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The Victor M460UC Zapper Max™ OUTDOOR Rat Trap On Today’s Living The Wildlife Podcast With Stephen Vantassel Demos from 2022-02-18T18:58:24
Looking for a professional-grade rat trap that is humane? Do not skip this video! On today’s edition of the Living The Wildlife Podcast,...
Diligence- Getting It Done Every Day! Part 6 Of The 12 D’s Of Achieving Anything You Want In Life from 2022-02-17T04:03:55
Are you needing some guidance in reaching your business goals? On today’s edition, The Pestgeek continues the series ’12 D’s...
5 Kinds Of Ants On Rooftop: This Is A Job For An Integrated Pest Management Senior Technician from 2022-02-15T03:38:56
On today’s edition of the Pestgeek Podcast, We find 5 different kinds of ants at this location is a bigger concern: big headed ants, car...
How To Use Marketing Swag To Promote Your Wildlife Control Business On Today’s Living The Wildlife Podcast With Stephen Vantassel from 2022-02-12T05:31:53
Do not miss today’s edition of ‘Living The Wildlife’ wildlife control consultant and host Stephen Vantassel as he discusses ...
Need To Get Rid Of Ants In A Roof? This Is How We Do It Using A B&G Insect Bait Station from 2022-02-08T04:56:05
Do not skip this video! On today’s edition of the Pestgeek Podcast, Franklin Hernandez, The Pestgeek, shows us how to get rid of ants in...
Dr. Roger Baldwin of The Vertebrate Pest Conference On Living The Wildlife Podcast With Stephen Vantassel from 2022-02-05T04:57:42
On this edition of the Living The Wildlife Podcast, wildlife control consultant and host Stephen Vantassel interviews Dr. Roger Baldwin of The...
This Is What Pest Control Business Owners Need To Know About Hiring The Right People from 2022-02-03T06:35:01
How do you know if you are hiring the right person for the job? What does it take to hire the right people? What is the criteria and when is i...
How To Document German Roach Population Reduction Using Monitor Glue Boards from 2022-02-01T04:04:37
On today’s episode of Pestgeek Podcast, we use glue boards to monitor the reduction of a German roach population. Every 2 weeks we can v...
Do Not Miss This Video If You Own A Wildlife Control Business: Top Ten End of Year Activities from 2022-01-01T02:27:54
The end of the year is always a good time to assess your business goals and your trajectory as well as think of new strategies to attain those...
Find Out How To Generate More Income 3 different Ways If You Are A Solo Operator In The Integrated Pest Control Field from 2021-12-30T02:07:01
On today’s edition of the Pestgeek Podcast, Franklin talks about 3 ways to generate more income if you are a solo operator in the integr...
How Excess Moisture Combined With Excess Shade Can Produce Weeds And Disease from 2021-12-28T06:43:44
On today’s episode, we’ll explain how excess moisture combined with excess shade can produce weeds and disease in a beautiful lawn...
Understanding Why The Gig Economy Is Making It Hard To Get Workers To Work More Hours And To Find New Employees from 2021-12-23T08:46:31
It’s clear that we have entered a new economic reality. On today’s Pestgeek Podcast, we explore how and why the so called gig econ...
Unusual Burrows In Beautiful Lawn: Mole Crickets! from 2021-12-21T11:57:21
A Customer complains about strange burrows in lawn. The Pestgeek knows who is to blame: Mole Crickets ! On today’s episode of the Pestge...
Stephen Vantassel’s Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook from 2021-12-18T01:45:42
Join us on today’s episode of the Living The Wildlife Podcast, as host and wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel gives us an ove...
‘Doing’: The 5th ‘D’ Of The 12 D’s Achieving Success At Anything You Want from 2021-12-17T05:40:09
Dream, desire, direction, decisiveness; all part of the journey towards success. On today’s edition, The Pestgeek continues the series &...
This Is How Ficus Defoliation Is Caused By Whiteflies In A Miami Beach Neighborhood. from 2021-12-14T06:29:37
This is how we inspect for ficus defoliation caused by whiteflies. On today’s edition, after four months of treatment, we redid the trea...
Wildlife Control Consultant Stephen Vantassal Reviews ‘The Closer’s Survival Guide’ By Grant Cardone from 2021-12-10T19:19:59
Sales is often a dirty word that many sole operators or business owners view in a negative light. However, it doesn’t have to be this wa...
Initial Inspection Fail: German Roach Infestation In Overlooked Places & Grain Weevils In The Pantry from 2021-12-07T08:40:55
Following holistic pest control management protocol -regardless of the severity of the infestation- is essential. Today’s video shows us...
How To Control Woodpeckers: Tips and Techniques from 2021-12-03T13:58:51
One of the challenges of wildlife control services is bad regulation. Controlling woodpeckers requires doing so within the scope of the law. O...
12 D’s To Achieving Anything You Want Part 3: Direction In Achieving Your Goals from 2021-12-02T06:24:37
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.”
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Treating Cool Season Lawn Diseases Through Holistic Pest Control from 2021-11-30T05:56:02
Cool season disease have started and brown patches on grass are already visible on a healthy lawn. The signs are there. Lawn diseases are comm...
How To Assemble An Ant Station That A Landscaper Won’t Ruin. from 2021-11-27T00:45:55
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Ant stations are often destroyed by landscapers and are require replacement because of this. On today’s edition, this is how...
How Desire Can Help You Achieve Anything You Want: Part 2 Of The 12 D’s To Achieving Anything You Want. from 2021-11-24T19:08:09
Over 65% of people dream of running a small business and working for themselves. Dreaming and doing however are 2 very different things, thoug...
Organic Pest Control Exclusion On a Re-roof After American Roaches Start Making Their Way Into Home from 2021-11-23T05:23:38
On today’s edition, The PestGeek finds American cockroaches in a home after a recent re-roof. On close inspection, he finds a multitude ...
Understanding The Basics Of Masonry Chimneys And What To Do When You Find Racoons In Your Chimney. from 2021-11-19T08:24:07
On today’s edition of Living The Wildlife, host and wildlife consultant Stephen Vantassel takes us through the basics of Masonry Chimney...
12 D’s To Achieving Anything You Want Part 1: ‘Dreaming About Starting A Small Business vs. The Realities Of Running A Small Business’ from 2021-11-17T21:27:33
Sometimes, the right question makes the difference. Do you have what it takes to start a small business? Do you dream about running a small bu...
Fantastic holistic Eco-Friendly IPM Lawncare Results Even When Our Clients’ Neighbors Neglect Theirs. from 2021-11-15T20:45:18
On today’s episode, this is how we get our clients’ lawns fantastic results even when neighbors do not take care of their lawns. O...
Free Range & Feral Cat Publication For Wildlife Control Professionals from 2021-11-12T08:16:14
If you run a wildlife control business and are struggling to control feral or free range cats, do not miss this video. On today’s editio...
Bringing Exoras Back To Life With Our Eco-friendly Bio-based Products. from 2021-11-11T05:11:38
A year ago, we were called to treat these severely damaged Exora plants. We began treating them with our natural eco-friendly approach to land...
This Is Why We Use Glue Traps And Monitors To Trap American Cockroaches As Part Of Our Approach To Holistic Pest Control Management. from 2021-11-09T04:37:21
On today’s edition, we discuss why we use glue boards and monitors as part of our holistic approach to integrated pest control managemen...
Understanding How Carbon Monoxide Fumigation Works from 2021-11-05T08:37:01
On today’s edition of Living The Wildlife Podcast, wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel discusses the basics of Carbon Monoxide...
This Client Has Been With US Close To 15 Years & This Is How We Keep Their Plants Gorgeous With Our 100% Natural Proprietary Blends Pestgeek from 2021-11-04T04:59:30
No granular fertilizers were used to get this plant to look healthy and gorgeous. In fact, we employ 100% natural foliar spray combinations wi...
Quarterly Pest Management Services On Residential & Commercial Properties in South Florida? Actually, It Is Not Such A Good Idea. Here’s why! from 2021-11-02T02:32:03
Within a period of 3 months, it is easy for many problems to arise. Especially in South Florida, this can be a recipe for disaster. On today&#...
Living The Wildlife Podcast host and wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel Interviews Eric McCool Of Critter McCool Management Group from 2021-10-29T06:42:11
On today’s edition of the Living The Wildlife Podcast, host and wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel Interviews Eric McCool Of ...
Sedge Weeds, Broadleaves and Grassweeds: Understanding The Difference And Why You Need Multiple Products To Control Them from 2021-10-28T03:41:14
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On today’s edition of the Pestgeek Podcast, Franklin discusses the difference between weeds: sedge, broadleaf and grassweed. ...
Living The Wildlife Podcast’s Stephen Vantassel: “The Connector Trap” Product Demo from 2021-10-22T06:53:38
On today’s edition, wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel demos “The Connector Trap” by Bud’s Trap Company, LL...
Dealing With Mosquito Population in South Florida Using Inzecto Mosquito Traps from 2021-10-21T02:51:25
Controlling a mosquito population in South Florida can be a daunting task. On today’s edition of Pestgeek Podcast, we discuss how to dea...
This Is How We Inspect A Garage In Integrated Pest Control Management. from 2021-10-19T02:12:40
Exclusion is organic pest control and on today’s edition, we inspect a garage for gaps that might give bugs open access to a home. This ...
The Future Of Professional Wildlife And Pest Control Trade Associations: Thinking Strategically vs. Thinking Tactically from 2021-10-15T04:15:19
On today’s Living The Wildlife Podcast, host Stephen Vantassel discusses the concept of thinking strategically about the future of profe...
These Are The Top 3 Sales Strategies Every Pest Control Technician Needs To Master To Become A Successful Pest Control Professional from 2021-10-13T19:30:23
The thought of selling makes most people squirm. With most pest control techs, it’s no different. Here’s the good news. It turns o...
Lawn Care Troubles: Why Is Your Lawn Dying; How Are Your Palm Trees Killing Your Lawn? from 2021-10-12T04:01:50
On today’s edition, as part of our premium lawn care services, we examine dying grass and try to locate the source of the problem. In ou...
The Truth About Wildlife Control Certifications. from 2021-10-08T04:34:55
On today’s edition of the Living The Wildlife with Stephen Vantassel, we discuss the truth about certifications in the field of wildlife...
Essential Lawncare Product Demo: 12 Gallon BEAST Battery Powered Cart Sprayer With 100Ft Hose. from 2021-10-07T02:34:55
Don’t miss today’s edition, as part of our holistic approach to integrated pest management, Franklin demos an essential lawncare p...
This Is What A Lady Palm (Rhapis Palm) With Anthracnose Disease, Chlorosis and Necrosis Looks Like. from 2021-10-04T22:02:16
On today’s edition of The Pestgeek Podcast, Franklin inspects a Lady Palm (Rhapis Palm) with anthracnose disease, chlorosis and necrosis. Interestingly enough, the most severe issu...
The Reality Of Charitable Giving For The Wildlife Control Business Owner from 2021-10-01T10:08:03
On today’s edition of The Living The Wildlife Podcast With Stephen Vantassel, we discuss the challenges of charitable giving for the sma...
Testing Bait Placement On Glue Boards In Trash room Previously Sprayed With Pyrethroid against German roaches from 2021-09-28T03:18:12
On today’s edition, we placed bait on 5 glue boards in a trash room previously sprayed with pyrethroid against German roaches. This is t...
Living The Wildlife Host Stephen Vantassel Interviews Jordi Segers: Coordinator of the White Nose Syndrome Program Canada from 2021-09-24T08:31:22
On today’s edition of the Living The Wildlife Podcast, host Stephen Vantassel welcomes guest Jordi Segers, Coordinator of the White-Nose...
Even When He Is Off Duty, An Integrated Pest Control Management Professional Is Always On Duty: Here’s Why. from 2021-09-23T03:15:28
American roach eggs at a commercial facility bathroo, on today’s edition. American roach feces are often confused with mice feces or rod...
