Pest Management Professional, December 2009

Team Truman continued from previous page certainly dont want any bed bugs but are also concerned about safety and pesticide exposure A lot of companies are promoting a green approach to bed bugs Owens says Because some of the technology is still in the development stage coming up with something definitive as it relates to bed bug control has been difficult Thats where the subject of green pest management comes into play Corrigan says for each chapter he had to make a conscience effort to think about how green techniques fit into the overall picture Not only do we have a new chapter on bed bugs weve also added a new chapter on green pest management Bennett says We introduce the green concept and talk about how it has evolved and what the components of green pest management are Then we dovetail that with integrated pest management IPM which is a concept thats been around for a while For the past few years bed bugs and the concept of green pest management have dominated talk in every corner of the pest management industry New research on the pest and information on green techniques are popping up every day a fact thats not lost on the three authors Certainly by the time the 8th edition rolls around well have a lot more information on bed bug control Bennett says with only a hint of a smile The truth is with the 7th edition nearing completion Bennett truly is already thinking about the next edition As lead author for Trumans Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations the Purdue professor simply wants the best possible product out there in the hands of the technicians This is still a one of a kind textbook in that its written for technicians and for use in training programs Its the textbook for two of our correspondence courses and still serves a unique role in this industry he says Our book is used on the job by so many people Its a practical guide and the demand for constant updating and reprints is there Premium quality broad spectrum control A Paragon Professional Pest Control Product l Circle 122 Rice Weevils Confused Flour Beetles Rust Red Flour Beetles Saw Tooth Grain Beetles Cadelles Meal Moths Cigarette Beetles Drug Store Beetles Granary Weevils Ants Centipedes Cockroaches Crickets Earwigs Millipedes Psocids Scorpions Silver fi sh Sowbugs Spiders Waterbugs House fl ies Mosquitoes Gnats Flying Moths Yellow Meal Worms Grain Moths Flour Moths Indian Meal Moths Grain Mites Brown Dog Ticks Fleas Termites Carpenter Bees Carpenter Ants Old House Borers Powder Post Beetles Furniture Beetles House Borers Deathwatch Beetles Ticks Deer Ticks Fire Ants And more 28 PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL DECEMBER 2009 www mypmp net