Pest Management Professional, April 2014
ANT Management GUIDE 2014 The Marching Dead PMPs share how they wipe out ants zombie pests that die hard and the top causes cures for callbacks Will Nepper t Managing Editor Y ou think youve won and eradicated a customers problem but then unbelievably they return A phone rings The dreaded callback from a victim who demands you face the enemy once again because you are the last defense between helpless property owners and the armies that march on and on and on Like zombies they return again and again Theyre ants Despite their different sizes shapes colors preferences and behavior they share a key characteristic They seem unstoppable The ant zombie comparison isnt lost on Patrick Walsh co owner vice president and director of operations for VanWal Pest Elimination in Kernersville N C and his wife co owner Michelle Walsh In fact the visual analogy appears on some of the vehicles in VanWals fleet truck wraps featuring lumbering zombies that look like theyre about to stumble right off the side of the vehicles and into the real world See sidebar on page AM11 They march on in impossible numbers invading any place where they can find shelter food and water Board up the doors and windows and theyll still find a way in You might take down a few with select weapons from your arsenal but they return in armies leaving frustration in their wake They are motivated by an undying desire to survive and thrive Must Find Shel t er Food Water AM4 April 2014 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net
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