Tips For Healthy Lawn Care : How To Get A Beautiful Green Lawn Without Nitrogen Fertilizer from 2021-09-21T04:27:33
On today’s edition, lawn care tips. This is how you to get a beautiful green lawn without using nitrogen fertilizer.
Mike Martin and C.Gotlibowski of pestwildlifeproducts.com Join Stephen Vantassel to discuss their journey into pest and wildlife control. from 2021-09-17T09:24:12
Stephen Vantassel Interviews Mike Martin and C.Gotlibowski of pestwildlifeproducts.com to discuss their journey into pest and wildlife control...
How To Cope With Trials And Tribulations While Running A Successful Integrated Pest Control Business. from 2021-09-16T01:37:54
How To Cope With Trials And Tribulations While Running A Successful Integrated Pest Control Business.
Termites in house? Wood left behind in new construction could attract termites from 2021-09-14T02:15:49
On today’s edition, we find out why there are termites in this house. It turns out that when construction was done, wood was left behind...
How Understanding Bird Damage in Cherry Orchards Can Help You Protect Other Fruit Trees from 2021-09-10T07:18:39
Bird damage in cherry orchards can give you an insight into protecting fruit trees in general. On today’s edition of the Living The Wild...
This Palm Tree Is Not Aware That It Is Actually Dead from 2021-09-07T00:44:12
On today’s edition, an unhealthy palm tree: wrong size, wrong color. Most techs would likely recommend fertilizer. However, on close ins...
What You Need To Know About Active Ingredients In The Rodenticide Known As Bromethalin from 2021-09-03T12:52:21
Starting with the Non-anticoagulant, fat soluble and relatively fast acting characteristics of this rodenticide and its effect on the nervous ...
This Is How You Can Improve Your Tech’s Selling Skills & Confidence In Integrated Pest Management Through Role Playing. from 2021-09-01T19:34:24
How important is it to hone those selling skills as an integrated pest control technician? On today’s edition, the Pestgeek discusses th...
Living The Wildlife With Stephen Vantassel: Introduced Rats And An Endemic Roundworm from 2021-08-27T10:22:03
Wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel discusses introduced rats and an endemic roundworm on today’s Living The Wildlife.
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What Are You Really Going To Do When Your Only Pest Control Tech Gets Injured, Quits Or Gets Fired? from 2021-08-25T21:18:15
On today’s edition, some more realities about running a small IPM company. The challenges of being a sole operator and running an integr...
Seal And Proof An Attic Against Roaches, mice, rats and other rodents Using Exclusion Foam. from 2021-08-23T19:08:48
On today’s edition, roaches are getting into home through the attic. This is how our organic pest control takes care of sealing and proo...
Stephen Vantassel of ‘Living The Wildlife’ Interviews Michael Beran of ‘Wildlife Command Center’ from 2021-08-20T10:42:15
Michael Beran is the founder and owner of Wildlife Command Center. On today’s edition, Michael takes us through his remarkable journey f...
Scaling your business while being the most expensive pest control company is not possible unless you can demonstrate value. from 2021-08-19T01:15:37
Today we discuss the touchy subject of demonstrating value in integrated pest control and why scaling an IPM business is such a challenge. Als...
How we get beautiful results on commercial landscapes using our proprietary blend of natural insecticides and fertilizers from 2021-08-17T02:56:06
Getting a landscape to look this beautiful is the result of careful and meticulous planning. On today’s edition, we show you how we get ...
Living The Wildlife Podcast with Stephen Vantassel: Thomas Kaps of Flock Free Bird Control Systems and Service Interview. from 2021-08-13T09:40:58
On this edition of Living the Wildlife, wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel once again welcomes Thomas Kaps of Flock Free Bird Contr...
Life is unfair, so what?! This is really why you’re not succeeding as a pest control professional running an IPM business. from 2021-08-11T19:04:20
The issue of fairness in business and life in general is too often just an excuse for giving up. On today’s edition, why are you not suc...
Not enough to place Rodent Stations when doing pest control in Miami, You Need Exclusion Services too! from 2021-08-10T00:57:14
Integrated pest control is requires much more than placing rodent stationsYou need rodent exclusion. You need to proof your property against r...
What it’s like to work with a government agency and his role in wildlife regulation and law in Montana (Living The Wildlife with Stephen Vantassel). from 2021-08-06T10:39:30
On today’s edition, Wildlife consultant Stephen Vantassel discusses his ‘day job’: what it’s like to work with a gover...
On The Road With The Pestgeek: The IPM Work Ethic, The Entrepreneurial Mindset and The Price of a Better Lifestyle from 2021-08-05T02:16:10
The challenges of running a small integrated pest control business during a pandemic and the truth about pest control experience vs. pest cont...
This Is How You Can Identify Rat Activity In Your Home Through Rub Marks on Textured Drywall And Entry Points Into Attic. from 2021-08-03T03:29:49
On today’s edition, we find rat activity in a home through rub marks along textured drywall. Rat proofing the home is needed here as wel...
The Need for Urban Wildlife Research with Wildlife Consultant Stephen Vantassel from 2021-07-30T12:06:54
On today’s edition of ‘The Living The Wildlife Podcast’, wildlife consultant Stephen Vantassel gets candid about wildlife re...
Lisa Myers Botts (Owner operator at Peacock Pest Prevention) discusses Women In Pest Control With The Pestgeek from 2021-07-29T02:26:44
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Customer Complained All of The Sudden They Have Dozens of Mosquitoes Inside The Home: Here’s why! from 2021-07-27T03:08:59
Dozens of mosquitoes suddenly appearing inside a home. After a brief inspection, we find mosquito larvae in the water of a plant inside the ho...
How To Paint A Rat Cage To Maximize Its Effectiveness Against Rats: Tips From Wildlife Consultant Stephen Vantassel. from 2021-07-23T12:58:04
A few tips on properly painting a rat cage to maximize its effectiveness against rodents. On today’s edition of ‘Living The Wildl...
Selling Without Selling Out: Sales For Technicians Or Non Sales People In Pest Control. from 2021-07-21T19:16:36
Being a pest control business owner requires a lot of hats. Being a salesperson is the hat that most do not enjoy. On today’s edition, h...
How Integrated Pest Control Perimeter Inspection can help Determine How Rats Got Into Home from 2021-07-19T21:50:26
A newly bought house with rats getting into home. Part of a holistic approach to integrated pest control involves locating the entry points an...
Stephen Vantassel and Mike Hoggan (formerly of USDA wildlife) talk about ‘Select-a-catch’ snare traps. from 2021-07-16T23:50:44
As opposed to old snare systems that are inhumane to animals, the Select-A-Catch is a cable restraint animal capturing device that is capable ...
What Are The Challenges Of Running a Small Integrated Pest Control Business And Working For A Small Business? from 2021-07-14T20:28:16
Pest control in Miami is a very competitive field. Running a small integrated pest management business is quite a challenge. On today’s ...
Maintaining An In2Care Mosquito Control Trap from 2021-07-13T00:31:57
On today’s edition, how to maintain an In2Care Mosquito Control Trap. If mosquito control is part of your pest control routine, hereR...
On This Edition Of Living The Wildlife with Stephen Vantassel: The Frye Rat Inspection Tool Demo . from 2021-07-10T03:29:43
On today’s edition of Living The Wildlife, Wildlife Consultant Stephen Vantassel demos the Frye Inspection Tool originally developed in ...
How Much Of A Gap Do American Roaches Need To Get Into Your Home? from 2021-07-07T17:57:17
So how much of a gap do American roaches need to actually invade a home. It turns out, not much. On today’s edition, a stove exhaust ven...
Rat Trap Safety: Using Ambush Rat Station and Trapper T-rex Combination To Ensure Safety from 2021-07-05T19:26:39
On today’s edition, we catch a juvenile rat alongside an adult rat using an Ambush rat station and Trapper T-rex inside. This is done fo...
What Is It Like To Be A Show Guest on LIVING THE WILDLIFE with Stephen Vantassel (Wildlife Consultant) from 2021-07-02T22:19:17
Wildlife consultant Stephen Vantassel discusses a wide range of topics that address wildlife conservation, wildlife control as well integrated...
Soon After Roof Job, cockroaches Invade Home and customer freaks out. from 2021-07-01T03:32:06
After new roof job, customer calls to complain about roaches invading home . We find gaps in new roof and recommend excluder(exclusion foam). ...
Snake Repellent Barriers: Living The Wildlife With Stephen Vantassel from 2021-06-26T01:56:58
On today’s edition, Wildlife Control Consultant Stephen Vantassel discusses snake repellent barriers.
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Controlling plaster bagworms through removal with vacuum or brush. from 2021-06-24T02:56:21
On today’s edition, it’s plaster bagworms. Little worms (inside a caccoon they build) that feed offof bacteria on your garage wall...
It’s going to rain today, Can you spray another day?. The challenge of Integrated Pest Control in Miami. from 2021-06-22T04:00:11
On today’s edition, the truth about trying to work during rainy season; the challenge of doing lawn care in 100 degree Miami summer weat...
Understanding firearm and discharge laws in Wildlife control from 2021-06-19T01:41:45
Today’s edition is to help you identify and find firearm laws in your state. Wildlife consultant Stephen tackles the issue of Firearms and fir...
Too much mulch or not enough mulch? How to get it right Pest Control Pro. from 2021-06-16T20:43:29
Mulch becomes organic matter and provides places for insects to burrow and make nests. What does this mean? It means more insects around the h...
Inspecting a Podocarpus plant at a home garden from 2021-06-15T03:42:37
Growing and caring for a Podocarpus. On today’s edition, join us for a routine inspection of a Podocarpus, also commonly known as a Podo...
A Caution Before Installing XCLUDER X2 Bottom Door Seal System from 2021-06-05T06:07:43
The right Rodent exclusion is a key component of Integrated Pest Control. Sealing off gaps in your garage is priority. On today’s editio...
Finding Evidence Of Skeletonizers (Zygaenidae Moths) On The Leaves Of A Key Lime (fruit bearing tree) from 2021-06-02T01:28:33
Burn marks, mite damage, webbing from spiders and crinkled leaves which are evidence of Skeletonizers (moths in the family Zygaenidae). On tod...
Installed a new aluminum porch and did not repair damaged soffit vent Roof Rat got in attic. from 2021-06-01T04:36:34
roof rat (rattus rattus) can easily get in the can jump, climb and drop onto a roof from almost anywhere. performing repairs Rodent proofing e...
Stephen Vantassel interviews Kyle Waltz of ‘Conserv’: “Finding Success in Wildlife Control’ from 2021-05-28T10:36:03
On today’s edition of Living the Wildlife, Stephen Vantassel interviews Kyle Waltz of ‘Conserv’. Kyle takes us back to his s...
This Is The Problem With People Being Able To Buy Rodenticide Bait Stations For $9 Online. from 2021-05-27T19:49:53
Being able to buy a rodenticide bait station for $9 online is fairly easy. But if you are not a qualified rodent control specialist, is it a g...
This is How Our Exclusion Inspection Finds Where Rodents Are Getting in and How We Fix This Problem from 2021-05-26T20:11:31
A thorough exclusion inspection includes crawl spaces, electrical, garage doors and much more. On today’s edition we find unsealed rooft...
How Do You Create The Right Culture of Coachable People At a Pest Control Company? from 2021-05-26T00:55:57
Following an initial service done 6 months prior, there are American roach problems again. On today’s edition, we find issues with remod...
Finding German Roach Evidence of Nesting Sites The Right Amount Of Roach Bait In The Right Place from 2021-05-25T03:52:16
Learning to find where german roaches are hiding in order to place the right roach bait products in the right place with the right amount.
How to handle beaver conflicts from 2021-05-22T05:52:23
How to handle beaver conflicts. Today, Stephen talks about the largest native rodent in the U.S.: Castor canadensis (The beaver). Beavers can ...
Apartment with German Roaches and Severe water leak and sewage backup not fixed by landlord. from 2021-05-21T01:29:08
This is what we have to deal with slumlords in Miami that refuse to properly maintain their units and provide a safe place to live and we have...
