Friendly to the Environment, But Not to Insects Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta, also known as RIFA) are notorious. They can sting, inject poison and even kill small animals. Sometimes their nests are hidden under houses, making them hard to eliminate. Sarah Musselman, owner of EcoPro Services LLC in Austin, Tex., remembers one challenging…

Bait Without the Wait Kevin O’Conner, of Eliminex Pest, talks about a touch account. I’ve had an account where we struggled with American roaches for five years. Recently, I met Pat Ryan at a show and he told me about Rockwell’s new InVict Xpress Granular Bait. I took it out to this account and gave…

The Good Stuff I tried EcoVia EC at an account that was having an issue with cluster flies outside the house. Every time the [homeowners] went out or in, the flies would end up inside. I treated the exterior two weeks ago and the issue is resolved. They still see a fly here and there…

Family-Owned Pest Management Company Corners Market Brent Towle, owner of Kenosha, Wis.-based Spectrum Pest Control, requires each product his business uses to fit two main criteria: green and effective. Towle, who has more than 30 years of experience in pest management, founded Spectrum Pest Control in 1994 with a goal to one day offer 100…

Unwanted Houseguests A house infested with cats & cockroaches posed a challenge for IV Termite & Pest Control. The customer was an elderly woman who lived with several cats…and thousands of cockroaches. Whether she couldn’t see the pests or simply didn’t care wasn’t clear, but it wasn’t the homeowner who arranged for the work. The…

Down the Drain There are thousands of restaurants in New York City. Many of them are great at cooking and serving; but they’re not great at cleaning – daily, weekly or monthly. That’s where Magic Exterminating helps. Serving the five boroughs of NYC, the full-service, family owned company is an integrated pest management (IPM) specialist…

Rapid Cricket Carnage I was checking glueboards in a sensitive healthcare account and noticed quite a bit of cricket activity. Since it was a sensitive account I knew my options were limited but a Rockwell Technical Rep had recently introduced me to InVict Xpress Granular Bait. I was impressed by the low application rate and…

Three New Tools for the Toolbox Arrow Exterminating in Lynbrook, N.Y., needed another tool in its toolbox to battle bed bugs. Arrow, a family-run business started in 1947, was hired to treat a 400-room assisted living complex on Long Island that was plagued by bed bugs for years. Managers of the complex tried to eradicate…

Easy-As-Pie Solutions in the Big Apple Because of its size and scope, managing pests in New York City is no easy task. So having the right tools for a job is essential, especially when dealing with American cockroaches and pigeons. That’s when InVict Xpress Granular Bait and InVade Bio Foam from Rockwell Labs factor in.…

Good Products, Good People, Good Service As its name implies, Wayne’s Environmental Services focuses on providing environmentally friendly service to its pest management customers. Based in Birmingham, AL, the team has known — and trusted — their Rockwell Labs representative, Tom Nay, for many years. “We began using products from Rockwell Labs around the time…