Today the New York Post published a great article about what it is like to be a pest management technician. They talk about from everything from what the job entails, to the way you can move up in the profession.
“On the job, pest control workers inspect and identify pest problems and recommend a plan of treatment, which may include applying pesticides, baits, repellants and traps inside and outside buildings, and in places like drains and open areas. They may also use barrier methods to keep pests from accessing food, and may recommend structural repair. Since pesticides can be toxic, pest control workers have to observe strict safety precautions. They also must be certified by the state to administer certain types of pesticides.”
We would like to thank the New York Post for putting a light on the pest management industry, please read the article over at NYPost.com
The BBB wrote an article recently outlining the questions you should ask a pest control company before hiring them. Click here to the BBB’s article. Here at JP McHale we answered all of the questions that the BBB tell consumers to. Here we go:
Is your company licensed? Local regulations vary so check with your BBB or local health agency.
JP McHale is a licensed business in New York (Business Reg Number 08690), New Jersey (Business Reg Number 98083A) and Connecticut (Business Reg Number B-1086)
What are the qualifications of your technicians?
All of our technicians are extensively trained and are overseen by our Cornell graduate entomologist.
Will you provide a written inspection report, with an itemization of charges if a pest treatment is recommended?
Yes, after we inspect your home we will provide you with our recommended treatment plans. All of the pricing will be explained to you and will be provided in writing. (Termite inspections are free for Home Pest Prevention customers, and there is a small fee if you are not a current customer to receive a Wood Destroying Insect report. )
Do you guarantee your work? If not, be skeptical. Know in advance what steps you need to take to keep the service agreement in force.
All of our work is guaranteed, the time that we guarantee depends on what service agreement you choose with us.
Pete Grasso, an editor over at Pest Management Professional Magazine had a contest to who could guess this bug in the video. No one could get it right, mostly for the reason because they are not found in the United States.
Fairfield County is located in the south west portion of Connecticut. Home to Greenwich, Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford, Farifield county is home to approximately 1 million people. Its location is perfect, about one hour away from New York City, and it lays right on the long island sound
JP McHale Pest Management is in Fairfield County, Connecticut every day, and offers all of our services there.
Please check out our Connecticut Pest Control page of more information about our presence in Connecticut and use the links above to go to services you may be interested in.
In addition to the new home page, we launched Tell JPMcHale where customers can tell us how their service has been with us. Once feedback is received, we will send them a free gift.
Please check it out and let us know in the comments of this post what you think of it. We home this can help our current customer and potential clients with further understanding services that we offer.
This gust post was written by Brittani over at Eden Pest Technologies located in Washington, thanks again Brittani!
With all the attention being paid to building green – it seems that green services should be given more credit. After all, how much good does building green offer if the services provided do not support the green objectives originally intended?
Eden (Integrated Pest Management) is a perfect example. If a house was built to minimize volatile gases then pesticides should not be regularly applied to the structure. Therefore, a green program for pest management is what should be provided.
When considering a green option for pest management, three areas are critical for consideration: method, materials and motive.
Method of application is the most important of the three. The core of Eden’s IPM method is our four levels of control: Physical exclusion of the pest from the structure, habitat modification by removal of pest conducive conditions, mechanical controls like traps, nets, etc.; and minimal use of pesticides.
Materials, even those considered safe or natural, could be used in a manner that will harm the environment and the people in it if not applied correctly. Eden’s green option, the Natural Choice Program, offers materials that are EPA Exempt and Organic; designed to work with nature… not against it.
Motive builds loyalty and trust. Eden is proud to offer sustainable solutions to clients’ pest concerns. Solving problems through our proven IPM method is what motivates and moves this company forward. We strive to be successful in all we do. Making sure our customers are completely satisfied is Eden’s number one goal.
Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, embraces best practices and methods that include careful inspection and monitoring, incorporating long term and non-material tactics with careful pesticide use – and evaluating those tactics for improvement.
It’s important to find the pest management professional that truly understands the importance of your environment and can not only help you create it but displays similar values in their business approach.
Arizona Pest Control released a new website and some new contests. If you find the cockroach while browsing thir website and click it, you will get a free t-shirt. Ours came in today!
Are you in the pest management industry or a similar industry? Do you receive services from us? An average homeowner? Do you blog?
Write a guest post for us!
People have done it before with us. Writing a guest post will further educate our readers and your readers, and expose our blogs that much more. We will be happy to write a post for you back. Please email me or tweet @NYPestControl and we will arrange things.
We wrote a lengthy post answering to all of SmartMoney’s rants about low-balling exterminators. The comments of SmartMoney’s artice on their site were not pleasant because they took a direct aim at the pest management industry.
SmartMoney wrote two articles[1] [2] andfilmed a video expressing the 10 things an exterminator won’t tell you.
We receive many calls on a daily basis, and consumers think that pest management companies will come in and “bomb” a house or apartment for ants, spiders, cockroaches, etc. We would like everyone to know that “bombing” for bugs is no longer a practical method of pest management.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques have transformed pest control to more then spraying pesticides. It has movie our industry into creating a custom pest management plan to ensure your environment stays pest free.
Spot treatment, only applying products where activity is present is one of the listed techniques in IPM that minimizes the use of pesticides, and targets the direct pest problem.
To put this in more simple terms, there is no reason to “bomb” a house or apartment when there is a small pest problem present. Baiting methods and spot treatments can control the problem with a lot less exposure to pesticides.
The BBB wrote an article recently outlining the questions you should ask a pest control company before hiring them. 
Last week we launched out new website (
Eden (Integrated Pest Management) is a perfect example. If a house was built to minimize volatile gases then pesticides should not be regularly applied to the structure. Therefore, a green program for pest management is what should be provided.
Are you in the pest management industry or a similar industry? Do you receive services from us? An average homeowner? Do you blog?
We receive many calls on a daily basis, and consumers think that pest management companies will come in and “bomb” a house or apartment for ants, spiders, cockroaches, etc. We would like everyone to know that “bombing” for bugs is no longer a practical method of pest management.