The Importance of Keeping Your Word by: Ted Thorp

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2023

The Ins and Outs of Internal Recertification Training by: Mark VanderWerp

January

Learning to See by: Bob Gilbert

February

Thoughts on Tawny Crazy Ants by: Bart Foster

March

Rodenticide Restrictions: What We Have Learned by: Efrain Velasco

April

Documentation: What You Write Matters by: David Moore

May

The Basics of Bait Aversion with German Cockroaches by: Jay Everitt

June

July

Reading the Board: How to Interprete Glue Trap Findings by: Pat Hottel

August

Understanding Expectations: Commercial Versus Residential by: Darren VanSteenwyk

Why Fleet and Technical Services Should Carpool by: Cory Goeltzenleuchter

September

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Know Thy Self, Know Thy Expectations by: Alex Blahnik

November

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Tricky Insects in ILTs by: Caroline Kohnert

Becoming a Technical Leader: A Path Worth Pursuing by: Christian Wilcox

2022

We're All Killers, But Do You Want to be a Collector? by: Mark VanderWerp

January

Preparing for Subterranean Termite Inspections by: David Moore

February

Why Aren't Ants Taking the Bait? by: Shep

March

Environmental Cues May Determine When Subterranean Termites Swarm by: Bart Foster

April

Supply Chain Issues Create Training Opportunities by: Cory Goeltzenleuchter

May

Preventing the Rise of Fungus Beetle Infestations by: Jeff Weier

June

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Small Wasps Can Warn of Big Issues by: Santos Portugal

August

Are You an Impostor or an Expert? by: Christian Wilcox

Crafting a Thorough Service Report by: Caroline Kohnert

September

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Managing Pests with Your Whole Mind by: Alex Blahnik

November

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Choosing the Right Formulation by: David Moore

Urban Pest and Plant Interactions by: Ashley Roden