How To Trap and Control Roaches in Your Garage Monitoring And Trapping Pestgeek from 2021-05-20T02:27:39
Garages are the easiest way pests like roaches, snakes, rats, and mice get into the home using a glue board is the easiest and least toxic met...
Content creation strategy session across Instagram, TikTok, Linkedin, Facebook and website. from 2021-05-19T02:29:39
On this edition, we go behind the scenes and take a look at the process we follow to distribute our pest management training content across pl...
How to prevent Rodents, Roaches And Flies In Dumpster Rooms using holistic pest control. from 2021-05-18T02:54:09
On today’s edition, we see what a dumpster room with no maintenance looks like: overspill and overflow of food, accumulated dirt and a s...
Ground Dog Food VS Monitor Traps With Intice 10 For Attracting and Trapping German Cockroaches from 2021-05-15T07:20:35
On today’s edition, we test what sources of food German roaches are drawn to. It’s a side by side test and the results are not too...
The Problem With Chipmunks and Charging For Services To Control Them. from 2021-05-15T07:05:42
On Today’s editon, Stephen Vantassel talks about the challenges of controlling chipmunks as well as the challenges of charging for this ...
How to select the best pest control product by getting the right pest identifying proper Pest ID from 2021-05-14T03:06:48
lots of techs ask the question what is the best product to use for roaches or for ants, the question should be what is the process to control ...
Where Pests Like To Hide and How To Get Rid of Bugs IPM Holistic Pest Control Apply Where Pests Are from 2021-05-13T04:21:46
Pest love to hide in tight spaces like cracks, and crevices applying a pesticide baseboard spray isn’t going to control a pest that is h...
Reducing food and water competition when using baits to control pests as part of an IPM program. from 2021-05-12T01:01:32
Pest needs food and water to survive in your home, by reducing the food sources you can greatly reduce pest populations and prevent competitio...
How to get eighty percent control of pests without chemicals if you understand how pests get in from 2021-05-11T03:20:09
Exclusion is Pest Control, if a pest cant make its way in it cant infest the property, Sealing and pest proofing a property is the most natura...
Living The Wildlife With Wildlife Consultant Stephen Vantassel: The Label Is Not The Entire Law! from 2021-05-08T04:40:37
You’ve heard a million times. The label is the law. The label is the law. That’s right. However, the label is NOT the entire law. ...
Why misusing a product does not get you pest control no matter how much you spray even a double dose from 2021-05-07T03:18:16
I have seen pest control technicians misapply, over-apply, and use more than label rate and still fail to get control, why because more isn...
Holistic Pest Control Strategy In 5 Easy Steps To Solving The Most Difficult Pest Problems from 2021-05-05T23:20:34
Solving difficult pest problems are not the result of using more of different active ingredient whoever you can switch formulation from sprays...
Franklin Hernandez ‘The Pestgeek’ Interviews David Krupp of Heat Injector System. from 2021-05-05T06:05:16
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The Challenge Of Defining IPM Integrated Pest Management from 2021-05-04T01:15:51
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Defining IPM can be very difficult for most because IPM is not a legal definition but rather the EPA has IPM guidelines to follow ...
LIVING THE WILDLIFE with Stephen Vantassel: ‘Contracts: The Thing We Love To hate!’ from 2021-05-01T07:48:32
On today’s edition, we discuss the importance of contracts in the pest control industry. If you do not have one, you need one. You need ...
IPM is Not Sexy: The Challenge Of Making It Marketable. from 2021-04-30T00:10:26
On today’s edition, we discuss the pushback coming from the industry. Eco friendly is something our customers have come to expect from u...
IPM: understanding Integrated (holistic) Pest Control vs. Pest Management. from 2021-04-29T05:18:55
On today’s edition, we discuss what Integrated Pest Management is and what it is not. From the IPM pyramid model to chemical treatment w...
PESTGEEK MOBILE VIDEO OPTIMIZATION: Creating Blended Backgrounds With Titles and Logo. from 2021-04-28T04:09:41
On today’s edition, we get into creating a blended background using Adobe Premiere Pro. We discuss shortcuts to cut and splice as well a...
How to use a Modified B&G Bulb Duster To Place granular Bait In Areas That Are Tough To Reach. from 2021-04-28T02:48:11
German cockroaches tend to stay in the access points, voids and gaps of your kitchen. This is why the B&G Bulb Duster is the best way to g...
PESTGEEK MOBILE VIDEO OPTIMIZATION PROCESS VIDEO Using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 for IGTV and TIKTOK from 2021-04-26T21:58:56
On today’s edition, we take you behind the scenes and into our process for optimizing video content for mobile screens. If you are a pes...
LIVING THE WILDLIFE with Stephen Vantassel: How To Plan Out Your Retirement. from 2021-04-23T22:46:49
On today’s edition of Living the Wildlife, Stephen Van Tassel gets into what you need to know as a business owner when planning out your...
What The Heck Is IPM? With Janet Hurley IPM Specialist (AgriLife Extension)@Texas A&M University from 2021-04-22T23:51:11
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On today’s edition, we go deep in demystifying integrated pest management. For starters, today’s guest Janet Hurley (ACE, MPA Exten...
Following up on an American Roach Problem; Inspecting Unsealed Access Points in Cabinets and Garage. from 2021-04-22T03:51:18
6 months with American cockroaches. After having remodeled and renovated, owners began to see roaches. The first course of action is to verify...
Is The Label Really The Law Or Is The Labeling The Law? from 2021-04-20T22:22:52
Is the label really the law or is the labeling the law? According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) website: pesticide labels are L...
Living The Wild Life with Stephen Vantassel: Don’t Lie! from 2021-04-16T21:04:12
On today’s edition of Living the Wildlife, Stephen deals with the issue of lying. “People forget that if you are going to be in bu...
This is why you need to raise your prices, pest control business owners! from 2021-04-16T05:11:01
Gas prices doubling. Product prices going up. Inflation rate outpacing 3% . Our techs deserve raises. What is the right call, sacrifice level ...
Aaron Veal A.C.E. interview (part5): What is Integrated Pest Management anyway? and what it’s not. from 2021-04-15T04:11:57
The industry people who write IPM laws can’t actually define it. On today’s edition, we educate people on what IPM really means as...
Rodent Proofing Pool Equipment and AC Units With Excluder, Foam, and Concrete from 2021-04-14T04:41:36
On today’s edition, a walkthrough of our exclusion service of residential pool equipment and AC units. When performing this kind of serv...
Before You Attempt DIY Pest Control, Watch This Video! from 2021-04-13T04:07:28
The do it yourself approach to pest control management may sound appealing if you are looking to save money. However, it raises serious safety...
The Label Is The Law vs. Voles Labeling from 2021-04-10T20:15:16
On today’s edition of Living the Wildlife, Stephen Vantassel gets into labeling issues. To illustrate his point he focuses on a diversit...
How to remove odorous house ants, big headed ants, fire ants, crazy ants, and ghost ants. from 2021-04-09T22:15:32
On today’s edition, it’s all bug talk. Dealing with ants covering odorous house ants, big headed ants, fire ants, crazy aunts, whi...
Aaron Veal A.C.E. interview (part3): what the label says vs what the safety data sheet says. from 2021-04-09T04:15:53
On this third part of the Aaron Veal interview, we discuss the legal issues raised by label instructions vs. the safety data sheet specs and t...
Aaron Veal A.C.E. interview (part 2): Getting Into The Content Mode Mindset from 2021-04-08T02:54:41
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On this second part of the Aaron Veal interview, we discuss getting into the content mode mindset. This involves documenting everyt...
Aaron Veal A.C.E. interview (part 1): How To SEO Your YouTube Channel And Videos To Rank And Get More Business from 2021-04-07T04:37:52
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On today’s edition, The Pestgeek interviews Aaron Veal A.C. E of Phoenix Pest Control. Tune in as we discuss how to SEO your ...
The Architecture Of Wildlife Damage & Biological Sciences Academic Technical Journal Articles from 2021-04-06T13:02:34
We will discuss the architecture of wildlife damage and the biological sciences technical journal articles.
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Pre-Educating Prospects Vs Educating Your Customers from 2021-04-06T13:01:52
We all talk about educating our customers, the universities talk about it, sales gurus talk about it, consultants talk about it. Sy Simms said...
Doombox Mice Traps with Kness Snap Traps To Catch Mouse Certified Child Proof Tamper Resistant Trap from 2021-04-06T12:59:30
The Doombox https://doomboxtraps.com is ready to use mice trap rodent station designed for the do it yourselfer to catch mice, good enough for...
You get what you pay for (the truth about real SEO and small business marketing) from 2021-04-06T02:09:49
On today’s edition, some hard facts about the cost of real SEO. Real SEO will run you $2000 or $3000 a month. SEO that produces calls. T...
How to overcome adversity and experience God’s peace. from 2021-04-03T04:18:45
How do we manage dealing with adversity? Entrepreneurship is highly glamorized but the reality is much different. On today’s edition, we discu...
Is it right to kill foxes if they are not harming cats? from 2021-04-02T00:12:21
Welcome to the Living The Wild Life podcast with Stephen Vantassel. On this edition, Stephen discusses the truth about Red Fox cat predation. ...
Pestgeek Social Media Strategy Session (March 2021) from 2021-03-31T22:08:54
Today’s session lays the groundwork for the coming weeks as we delve into creating content pillars and microcontent all across our socia...
Ethics vs. Everyone Else Does It from 2021-03-30T17:20:56
On today’s episode, ThePestgeek discusses the issue of ethics in business. Avoiding doing wrong even when everyone else does it. The tru...
Pestgeek Podcast interview with Allen Fugler Director of Risk Management at Xterminator Pro. from 2021-03-29T21:31:39
The Pestgeek interviews Allen Fugler: Director of Risk Management at Xterminator Pro. Tune in as Allen Fugler discusses the biggest insurance ...
Animal Rights, Wildlife Control And The Ugly Business Of Politics (Stephen Vantassel) from 2021-03-26T20:28:41
On today’s Living The Wildlife Podcast, Stephen Vantassel (Wildlife Pest Consultant) takes on the difficult topic of Animal Rights, Wild...
The Pestgeek interviews Thomas Miche of Miche Pest Control. from 2021-03-25T23:14:22
The Pestgeek interviews Thomas Miche of Miche Pest Control. Miche Pest Control is a family owned and operated, full-service pest control compa...
The Pestgeek Roundup from the Paul J Bello seminar (business ethics, office culture, insights) from 2021-03-25T02:20:26
The Pestgeek roundup sharing laughs, insights, rants and raves at the Paul J. Bello seminar. Tune in as we talk running a business, pest manag...
Reality check in the termite control workshop at Pest Management University from 2021-03-24T01:42:31
Yesterday was one of those grueling days of reality check at termite control class; where we basically spent most of the afternoon looking at ...
A Special Shout Out To Paul Bello Conference Attendees from 2021-03-22T20:16:56
I just want to give a shoutout to a bunch of people that were at the Paul Bello conference, seminar, workshop. Sweat camp. It was a great even...
Failing Doing The Right Thing While Your Competition Wins Doing The Wrong Thing! from 2021-03-19T22:45:12
Franklin discusses the challenging topic of biblical ethics in business. Based on Psalm 73, one of the most challenging realities of seemingly insurmountable odds and failure when trying...
The Pestgeek interviews Sam Roman ‘Kid Romeo’ of Commando Pest Control from 2021-03-19T02:47:25
The Pestgeek talks the reality of organic social media strategy vs. ad spend with Sam Roman of Commando Pest Control: affordable pest control ...
The pestgeek’s Paul J. Bello Pest management conference recap (master’s class) from 2021-03-18T03:54:39
The Pestgeek early morning recap of the Paul J Bello conference in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Pest management University has been an amazing ex...
Interview with Joe Jonovich (Technical Pest Solutions) discussing IPM and best pest control practices. from 2021-03-17T04:24:25
The Pestgeek interviews Joe Jonovich (CEO at Technical Pest Solutions). Joe is a Public Health & Pest Control Consultant working with the ...
