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If you've been thinking you'd like take the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) exam, two opportunities are coming up soon. The IPM Experience House will be sponsoring an ACE prep class and exam on...

Several years ago, a nice lady left a “bug” sample for me to identify. It consisted of an electric alarm clock in a Ziploc bag. The accompanying note read: “Help! We're being bitten by tiny bugs...

I kneeled down and crept closer. The butterfly stood tiptoeing exposing its wings fully to the low afternoon sun, warming up. I was on the coastal path by the low cliff top at Spurn Head, a well known...

Fall armyworm caterpillars feed mostly on grasses. This year is proving to be a banner year for armyworms in some areas. Pest management professionals who care for lawns should be on the alert for fall...

Here's one you never learned in technician training. Cixiid planthoppers are 1/4 inch-long (5 mm-long bodies) insects that are common at times on trees and shrubs. They are plant feeders, with nymphs that...

This picture of BMSB was taken in Dallas County in 2017 by Annika Linkqvist and posted on iNaturalist. Note the white bands on the antennae. Brown marmorated stink bug has been causing a stink, literally,...

While spending some time in the garden pruning trees, deadheading and generally pottering around I have come across several species of shieldbug. The top shot shows a Corizus hyoscyami , a species which...

Who wants to eat insecticide? Not me, and I'm guessing certainly not your customers. So if your company does residential pest control, are your employees trained to know what to do when they encounter...