Can you Fire Someone for Being Rude to Customers?
A staff member acts out of turn, perhaps not for the first time. Do you know your rights as an employer?
September 1, 2018
Professional Pest Manager Magazine
PLUG AND GO
Completing a termite job with GoPlugs results in a smart, professional finish.
July 1, 2018
GETTING IT RIGHT WITH NETTING
When bird netting a building, it pays to use a quality net that is built to last.
July 1, 2018
AS 3660.2: 2017: MEETING YOUR REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
When it comes to Australian Standards for termite work, are you confident that your reporting is fully compliant? Steve Allen from Report Systems Australia offers some helpful advice.
July 1, 2018
THE SCIENCE OF NON-REPELLENT CHEMISTRY: PART 2
The second of a three-part series looking at the science behind non-repellent chemistry.
July 1, 2018
MICE SUCCESSFULLY ERADICATED FROM NZ ISLAND
An ambitious five-year project has seen a unique World Heritage Site declared free from mice, which were threatening the island’s native flora and fauna.
May 1, 2018
Borer Control: The Trickiest Pest Job of All
A significant threat to wooden furniture and structural timber, the common furniture beetle is one of the more challenging pests to recognise and treat.
May 1, 2018
NEW TERMITE MANAGEMENT CODES OF PRACTICE
AEPMA’s Codes of Practice for Termite Management offer consumers valuable – and free – information about how best to protect their homes against termites.
May 1, 2018
THE EVOLUTION OF RODENTICIDES
A look at the evolution of rodenticides, from the earliest poisons through to today’s high quality baits and blocks.
May 1, 2018
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD
A flea infestation may be annoying and the bites may be itchy, but in Australia we don’t really associate fleas with disease. However, it is easy to forget that the bubonic plague or ‘black death’ is spread by fleas, in particular the oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis).
March 1, 2018
HOW TO CONTROL SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS
There are several different types of sprayers used by professional pest managers: trigger sprayers, which are pressurised by pulling the spray trigger; compression sprayers, which are pressurised by being pumped up; and backpack sprayers, which are either pressurised manually or powered by a petrol or battery-driven motor. These are the types most commonly encountered.
March 1, 2018
HOW’S IT HANGING?
Knowing the height and location at which to place your traps is key to successfully controlling flying insects.
January 1, 2018