Coyote hazing in urban areas with Dr.Quinn part II from 2021-03-15T20:53:42
Wildlife Control Consultant Stephen Vantassel continues his discussion on coyote hazing in urban areas with Dr.Quinn (Human-Wildlife Interacti...
Pest Control Business Startup Sales Marketing & SEO from 2021-03-11T23:21:14
Pest Control Business Startup Sales Marketing & SEO with Carlos Cardenas of Urganic Pest and Termite. Carlos owned a succesful concrete co...
Building A Godly Board Of Advisors For Your Business Startup and Why it matters from 2021-03-11T02:33:39
Godly Business Start-Up The Importance Of Building A Godly Board Of Advisors based on Proverbs 11:14 King James Version 14 Where no counsel is...
Coyote hazing in urban areas with Dr.Quinn from 2021-03-10T01:19:46
Wildlife Control Consultant Stephen Vantassel discusses coyote hazing in urban areas with Dr.Quinn (Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor@Univer...
The Workout How Most People Really Learn & Why Is The Pest Control Education System Not Working. from 2021-03-09T13:04:19
The best listener can only retain about 10% of what they hear, so why do we focus so much of the training in the industry is le...
Servant Leadership How To Become A Servant Of All And Train Your Entire Organization To Serve Others from 2021-03-06T02:05:27
Leading like Jesus in your business is not only wise but profitable, Jesus said whoever wants to be greatest in the kingdom must make himself ...
Charles Parker of Parker Wildlife Control of New Orleans, LA. from 2021-03-02T12:57:55
Stephen M. Vantassel of Living the Wild Life Podcast (part of the Pest Geek Podcast family) interviews Charles Parker of Parker Wildlife Contr...
Most People Think Pesticides Are Harmful & Think Pesticides Pest Control Pros Use Are More Toxic from 2021-02-24T13:37:26
IPM roots are in agriculture and after 50 years of making Integrated Pest Management law, most farmers are not even practicing it and many don...
The Work Out: Dropping Dead Weight In Order To Excel and Thrive In Business and in Life from 2021-02-23T11:58:25
There are things in your life that are holding you back from achieving your success, habits, fears, and people that are dead weight not allowi...
Blue Chair Chronicles Hiring a Full-Time Media, SEO Social Media Guru To 10X Our Marketing. from 2021-02-22T16:56:58
We have built out brands off of YouTube Video, Social Media, On-Site Seo, Off-Site SEO, and Social Media after 3 failed attempts to outsource ...
Portability In Wildlife Photography Geometric Pocket Tripod Pro For Smart Phone from 2021-02-22T00:50:01
The video is on The Pocket Tripod Pro which is an everyday carry holder for your cell phone so you can take better pictures. I gave it an init...
Gowing From Smooth Sailing Dealing With Storms To Shipwreck and Shaking Off Snakes from 2021-02-22T00:38
Paul’s journey to Rome can be a parallel to life and a business venture. All starts well but soon the weather turns and we find ourselve...
Blue Chair Chronicles: Getting an SEO Contract With Performace and Deadline Guarantees In Writing. from 2021-02-19T15:16:53
Hiring an SEO company isn’t as easy as hiring a pest control company, for starters most small business owners do not even know what SEO ...
Jake Ingledue With 417 Pest Solutions Springfield MO Building Your Business With A Solid Business Strategy from 2021-02-19T00:29:54
Jake joined the military out of high school. Served a 2 year church mission after that. Got in the pest control industry by accident. Teched f...
The Workout In a Funk and I Hate Working Out Dealing with Setbacks In Business And Life from 2021-02-17T01:25:27
Life hits you heard sometimes and how you take the punches and get back up determines how successful you will be. Dealing with setbacks in bus...
Blue Chair Chronicles: The Week In Review The Realities of Growing a Pest Control Business from 2021-02-16T11:25:53
What a week dealing with SEO Agency tanking my traffic and 2 leads for a week after investing $10,000, the importance of ads at this time, and...
Godly Business: Dealing With Worry About Money from 2021-02-14T16:24:57
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Bill Enderson, General Manager of the Rascal Eradicator from 2021-02-13T17:38:39
Stephen M. Vantassel of Living the Wild Life Podcast speaks with Bill Enderson, General Manager of the
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When A Mistake Happens Do You Have System To Catch It Fix-It and Learn From It from 2021-02-12T05:01:55
In Business, failure is going to happen how do you catch them before they get out of hand and use it as a learning experience.
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Are WE Perfoming An IPM Service Or Does IPM Need to Be Redefined For Residential Pest Control from 2021-02-10T23:28:52
Some say IPM is rotating chemicals that are definitely not IPM others say is using multiple pesticides, yea that’s not it either. Now if...
The Truth About IPM and Why I Will Wake Up With A Dead Horses Head In My Bed from 2021-02-09T13:05:45
I have looked at IPM for a decade now trying to implement it in a residential and commercial setting, however, the model as it stands since it...
Why isn’t IPM Integrated Pest Management Popular after 50 years? Is A green pest control solution really possible? from 2021-02-08T16:27:34
Why isn’t IPM Popular after 50 years?
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Opossums and more with biologist Dr. Cecilia Hennessy of Eureka College from 2021-02-06T15:51:44
Biologist Dr. Cecilia Hennessy of Eureka College. She explains why opossums are NOT the only marsupial in North America and discusses her rese...
Why I’m so Freekin Excited About PMU Pest Management University from 2021-02-04T03:51:56
PMU Pest Management University is the Elite pest control training center if you want to train from the very best and be in the top 1% of the i...
Manage In Such A Way That They Improve Or Quit from 2021-02-03T02:47:40
Manage people for improvement, if the improvement isn’t happening its time to replace them.
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The Workout: Monday, January 25, 2021 Suckday Getting A Into A Routine Is So Hard from 2021-02-02T03:36:53
Getting into any routine has a certain level of suck, it doesn’t matter if its exercise or prospecting.
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Godly Business a Biblical Approach to Dealing With Worry and Anxiety In Your Business from 2021-01-31T14:39:39
Phillipians 4 6-9 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to ...
AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association’s 2020 Guidelines of the Euthanasia of Animals. from 2021-01-30T15:06:59
Stephen M. Vantassel reviews elements of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s 2020 edition of the Animal Euthanasia Guidelines....
The Difficulties and Challenges of Performing Pest Control Service In Condo Associations from 2021-01-27T12:50:16
Pest control in condominiums can get frustrating because its frustrating for everyone involved, doing pest control in individual units for con...
Why Ride Alongs Are Vital For Team Building from 2021-01-27T00:32:37
Helping you people to solve problems not in any manual and using problems as teaching moments.
Business By The Book Having A Vision Sharing The Vision Faith In The Vision from 2021-01-24T15:02:26
Without a vision the people perish
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Do We Really Have Good Data On The Effectiveness Of Our Baits In Our Areas from 2021-01-23T13:50:44
How good is your testing of different baits to determine which bait actually is working the best right now?
Blue Chair Chronicles State Of The Pest Geek Union Pestacualar Future Ahead With Free Pest Control Education For All. from 2021-01-23T12:55:28
Where are we going this year and beyond, teaching the world IPM for Free and the power of Free Content For Everyone
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What I Would Like To See More Of From NPMA National Pest Management Association from 2021-01-22T19:16:48
NPMA needs to be more 2021 with its online presence and how it attracts technicians, and solo operators and small independent pest control ope...
Discipline and Determination in the midst of Discouragement Market, Prospect, and Sales Now from 2021-01-21T17:26:55
Everything is slow, everyone is waiting to see what is going to happen with the election, it’s winter and no one is buying. This is the ...
Geoff Horner Of Genesis Pest Services in Markle, IN Growing After Two Years In Business from 2021-01-20T14:09:11
Genesis Pest Services In Markle, In Serving Markl...
Business By The Book A Biblical Approach I Need More…. from 2021-01-17T16:41:19
When you say you need more… what more are you willing to do for it.
Tim L Hiller, Ph.D. Executive Director and Senior Ecologist at The Wildlife Ecology Institute Discussing Gray Fox from 2021-01-17T15:23:24
Tim discusses how he got fed up with how research is done in academia, he took the plunge and started his own non-profit The Wildlife Ecology ...
The Work Out: Why I’m So Freeking Excited To Be Mentioned At The Purdue Pest Management Conference from 2021-01-15T18:20:51
I was recently featured in a video at the Purdue Pest Management Conference 2021 and why I was so excited.
Jay Baker Creator of DoomBox Mice Trap Station from 2021-01-13T13:35:44
Jay Baker, President/Owner of Jamestown Plastics (headquartered in Brocton, NY) and Founder/Owner of Doombox Traps is an inventor holding more...
Blue Chair Chronicles: Don’t Be Afraid To Try New Things and Taking Risks In Bad Times from 2021-01-12T18:54:34
Stop stressing over everything and being afraid of bad times this could be the best time for you to try doing something new.
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Business By The Book A Biblical Approach The Gold In That Land is Good from 2021-01-10T14:58:58
Do’s & Don’ts of Business Start-Ups For Wildlife and Pest Control from 2021-01-10T03:04:07
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Comensal Rodents Common Mistakes People Make During House Mice Control How To Reduce Call Backs. from 2021-01-03T18:10:21
Rats are sexier than mice, but mice can be more destructive than rats.
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Business By The Book A Biblical Approach To Business: Moses What Is In Your Hand? from 2021-01-03T16:33:34
What has God provided for you that you possess but are not using or don’t know how to use to move forward in life, your career, business...
Jordan Budenski owner of Bud’s Nuisance Wildlife Removal and Buds Trap Co. of Minnesota from 2020-12-27T16:23:31
Interview with Jordan Budenski owner of Listen
Are Opossums the solution to controlling Ticks? from 2020-12-19T15:20:30
A study reveals the viability of using Opossums to control ticks.
Hosts as ecological traps for th...
Eco-Friendly Approach To German Roach Control A Strategy In The Most Difficult Environments from 2020-12-12T19:54:23
Webinar for Pemerix Pest Solutions Pestology Workshops Titled Eco-Friendly Approach To German Roach Control Strategy in The Most Difficult Env...
The BearTracker Kim Cabrera on a career in animal tracking. from 2020-12-12T18:55:44
Kim Cabrera The BearTracker is a specialist in tracking animals in the field, as a little kid i was fascinated by how you could identify them ...
Using Deer Repellents In Suburban Areas from 2020-12-09T01:47:32
Using deer repellents in suburban areas are a great revenue producing channel there are four types of deer repellents taste-based repellents, ...
Robert Oller Of Pest Request CRM Online Sale & Marketing from 2020-12-09T01:35:20
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Robert Oller Of Pest Request CRM Online Sale &am...
Dealing With Criticism from 2020-11-28T12:27:03
Helping each other on social media can be positive, but there are times when we can be negative, we can have honest disagreements however some...
Understanding The LD50 From A Wildlife Control Perspective For Vertebrate Control from 2020-11-21T17:16:16
The LD50 Lethal Dose 50 where 50% of the test of the target population.
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Great Dane Gilson Of Bug Wranglers In Payson Utah Creating A Lifestyle Pest Control Business from 2020-11-21T16:45:17
This was a great conversation with Dane Gilson of Bug Wranglers about creating a lifestyle pest control business and make the money you need.<...
Tony Gonzalez With Scorpion Repel A Novel Scorpion Prevention Service In Arizona from 2020-11-21T16:30:32
Scorpion Repel is a novel product to prevent scorpions from getting inside your home in Arizona, it’s a glasslike product applied to the...
Preventing Hantavirus Zoonotic Respiratory Infection Transmitted By Mice And Rats. from 2020-11-15T10:11:32
What Is Hantavirus? are a family of viruses spread mainly by mouse droppings. Hantavirus has been known to be transmitted by Deer Mice, White ...
Tony Gonzalez of Scorpion Repel from 2020-11-06T18:48:27
Tony is a partner in Scorpion Repel an company that created a glass like surface application that prevents scorpions from climbing up walls an...
Understanding Experimental Journal Articles Literature In Wildlife Control from 2020-11-06T15:14:52
A Journal Article is when a researcher is doing a test, they ask the question or test a hypothesis.
