Pest Management Professional, December 2009

This project is a labor of love It allows me to keep up to date and keep tabs on whats going on in urban entomology and urban pest management John Owens compliance audit program manager and sustainability project manager S C Johnson Son Inc authors draw on their own experiences as well as friends and colleagues in the industry to ensure that information is as relevant and upto date as possible We get a lot of the information on control techniques by paying attention to what is written in the trade magazines and whats presented at the urban entomology conference and research groups Owens says Keeping up to date is a priority for the team Its what fuels the decision each time Bennett is contemplating a new edition of the Scientific Guide For the 7th edition Bennett and his team decided to expand the information in the Scientific Guide as it relates to a particularly relevant pest the bed bug Bed bugs are an insect thats experienced a significant resurgence since 2004 and re evolved to be one of the principle pest problems with which PMPs have to deal To some extent its been difficult writing this chapter because some of the technologies are not fully implemented yet Bennett says We talk about every thing from heat to cold to even vacuuming all kinds of non chemical tools are being used simply because the insecticides available are not that good at controlling bed bugs There are many pest management customers who continued on next page Less callbacks More greenbacks Pest prevention and business profitability with Zoëcon IGRs An Integrated Pest Management IPM program with the Zoëcon family of Insect Growth Regulators IGRs can help reduce callbacks decreased retreats with residuals of up to 210 days reduce reinfestations IGRs help prevent future infestations reduce expenditures less service time and mileage These reductions mean Zoëcon IGRs put more green back in your wallet Green is in our nature Zoëcon was the first to manufacture and produce IGRs S Hydroprene and S Methoprene High efficacy and low environmental impact make IGRs a consistent favorite To learn more call 18002487763 or visit zoecon com There Even when youre not Extinguish Gentrol Petcor Precor Precor 2000 Zoëcon and the Zoëcon logo are registered trademarks of Wellmark International 2009 Wellmark International Always read and follow label directions Circle 129 www mypmp net DECEMBER 2009 PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL 27