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The New Flyweb Plus Mini Fly Lamp from 2020-10-29T12:08:04
The New FlyWeb Plus portable fly lamp has 2 fly catch glue boars and is more discrete than the original FlyWeb Fly Lamp. The Flyweb plugs into...
Watch Your Language Using Professional Terms & Technical Vocabulary When Speaking With Your Clients from 2020-10-28T17:10:44
One of the challenges in the wildlife control industry is that we don’t use professional language and no one respects us like profession...
Best Raccoon Bait For Raccoon Trapping With Live Traps from 2020-10-15T16:33:39
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Preparing For Down Time from 2020-09-30T12:25:59
As winter aproches pest and wildlife control operators need to prepare for downtime, how to prepare for downtime when you can’t go out a...
The Mistake of Hiring, The Compassion of Firing, And Why I Won’t Do SMB Consulting. from 2020-09-26T15:50:36
The Mistake of Hiring, The Compassion of Firing, And Why I Won’t Do SMB Consulting.
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Dale Hodgson Regional Technical Director for Rose Pest Solutions future of the pest control industry from 2020-09-22T10:00:01
Here is my interview with Dale Hodgson Regional Technical Director for Rose Pest Solutions Discussing PCO and WCO work and the future of the i...
I Can’t Wear A Respirator, Yes You Can from 2020-09-14T09:02:38
Respirators are required PPE for most pest control and wildlife control service in order to protect yourself from pesticide exposure and poten...
Pest Geek Pest Control Training Academy Tramp Ants Understanding Their Biology Behavior. from 2020-09-13T16:12:18
Tramp ants are the most difficult ants to control in the world because of their biology, in order to control tramps like ghost ants, big-heade...
Hal Coleman Pest Control Marketing Guru from 2020-09-06T14:44:39
Hal Coleman is a full time SPEAKER, CONSULTANT, TRAINER, COACH, MENTOR and ENTERTAINER.
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FREE Pest Control Training Course Basic Introduction To Pest Control Law FIFRA, OSHA, DOT, HAZMAT. from 2020-09-06T14:01:07
Pest control law is not an exciting subject for pest control technicians yet they can unknowingly cost you tens of thousands of dollars in fin...
Audited Accounts With Carl Childers Of RobinHood Pest Solutions In Cleveland Ohio from 2020-08-29T02:18:53
Carl Childers is the owner of Robinhood Pest Solutions in Cleveland Ohio and the sorrounding areas, Carl has vast experience in dealing with a...
I challenge you to prove me wrong on our German Roach Control Protocols Wait I dare you. from 2020-08-19T20:43:21
I studied over 50 published lab and field studies to test them in the field to develop our German cockroach control protocols and proved the s...
Blair Calder of Automatic Trap Company GoodNature A24 Repeating Humane Trap for Rodents. from 2020-08-18T17:29:27
Blair Calder of Automatic Trap Company discusses the GoodNature A24 Repeating Humane Trap for Rodents it is an automated rat, mice, and squirr...
Pest Control Business Growth Seth Garber of Pest Daily Sale Marketing & Hiring from 2020-07-30T00:15:27
Seth discusses all the biggest challenges faced in growing from a single operator to a multi-route pest control business, from sales, marketin...
Control Techniques for River Otters with Jon Munsterman of Pathfinder Wildlife Services Snohomish WA from 2020-07-26T01:06:42
Pathfinder Wildlife Services deal with all different kinds of animals in attics and crawlspaces. They offer trapping and non-trapping solution...
Ron Jones of ACP Reck Neck’s Pride Game Calls and Outdoor Scents Raccoon Baits from 2020-07-19T14:50:28
Ron has had a love for animals, from a very young age. hunting, trapping and game-calling lead him into the outdoor services.&...
Paul J Bello of PJB Pest Consulting & Training from 2020-07-14T21:01:39
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Paul J. Bello is an award-winning expert in the pest control industry. An ACE (Associate Certified Entomologist) and BCE (Board Cer...
How repellents are different than frightening devices why repellents are regulated. from 2020-07-13T16:06:15
Discussing the theories and issues associated with using repellents, why do they work for someone and not for others, how to evaluate repellen...
Thomas Kaps FlockFree Bird Control In Lakewood NJ from 2020-07-04T16:02:41
Flock Free Bird Control Systems and Services Is a Commercial Bird Control Specialist
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Using A Value Ladder In Pest Control Marketing To Generate More Pest Control Sales. from 2020-06-27T12:26:30
Create a value ladder for your pest control business, so you’re generating as many sales as you can.
Bill Dowd of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control from 2020-06-26T01:28:32
Since 1989, Skedaddle has always taken the humane approach when dealing with wild neighbors. When it comes to solving wildlife conflicts every...
CAPT. Stan The Mosquito Man Discuses Ovi Catch and Final Feed Mosquito Bait. from 2020-06-17T12:16:37
CAPT. Stan The Mosquito Man discuses his 23 plus years as Navy Medical Entomologist where he served retiring in 2012 with the rank of Captain....
Eric Koch Bird Control Group A Green Laser Solution For Bird Control from 2020-06-16T02:09:39
Bird Control Group offer a green solution to take ca...
Tylor of Modern AC Products The Dauber Stopper Stops Mud Dauber Wasps From Clogging AC Lines from 2020-06-14T16:44:23
Tylor Nunn of Modern AC Products discusses how The Dauber Stopper stops Mud Dauber Wasp and other pest and rodents from easily entering you ho...
Organizing Wildlife Control Methods By Stephen Vantassel Wildlife Control Consultant. from 2020-06-09T00:23:17
How to have a discussion with your clients about what is the best control method to solve their wildlife control problem.
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D2D Growing Your Business Thru Door to Door Sales Sean Licalzi of Obex Pest Defense from 2020-06-05T19:32:47
Sean Licalzi of Obex Pest Defense discuses the hard reality of starting up during the Covid-19 epidemic and doing Door 2 Door Sales
6 Stupid Mistakes Wildlife Control Professionals Make from 2020-05-31T20:45:36
Stupid mistakes wildlife control professionals that ultimately hurts your business and your relationships
Knowing When Its Time To Quite Move One Or Make A Change In Your Pest Control Business from 2020-05-27T21:37:39
There are times in your business growth that you have to decide to drop certain services and get out of markets that no longer make sense just...
The Use Of Moth Balls Dealing With The Myths And Misinformation from 2020-05-24T16:07:39
What’s on the topic for today? Well, I want to talk about mothballs.
Mothballs aren’t ...
Our No Spray Non-Disruptive Eco-Friendly Residential German Cockroach Control Service Protocol SOP from 2020-05-18T16:20:21
I’m going to share with you our exclusive Eco-Friendly German Cockroach Control using nothing more than Vacuum, Air, Advion Roach Gel, B...
Duff Smith of Florida The challenges and issues related to the control of Feral and Free-range Cats from 2020-05-17T22:40:02
Duff Smith of Florida The challenges and issues related to the control of Feral and Free-range Cats, working with local pet shelters to adopt,...
Dylon Gannan Of Rodent Sensor A Rodent Bait and Activity Monitor For Rodent Bait Stations from 2020-05-13T18:44:45
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Marketing SEO Social Media Adwords Specialist With Jason McDonald from 2020-05-08T17:16:30
Stephen Vantassel interviews Jason McDonald Received his master’s degree and Ph.D. from ...
Brand & Branding Pest Control Marketing With Chris Ernst Director of Brand Strategy At Catchmaster from 2020-05-05T17:43:58
In an epic 2 hour podcast Chris Ernst the Director Of Brand Strategy At Catcmaster give you an in-depth look at Brand and Branding. What brand...
From Tinkerer to Inventors How We Are Getting New Inventions In Wildlife Control from 2020-05-03T18:56:49
Hi, everyone, Stephen Vantassel here living the wildlife for the Pest Geek podcast. Thanks for listening today. Hey, I w...
Changing The Game Pesticide Education Online with Certified Training Institute from 2020-04-28T22:14:55
Utilizing online training with Certified Training Institute Pesticide CEU Continuing Education Courses with online continuing education and ex...
Pest Control Technicians Doing Wildlife Control What You Need To Know from 2020-04-25T23:18:25
So, I mean, I was thinking about that answer and I thought, so here is my solutions. Let me kind of put them out. I like 4 points. Basically,...
Why You Should Be Doing YouTube Videos For Your Pest Control Business from 2020-04-22T22:14:26
And today we’re going to be discussing why you should be doing YouTube videos and having a YouTube channel as a pest control professiona...
Richard Shevelow Of Skyhawk Trap Monitoring Device For Wildlife And Pest Control Operators from 2020-04-20T03:59:29
Here is my interview with Richard Shevelow. His details are below. His SkyHawk Kiwi is a cellular-based trap monitoring device to notify WC...
Trap Molestation When Someone Tampers With Your Wildlife Traps & Pest Control Stations from 2020-04-12T16:15:13
I Wanted to talk today about Trap molestation. He has kind of a strange phrase, to be sure, but what I’m referring to is when your trap...
Skunk Spray Odor Control How To Get Rid Of Skunk Smell In House from 2020-04-04T19:04:08
You have a skunk problem and it sprayed in or around the home how to get rid off skunk smell In in house, Well, as you all know, skunks have i...
Domicile Skunk Damage When Skunks Move in and Live With You from 2020-03-25T16:01:31
So this week, I want to talk about domicile damage. So domicile damage would be a case where a skunk or a family of skunks is living underneat...
Don Leland with Conquer Covid-19 The Free Field Guide For Home Service Business from 2020-03-24T18:20:11
Don Leland discuses Things we can do to help your business Text conquer Covid-19 text 44222 to get the free Conquer Covid-19 The Free Field Gu...
Pest Control is under the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce Take Action Now from 2020-03-23T18:10:02
Some of you listening are having to be at home business is slow and you are worried about how you are going to make past the next couple of we...
Transient Damage Of Skunks When a Skunk Coming On To A Property from 2020-03-21T15:45:26
Steven Van Tassel here. Wildlife control consultant bringing another episode of Living the Wildlife. Today’s topic is on skunks because...
5 Top Things You Need To Know About Lawn Care Pest Control from 2020-03-18T22:08:04
The top 5 things to know about lawn care pest control are the cultural practices, Soil, Mowing, Aeration, Irrigation, Light, without getting t...
Greg and Kyle Smith of Tomahawk Live Trap Company from 2020-03-16T02:04:34
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Professional Pest Control Wildlife Associations Criticisms and Points Of Views from 2020-03-06T08:30:15
I want to talk a little bit about complaints of associations. And so let me just source state straight away. Look, is every association perfec...
Organic Lawn Care In A Wave Of Cosmetic Pesticide Bans Across Canada And The US from 2020-03-03T18:23:14
So now I want to talk to you about organic lawn care in the wave of cosmetic pesticide bands across Canada and the U.S. Canada leads the way ...
Gregg Shumaker Training Coordinator for the National Wildlife Control Operators Association from 2020-02-29T14:00:50
Gregg Shumaker is the Training Coordinator for the National Wildlife Control Operators Association. He discusses NWCOA training...
Andrew Taweel of RingBoost Using Phone Numbers Effectively In Marketing And Branding from 2020-02-26T14:04:56
Whether you have a local phone number or a toll-free number you can create a memorable phone number for your brand such as vanity number or an...
Trapping Armadillos With Wildlife Consultant Stephen Vantassel from 2020-02-22T20:37:32
Steven Van Tassel here, wildlife control consultant, giving you another episode of Living the Wildlife. Wanted to the talk today about trappi...
SMS Customer Engagement With Greg Woodfield Founder and COO of Via Software from 2020-02-20T12:59:03
Greg Woodfield Founder and COO of Via Software was born and raised in Utah.Studied business at Weber State University where I served as the st...
Do Pigeon Droppings Cause Damage To Limestone Buildings Stephen Vantassel Wild Life Control from 2020-02-14T23:51:45
Today’s topic is going to be on an interesting question, and that is do pigeon droppings damage limestone buildings? Well, of course, t...
Why the pest control industry is not contaminating the earth and killing wildlife. from 2020-02-12T16:29:59
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Dealing With Unrealistic Expectations In Pest Control Why One Time Services Fail from 2020-02-07T06:00
All right, so you get a call that goes something like this. Hi. I need you to come over to my house and I need you to do a one-time spray ser...
Being An Expert Witness In Wild Life Control Stephen Vantassel from 2020-02-05T20:16
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Using Drones In Wildlife Control Licensing And Certification For Commercial Drone Pilot Exam from 2020-01-30T18:57:13
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant. Giving another episode of Living the Wildlife. Hey, I just recently passed my — drone lice...
Pesticide Bans California Leads The Way In Both Active Ingredients And City Bans from 2020-01-30T18:29:48
Hey, welcome back. Welcome back to this edition of the PestGeek podcast. I am Frank Hernandez. You’re pest geek. Hey, we’re going ...
Jeremy Lyle of Set Sale Marketing with Stephen Vantassel from 2020-01-23T23:15:33
Jeremy Lyle of Set Sale Marketing ...
List Of All Modes Of Action Active Ingredient Insecticides Available For Pest Control Operators from 2020-01-21T23:31:22
Out of the 32 Insecticidal Modes of Action on IRAC list only 13 Available For General Household Pests
Scalability In Wildlife Make More Money With Less Time Stephen Vantassel from 2020-01-18T16:52
Steven Vantassel here Wildlife control consultant bringing
another episode of Living the Wildlife Aid today, I wanted to talk about<...
How Pest Control Technicians Deliver A Memorable Customer Experience from 2020-01-17T20:13:15
Hey, welcome back. Welcome back to another edition of the Pest Geek Podcast. I am your host, Frank Hernandez, and we’re discussing all ...
Handling Complaints With Difficult Customers In Wild Life Control Stephen Vantassel from 2020-01-11T13:51:19
Stephen Vantassel here. Wildlife control consultant giving you another episode of Living the Wildlife, wanted to talk today about dealing wit...
Ekbom’s Syndrome Delusional Parasitosis Delusions of infestation from 2020-01-08T17:01:21
The Belief that their home and bodies are infested with a bug From 1902
to 1938, case studies describing “parasitophobias” or “derma...
Making The Most of Your Inspection from 2019-12-31T18:10:55
They wanted to talk today about inspections, about making the most of your inspection. Let’s face it. As I said so...
A Great Conversation With Eric Palmer of 7 IN 6 Consulting from 2019-12-31T17:37:42
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Top 10 Technical Aptitudes of Pest Control Field Service Technicians from 2019-12-24T17:23:16
Control of Tree Squirrels In Wildlife Control With Wildlife Consultant Stephen Vantassel. from 2019-12-23T23:50:13
Steven Van Tassel here wildlife control consultant bringing you in another episode of Living the Wild Life, he took a couple of weeks off fro...
10 Characteristics of The Work Ethic Of Great Pest Control Field Service Technician from 2019-12-18T13:36:55
So, you know, we’re going to be covering 10 characteristics of the work ethic of great pest control field service technicians. And this...
Dealing With The Media In Wild Life Control from 2019-12-17T01:58:12
Top 5 Pest Control Field Service Technician Skills Needed To Be Successful from 2019-12-12T20:25:03
Hey, we’re going to be discussing the top five pest control field service technician skills needed to be successful and the generational...
Robo Call Killer How Do You Stop Spam Calls from 2019-12-07T14:12:01
Stephen Vantassel here well if control consultant bringing you another episode of living the wildlife wanted to talk today about spam phone ca...
Biology of Gray Squirrels (Sciuris carolinensis) from 2019-11-29T05:00:28
Biology of Gray Squirrels (Sciuris carolinensis) by Stephen M. Vantassel
Control Methods For The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) from 2019-11-22T06:00:27
Control methods for thirteen-lined ground squirrels in a residential area by Stephen M. Vantassel
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The Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) from 2019-11-15T06:00:57
Biology of Thirteen-lined Ground squirrels, their behavior, diet and reproduction by Stephen M. Vantassel.
Plague, Yersinia pestis, signs, symptoms, vectors, and its prevalence in the United States from 2019-10-26T10:23:13
Plague, Yersinia pestis, signs, symptoms, vectors, and its prevalence in the United States by Stephen M. Vantassel.
Fate Of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides SGAR’s Bill AB 1788 from 2019-10-22T23:52:25
Creating Your Own Wildlife Calendar from 2019-10-18T11:53:16
You can’t depend on the published wildlife information alone when it comes to wildlife control, why you need to create your wildlife cal...
Why I Personally Will Not Sell Exterior Rodent Bait Station Service To Residential Customers from 2019-10-16T19:32:41
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Devices In Wildlife Control of Gophers, Moles & Ground Squirrels. from 2019-10-01T13:11:39
Stephen Vantassel here, wildlife control consultant, giving
you another episode of Living the Wildlife.
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Proper Selection of Exterior Tier 1 Tamper Resistant Rodent Bait Stations Myths & Facts from 2019-09-04T06:00:34
Hey, welcome back. Welcome back to another edition of the Pest Geek Podcast. I am your host, Frank Hernandez. Hey, we...
Advantages Of Using Trail Cameras In Pest Control & Wildlife Control To Identify Problems from 2019-09-03T14:45:34
Stephen Vantassel here, wildlife control consultant, bringing you another episode of Living the Wild Life for All You Pest Geek Fans out there...
Ant Colony Multiplication Through Both Budding and Mating Flights from 2019-08-28T03:00:16
Welcome back. Welcome back to another edition of the Pest
Geek Podcast. I am your host, Frank Hernandez, and we’re going to be...
Getting Into Wildlife Control With Gerrod Walker Of When Nature Calls Pest Control Florissant Colorado from 2019-08-26T06:34:12
Stephen Vantassel here. Wildlife control consultant. Another episode of Living the Wild Life. Hey, I’m here with Gerrod Walker of oh, w...
Help I can’t find good people to work from 2019-08-20T18:54:33
We’re going to be discussing in a series of podcasts that I’m going to be doing on the realities of hiring in the 21st century and...
WDO Inspections With Bryce Hamilton Ameripro Pest Control Jacksonville Florida from 2019-08-07T12:53
I started in L&O in Jacksonville, FL 2003. 2006 I landed a job at a real pest control company. After 6 months of picking up trash and spr...
Wildlife Control of Eastern Ground Mole Scalipus Aquaticus from 2019-08-05T10:24:53
Stephen Vantassel here, wildlife control consultant, bringing you another episode of Living the Wild Life this week, one to talk a little bit ...
Keith Gross Inventor of the Red Eye Termite Station from 2019-07-18T12:39:39
Keith Gross Inventor of the Red Eye Termite ...
Preparing For And Maximizing Your Down Time To Survive and Thrive. from 2019-07-13T13:41:32
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant talking. Give me another episode of The Wildlife wanted to talk today about preparing for d...
Using Strychnine For The Control Of Pocket Gophers from 2019-06-29T19:05
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant bringing
you another episode of The Wildlife one to talk today about particular
All About Foam Foamers and Foaming from 2019-06-26T06:00:59
This is Jeff McGovern the past coach and I was just out in the field with a PMP from north Florida and we were working with a new foamer and I...
Walter Salazar From Walter Salazar Pest Control In Lehigh Acres Florida from 2019-06-24T22:41:19
All right. So I’ve got Walter Salazar from Walter Salazar pest control and you’re right. Walter you’re in Naples. Are you re...
Handling Canada Geese In Wildlife Control Being A Protected Species from 2019-06-15T06:00:35
Handling Canada Geese In Wildlife Control Being A Protected
Species
Stephen Vantassel he...
Natures Defense Rodent Repellent Update from 2019-06-14T15:34:11
Good morning Frank. This is Jeff McGovern the pest COACH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME for yet another appearance if you will. ...
Capturing Contextual Information By Developing A Note Taking System In Pest Control and Wildlife Training. from 2019-06-03T06:00:37
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant giving another episode of The Wild Life for pest geek podcast. Thank you for listening. Hey...
Deer Mice White-footed Mice The Relationship With Ticks Lyme Disease And Hantavirus from 2019-05-25T20:52:50
00:00:01] Stephen Vantassel here for living the wildlife on the talk today about ...
Culex mosquitoes quinquefasciatus and pipiens the hybrid is pipiens-molestus. from 2019-05-20T05:00:30
[00:00:02] Hey welcome
back. Welcome back to another edition of the pestgeek podcast. I am your host
Frank Hernandez and w...
Choosing Rodenticides Wisely Anticoagulant Vs Non Anticoagulant, First Generation Vs Second Generation. from 2019-05-14T17:50:04
Stephen Vantassel here So those are the two main categories of rodenticides we ha...
Getting Control Of Anopheles The Useless Mosquito With A Snorkel from 2019-05-04T19:30:59
[00:00:03] Hey welcome
back to this edition of the pest geek podcast. I am your host Frank Hernandez
and we’re going...
Poo Is Bad Don’t Touch That Dealing With Baylisascaris Procyonis Round Worm Of The Raccoon Feces from 2019-05-02T13:44:40
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant talking about the wildlife for...
Aedes Mosquitoes Why Are Aedes Aegypti Mosquitos So Difficult To Control from 2019-04-27T02:13:56
[00:00:02] Welcome back
to this edition of the pest geek podcast. I am your host Frank Hernandez and
we’re going to ...
Bat Rabies How Most Humans Are Exposed To The Rabies Virus How To Deal With It As A Wildlife Expert from 2019-04-25T23:02:14
[00:00:02] Thanks Frank. Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant with ...
Certified Training Available Through National Wildlife Control Operators Association. from 2019-04-17T17:02:53
[00:00:02] Stephen Vantassel here. Wildlife Control consultant talking about the ...
CLASS 15 INHIBITORS OF CHITIN BIOSYNTHESIS TYPE 0 from 2019-03-20T06:00:46
It is is Frank the pest geek and we’re going to be discussing class 15 inhibitors of biosynthesis on this edition of the pest geek podca...
A Little Girl Born To Write and Fascinated by Nature Created a Worldwide Environmental Movement from 2019-03-19T21:18:46
[00:00:04] A little girl born to right and fascinated by nature created a worldwide environmental movement. she was first published at the age...
Wildlife Inspections, Identification Is The Backbone Wildlife Control from 2019-03-19T02:46:53
Stephen Vantassel Wanted to talk today about how to handle difficult jobs, you kn...
Nuisance Wildlife Control Laws Protected Species from 2019-03-12T00:47:43
Steven Vantassel wanted to talk today a little about understanding nuisance wildl...
Alate Insect Pest That Have Wings and Others The Grow Wings from 2019-03-07T02:04:30
We’re going to be discussing alates now what are alates. Well alates are basically insects that have wings. So it’s a winged insect. You know like flies, bees, wasps, even ladybugs have...
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The DIY Do It Yourself Pest Control Craze Why Are Independents Pest Control Operators Up In Arms from 2019-03-05T15:17:29
Hey welcome back to this edition of the pestgeek podcast. I
am your host Frank Hernandez and I wanted to address the issue on this podcast
about the DIY pe...
Using The USDA Technical Bulletins To Educate Your Employees and Customers from 2019-03-04T19:33:54
Steven Vantassel here wildlife control consultant with another episode of living ...
Rescuing Flooded Homes From Disease Contamination, Mold, Wood Rot and Termite Damage with Jim Gorman of Nisus from 2019-03-02T03:15:25
And now for today’s topic I got on the phone Jim Gorman corporate V.P. of Marketing for Nisus Corp.. Hey welcome to the podcast. Thank y...
Why you are not getting fungus control in your lawn and garden especially St Augustine Lawn from 2019-02-27T18:34:58
We’re going to go ahead and discover why most people are having trouble getting disease control or why ...
Understanding The LD50 Lethal Dose 50 from 2019-02-26T06:00:29
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant. Wanted
to talk today about L.D. 50 and understanding LD 50 as motive. Many of yo...
How To Develop A Pest Control Employee Recruiting And Hiring System from 2019-02-25T06:00:32
Hey folks this is Frank and I’m back. That’s right I’m back on the pest geek podcast, And in case you’ve been wo...
Understanding How Pests Use Trophallaxis To Share Food Will Help You Get Better Control from 2019-02-21T04:14:13
On this edition we’re going to be discussing Trophallaxis.
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Explaining Risk To Your Clients is The Most Difficult Task A PMP Faces from 2019-02-20T00:35:26
Steven Vantassel I want to talk to you little about
understanding risk. How do we talk about risk. How do you explain the chances
Preparing Yourself For The Termite Inspection Season from 2019-02-19T01:48:21
Jeff McGovern the pest coach talks about getting into
termite inspection shape for termite season. With the warm weather hopefully o...
When Should You Call A WildLife Control Professional Noticing Sick or Diseased Animal from 2019-02-13T21:06:33
Steven Vantassel I will talk today about helping your clients understand when they should you call a wildlife control professional and how to ...
Thigmotactic Insect Pests from 2019-02-12T15:06:37
And now for today’s topic a welcome to the pest geek podcast. I am Frank Hernandez your pest geek. And we’re going to be discussin...
The Most Difficult Ants To Control In The World Tramp Ants from 2019-02-11T06:00:13
Ok so in this training we’re discussing tramp ants and what
is so important about tramp ants. The fact that these guys are the...
The Amazing Physical Abilities Of House Mice from 2019-02-08T06:00:21
Stephen Vantassel is going to talk today about. House mice. A lot of you are probably dealing with house mice But maybe you’re having si...
Preventive BedBug Program For Hotels from 2019-02-08T03:05:38
Let’s kick around a little bit about bedbugs. You know I’ve
been to a lot of training classes over the la...
How To Properly Price Your Wildlife Control Services from 2019-02-01T00:33:51
Stephen Vantassel here wildlife control consultant bringing
you another podcast here abo...
Bed Bug IPM The Vector & Food Source Is Us from 2019-01-16T16:12:22
When it comes to bed bug control it is almost impossible to prevent an introduction because the vector and the food source is people, part of ...
Zoonotic Diseases Of Opossum In Wildlife Control from 2019-01-12T14:20:16
Zoonotic Diseases Of Opossum in wildlife control and why personal protection is vital to prevent the contraction of disease when handling opos...
German Roaches in Residential from 2019-01-10T02:23:22
Find out why German roach residential control is not that much different than in commercial accounts, I had a request about talking regarding ...
Wildlife Expo 2019 Myrtle Beach Sc from 2018-12-31T14:17:40
Two training events where WCO;’ can obtain quality wildlife control training from National Wildlife Control Operators Association Februa...
Selecting The Best Forced Monitor Traps from 2018-12-30T17:12:46
How to select the best forced monitor trap to identify German Roach distribution
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How to Separate Yourself from Your Competition from 2018-12-22T13:46:42
Helping your prospect understand what separates you from your competition by branding yourself by sharing features and benefits.
Understanding baits, lures and attractants in Wildlife Control. from 2018-12-22T13:17:22
Categories of baits and lures for capturing vertebrate pests. Understanding visual, taste, odor, audible, territorial, sexual, food and curios...
Reaching For The Bugs In High Places from 2018-12-18T17:39:10
The use of pest control tools like extension poles to remove spiders, apply dusts in high places and to make observations with a camera for in...
Wildlife 3 Trap Set Types For Full Trap Utilization from 2018-12-08T13:38:14
Stephen Vantassel Set types. Discusses the three main types Odle sets used with cage/box traps, baited, blind, and positive.
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Mature Rodent Station Maintenance from 2018-12-07T13:02:45
How to properly perform many pest control functions as you age especially rodent stations maintenance.
The One Sales Skill Everyone Needs from 2018-12-01T12:52:34
The One Sales Skill Everyone Needs is how do you get the ball rolling to get into a sales presentation.
Euthanasia VS. Humane Dispatch from 2018-11-29T13:10:36
Stephen Vantassel discuses Euthanasia meaning a good death the animal must be unconscious while dying, Humane Dispatch how do we kill th...
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Pest Control Equipment Maintenance from 2018-11-28T12:42:52
Peering into the back of most pest control trucks I get to see lots of pest control equipment, keeping your pest control equipment in top working order is vital to keeping it in top performing orde...
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8 Keys to Effective Rapport Building from 2018-11-16T06:00:05
So you got a prospect in front of you, know what? From how you look to what you say and don’t say can make or break the sale.
8 Keys to Effective Rapport Building
Wildlife Photography from 2018-11-15T06:00:30
Learning how to take quality photos for your wildlife business and records with Stephen Vantassel.
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Painless Prospecting from 2018-11-10T06:00:25
Prospecting is the most important and least desirable part of selling, we will discuss how to do Painless Prospecting.
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Being Humane In WildLife Control from 2018-11-07T06:00:02
Stephen Vantassel Being humane In wildlife control when in regards euthanasia how to communicate effectively with your clients on what i...
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Stop Big Box Tweeting from 2018-11-05T06:00
Birds in big box store is a tweet you don’t want Stop big box tweeting, birds in supermarkets and superstores are not only a nuisance but a health hazard, nets and traps are very effective to...
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Success Under 40 from 2018-10-31T06:00:53
Every generation says that the upcoming generation will never make it and yet every generation has made it, Yet there are many men and women that are a new breed of pest control and have success un...
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Best sales tip I ever got from 2018-10-06T03:47:16
Best sales tip I ever got Adam Malanga discuses how the client won’t focus on the problem until you do and then you can turn the focus unto the solution.
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Living The Wild Life With Stephen Vantassel from 2018-10-03T06:00:55
Stephen Vantassel gives us a view into the harsh realities of the wild life control industry and challenges wild life experts have to fa...
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Branding 101 from 2018-09-28T06:00:37
Branding is how people view you in the marketplace, it is how you have branded yourself, either by accident or by intention. Here are some tips to help with branding.
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Carcass Disposal from 2018-09-26T06:00:09
Stephen M. Vantassel discuses ethical Carcass Disposal
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Strolling Around Outside A Warehouse from 2018-09-24T06:00:20
All the potential pest problems a PMP could face in the future by just strolling around outside a warehouse.
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The Magic 5 from 2018-09-21T06:00:21
The Magic 5
Adam Malanga
731.414.8441
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Your Brand By Your Actions from 2018-09-17T06:00:46
Your brand by your actions, are your employees equipped with the right time, equipment, product to do their job correctly and protect your brand?
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T.R.U.S.T. – The Key To Sales from 2018-09-14T06:00:34
People buy from people they trust, being in sales theirs lots of pressure to close sales and meet quotas, but here are 5 keys to closing sales.
T- Tell The Truth
R- Rapport
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The 4 Resources Required To Have A Pest Problem from 2018-09-10T06:00:54
Taking a look at the 4 resources required to have a pest control, a way in, something to eat, something to drink and a place to live. Coexistence is not an option.
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Run A Biz, Or Bizman from 2018-09-07T06:00:05
Are running a biz, or are you a Bizman? Are you mostly working the business or are you working on the business?
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Generational Selling With Adam Malanga from 2018-09-03T06:00:41
Understanding generational selling is important in order to tailor your offer and create a business model that targets each generation, Baby Boomers, Genexers and Millineals all have different buyi...
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Hire Someone Now! from 2018-08-31T06:00:35
If you are wearing 5 hats and you are growing or you want to grow then hire someone now, witing someone now to handle what you are weak at is vital to allowing you to focus on the more important th...
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An Ant Buffet For All Types Of Ant Control from 2018-08-27T06:00:21
Being creative to solve difficult to seemingly impossible to control ant problems by using unorthodox methods of baiting, test all types of baits, liquids, gels, granuar with different ants.
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PPE Protecting Yourself Beyond The Pesticide Label from 2018-08-15T03:26:01
When thinking of PPE Personal Protection Equipment we think about the label requirements, but what about protecting ourselves from all the other hazards we encounter on a daily basis that have noth...
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Valerie Rosas With XT-2000 Orange Oil Plus No Tent Drywood Termite Treatment from 2018-07-23T06:00:27
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Thomas Powell of MGK Discussing Mosquito Control with One Guard from 2018-07-02T19:24:24
Andrej Branc Pelgar USA World Wide Rodent Problem and Rodent Stop from 2018-06-19T00:33:04
Andrej Branc discuses his experience managing rodent in Europe, North, Central and South America working for Pelgar USA and how Rodent Stop is a great eclusion tool.
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A New Bee Study With Dr. Janet Kintz-Early Phd of JAK Consulting from 2018-06-12T14:07:56
Dr. Janet Kintz-Early Phd of JAK Consulting talks about a new bee study examines bee colonies in different seasons to evaluate colony collapse disorder.
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Does Your Customers Have Peace Of Mind With You from 2018-06-05T06:00:31
Before the customer can have peace of mind with the service they need to have peace of mind with the technician.
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EcoRaider 25b BioPesticide Bed Bug Control With Dennis Judy Technical Consultant from 2018-06-04T06:00:55
Dennis Judy started his career with Orkin, and later was the training director at...
Fly Control #STFD Shut The Front Door And Things Attracting Flies To Into Building from 2018-05-14T16:23:46
Looking at your surrounding in the front doors attracting flies inside the building.
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Where Are All Those Flies Coming From from 2018-05-08T13:52:25
Flies coming from every direction and you don’t know where they are coming from, using google earth to identify potential breeding sites.
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Rats Rats Rats The Rodent Explosion of 2018 Rodent Populations Are Up from 2018-04-20T06:00:32
Rodent business is booming, rodent populations are on the rise could it be global warming? With 2nd Generation, Anticoagulant off the retail shelves are homeowners giving up?
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Ethan Vickery of VM Products Talks Large Glue Board Traps and Wifi Snap Traps. from 2018-04-19T02:54:53
Ethan talks about integrated snap traps. Integrated snap traps allow for the full force of the spring to be used during the kill. Because there’s no recoil, the trap provides maximum power as oppos...
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Photo Stuff How To Get Better Pictures With What You Have from 2018-04-17T13:04:47
Jeff discusses photo stuff how to get better pictures, with today’s modern cell phones quality is higher than ever even for an amateur photographer.
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Social Media Done Right Promoting Your Customers from 2018-04-02T16:04:26
Social media uses can be for us to vent in groups about the frustrations we have to deal with in the field, but it can also be used to promote our customers.
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Having Perfect 5 Star Reviews Is Causing You To Lose Business from 2018-03-27T15:54:18
A Spiegel Research Center study reveals that having perfect 5-star reviews is causing you to lose business, how reviews influence buying behavior, but at what point does it influence and how much?<...
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How To Get A Bit More Commercial Pest Control Business from 2018-03-26T19:51:48
How tog get A bit more commercial pest control business from existing residential customers by asking for referrals.
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Finding More Commercial Pest Control Business from 2018-03-21T12:50:05
Jeff McGovern talks about finding more commercial pest control business competing with the big brands.
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Termite Inspection and Gear from 2018-03-12T14:29:20
Jeff McGovern discusses termite inspection and gear by special request from Geffry M. Gorman.
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Offering Residual Gopher Control That Satisfies Your Customers from 2018-03-07T12:55:31
Offering Residual Gopher Control That Satisfies Your Customers with J.T. Eaton Answer for the Control of Pocket Gophers (Item # 277 )
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Following Up On Pest Control Services from 2018-03-05T14:42:50
Following up after a pest control service is vital to ensure the customer you care about them.
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Why 80% Of Americans Are Poisoning Themselves And Everyone Is Blaming Pesticides from 2018-03-01T06:00:14
Why 80% of Americans are poisoning themselves by doing their own pest control violating federal law and everyone is blaming pesticides.
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The Pest Life With Nick Madero Interviews Gustavo Hernandez Of H2 Environment Pest Management from 2018-02-28T06:00:48
Nick Interviews Gustavo Hernandez Of H2 Environment Pest Management
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Nina Jenkins Developer Of Aprehend Bio Pesticide Bed Bug Control from 2018-02-27T06:00:07
Aprehend® is a Bio-Pesticide composed of Beauveria bassiana fungal spores applied in a proprietary formulation for the control of bed bugs.
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Fly Prevention How To Stop Flies From Entering In The First Place from 2018-02-26T14:49:38
Fly control starts with fly prevention, how to stop flies from entering in the first place is the first step to really controlling fly problems.
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Short Post Vs Long Post For SEO What Ranks Better from 2018-02-23T05:04:53
Is a 300 to 500 word blog post enough to rank your post #1 on Google? The length of your blog post ranking will rely on many factors not just the number of words.
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The Pest Life With Nick Madero Interviews Vincent “Vinny” Errante EcoWise Pest Control New York from 2018-02-21T05:00:05
Vincent “Vinny” Errante of Ecowise Pest Control serves New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania Vinny came into the pest industry in 1999 from the Hvac industry.
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Top 10 Concerns Coming for 25b’s with Dr. Janet Kintz-Early PhD of JAK Consulting from 2018-02-20T05:00:15
Dr. Janet Kintz Early discusses the concerns coming for 25’s from EPA Fifra to individual state registration requirements and limits and liabilities of product performance.Listen
Cloverleafing for bedbugs Inspection & Monitoring from 2018-02-19T14:51:55
Cloverleafing for bedbugs inspection, when a member of the family gets a bedbug they have the ability to potentially infest every other member’s home and many others.
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25b Essential Oil Sugar Baits To Control Mosquitoes from 2018-02-15T22:30:50
25b essential oil sugar baits to control mosquitoes known as Attractant Toxic Sugar Baits (ATSB) have been studied extensively throughout the world with surprisingly good results.
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The Pest Life With Nick Madero from 2018-02-14T05:00:59
The Pest Life With Nick Madero on the Pest Geek Podcast is raw unedited look into the lives of the men and women of pest control.
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Don Leland How A Business Development Coach Can Help You Grow from 2018-02-13T05:00:30
Don Leland is a business development coach and the owner of Edge Management Consulting in Seattle, WA. Over the past 8 years, he’s led 2 different multi-million dollar pest control and wildli...
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Fleas and Flea Control from 2018-02-12T13:46:35
Fleas and Flea Control by special request from Ivan Costa.
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Why I Love QuickBooks And Why I Won’t Switch from 2018-02-11T02:32:01
I love Quickbooks, there are several products that I love in our business and QuickBooks is one of them, I have been us...
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Using Indeed To Hire Pest Control Technicians from 2018-02-09T13:44:50
Using Indeed To Hire Pest Control Technicians is a great free way to promote your job opening and manage the hirin...
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Using 25b Essential Oils Attractants For Monitoring And Pests Control from 2018-02-08T14:43:49
The studies of using 25b essential oils as attractants for monitoring and control of pests has been going on for decades as a matter of fact since the 70’s.
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What Is Schema Markup And Rich Snippets For Pest Control SEO? from 2018-02-07T14:40:47
Rich Snippets are basically short summaries of your web page or blog post in the SERPS search results of Bing , Google, Yahoo, and sometimes in the News feed of Facebook in a nice format with star ...
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How To Assess and Evaluate Rodent Problems From Space from 2018-02-06T14:55:37
Using Google Earth To Assess and Evaluate Rodent Problems From Space
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Dave Johnson The Creator Of Exterminator Gourmet Hot Sauce from 2018-02-05T18:06:36
From Exterminator to Exterminator Gourmet Hot Sauce
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Monthly Every Door Apartment Pest Control Does It Work from 2018-02-03T14:40:41
Is a monthly every door apartment pest control service required to achieve roach control in an apartment building? The answer is both yes and no.
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Top 20 Pest Control Facebook Groups To Join from 2018-02-02T07:00:45
The top 20 Pest Control Facebook Groups To Join in 2018
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An Interview with Mark Weiser of Natures Defense Natural Rodent Control from 2018-02-01T07:00:37
Jeff McGovern interviews Mark Weiser of Natures Defense Natural Rodent Control
Mark discusses how his 30 years in the outdoors market creating lures for game and wildlife lead him to crea...
Side Jobs Moonlighting Pitfalls Hazards & Liabilities from 2018-01-31T07:00:28
Side Jobs and Moonlighting
Employees performing side jobs can have many legal ramifications if you do not have strict policies in place to deter, correct and discipline violations you cou...
Dealing with 404 Errors Page Not Found Pest Control Website SEO from 2018-01-30T15:38:23
Correcting 404 error page not found
When a web page or post is added to your website it is submitted to the search engine, it that url changes after it has been submitted the result of a ...
Why The Pest Control Industry Should Be Sucking Up Pest With Vacuums from 2018-01-29T06:00:38
Why The Pest Control Industry Should Be Sucking up pest with vacuums like roaches and bedbugs with HEPA vacuums to reduce pest pressures and allergens.
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New Bedbug Biological Control Pesticide Aprehend from 2018-01-27T18:43:11
New Bedbug Biological Control Pesticide Aprehend that dramatically reduces the cost of performing bed bug control which is more effective at a lower cost.
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GPS & Dash Cams Protecting Your Assets from 2018-01-26T06:00:24
Installing GPS & Dash Cams Protecting Your Assets
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The 5 P ’S of Every Successful Pest Control Business from 2018-01-25T06:55:38
The 5 P’s People, Process, Policies, Procedure, Product. Without the first four, you will not have a successful brand
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The Power of Fate What An Environmental Fate Study Reveals from 2018-01-24T15:36:34
The Environmental Fate Study hydrolysis half-life of imidacloprid in water of a pH 7 can range from 33–44 days at and 77ºF. The aqueous photolysis half-life of imidacloprid is less than 3 hours.
Natures Defense The New Non Rodenticide Rodent from 2018-01-23T06:00:15
Nature’s Defense Mouse & Rat Repellent Packets work in your problem areas around the home, including attic and crawl spaces, basement, cabinets, garage, sheds, RVs, and winter storage areas.
The Differences In Rodent Baits and Rodenticides from 2018-01-22T06:00:08
What are many rodent baits and rodenticides to choose from?
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YouTube SEO Steps Make Your Videos Rank Better from 2018-01-21T03:12:20
YouTube SEO Steps
Upload or live stream your video for better YouTuibe SEO. A live-streamed video will rank faster than an uploaded video. Make sure the video is set on public.
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How To Properly Price Educate A Customer from 2018-01-19T06:00:47
In order to effectively price educate a customer, you have to take them through a process of discovery and awareness where they can see, hear and feel the quality of your product or service.
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Chemical Extraction and Composition Analysis of 25b Essential Oils For Pest Control from 2018-01-18T06:00:06
Essential oils composition is very complex, in order to identify what chemical component actually control the pest with what mode of action requires an individual extraction and testing on a specif...
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Dealing with the DIY Do it Yourself Pest Control Craze from 2018-01-17T06:00:48
With the DIY Do it Yourself Pest Control Craze, any in the pest control industry is concerned and alarmed about the fact that homeowners can buy the same chemicals we use.
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Dusting Gear For The Real Pest Control Professional from 2018-01-16T06:00:54
Insecticide Dust Applicators Dusting Gear For Professional Pest Control Jt Eatons bellows dusters, Airofog Duster, and the Exacticide.
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Apartment Bed Bug Control and Prevention from 2018-01-15T07:33:26
The biggest problem we have with apartment bed bug control is not which control method to use chemical, heat or vacuum. It all comes down to lack of knowledge from those that are responsible for pr...
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Multi Tools With Jeff McGovern Leatherman Vs Gerber from 2018-01-10T06:00:53
Multi Tools With Jeff McGovern
Jeff McGovern discusses multi tools Gerber, Leatherma...
Bait Station Safety With James Rodriguez of JT Eaton from 2018-01-09T06:00:28
Bait Station Safety With James Rodriguez of JT Eaton
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German Roach Control Commercial Food Service Accounts from 2018-01-08T06:00:42
German Roach Control Commercial Food Service Accounts
Controlling German roaches in ...
Mario Lazano The Mastering SEO Series Part 1 from 2018-01-06T06:00:45
Mario Lazano The Mastering SEO Series Part 1
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Eric Critter McCool Discussing Stinging Insect Removal and Extraction from 2018-01-05T06:00:46
Eric Critter McCool Discussing Stinging Insect Removal and Extraction
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Flashlights Shining the light on the situation from 2018-01-04T06:00:44
Shining the light on the situation Jeff discusses where flashlights have come and how to selec...
Harry Dott Brian Jr. Of Nisus Introduces Foam Fresh from 2018-01-03T06:00:38
Using Foam Fresh for a wall void. Same concept applies for sink and floor drains. Foam Fresh i...
You Poisoned My Pet With Rodenticide from 2018-01-02T06:00:34
Getting a call from a client saying my you poisoned my pet with rat poison, Are you ready for ...
The Worst Product I Ever Used Selecting the Right Pest Control Product from 2018-01-01T06:00:06
Selecting the Right Pest Control Product
How do most of us select a product?
Biology and Ghost Ant Control Tapinoma melanocephalum from 2017-12-25T16:32:08
Ghost Ant Control Basics
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American Cockroach Control & Biology Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) from 2017-12-18T06:00:28
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Content Curation SEO For Your Pest Control News Section from 2017-12-11T21:34:23
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Top 10 Things The Pest Control Industry Does That Doesn’t Provide Value To The Customer from 2017-11-27T06:00:27
Bed Bug Control With IGR Insect Growth Regulators from 2017-11-20T14:19:43
You’re Not Growing Because Of What You Believe To Be True from 2017-10-30T06:00:39
You’re Not Growing Because of what...
Website Speed Is One Of The Most Important Ranking Factors For SEO from 2017-10-23T17:53:58
Nacrophoric Behavior of Insects and How Termidor Works from 2017-10-09T07:00:47
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The Repellency Myth Are Pyrethroids Really Repellant? from 2017-10-02T07:00:14
The Repellency Myth Are Pyrethroids R...
So I want a website I want to be on facebook and have a YouTube channel what will that cost. from 2017-09-25T07:00:23
On Page SEO [2017 UPDATE] from 2017-09-04T07:00:45
New On Page SEO Strategies To Grow
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The Rebirth Of The Podcast What has happened in the last 6 months? from 2017-08-28T07:00:57
We are back with new podcast episodes
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Penetration Adherence Spreadability Using An Adjuvant To Get Better Pest Control. from 2017-02-28T05:15:34
Penetration Adherence Spreadability Using An Adjuvant To Get Better Pest Control.
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Mimic Antagonize or Inhibit IGR Insect Growth Regulators Modes of Action from 2017-02-20T22:07:46
Mimic Antagonize or Inhibit IGR Insect Growth Regulators Modes of Action
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Pre Paid Pest Control Service Does It Make Sense For You from 2017-02-15T21:31:31
Pre Paid Pest Control Service Does It Make Sense For You.
With customers becoming increasingly busy and the cost of performing billing and collection taking a chunk of your profits more c...
Marketing Makes The Phone Ring Sales Makes The Cash Register Ring from 2017-02-06T23:08:07
Marketing Makes The Phone Ring Sales Makes The Cash Register Ring
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RRAC IRAC HRAC WT FRAC Resistance Action Committees from 2017-02-01T04:15:38
Everyone Likes A Nice RRAC IRAC HRAC WT FRAC Resistance Action Committees
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Wood Trivia and Audited Facilities With Ryan Ridgley of Orion Pest Management Solutions from 2017-01-24T07:53:59
Wood Trivia and Audited Facilities With Ryan Ridgley of Orion Pest Management Solutions.
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Just Got Back From FPMA Expo In Orlando And Some Things That Piss Me Off from 2017-01-18T04:03:38
Just Got Back From FPMA Expo In Orlando And Some Things That Piss Me Off
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What it takes to be an ACE with Chris Stelzig Entomological Society Of America from 2017-01-10T03:45:05
What it takes to be an ACE with Chris Stelzig Entomological Society Of America
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