Volume 10, Number 9: Mosquitoes, Hurricanes, and Resources
By: Faith Oi, foi@ufl.edu As other parts of the U.S. head into Fall, we still have a couple more months of summer in Florida and the rest of the Southeast! Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 1 and it has been an active weather year. If you live in an area that is home to “floodwater mosquitoes” as well as “standing water mosquitoes” or “container breeding mosquitoes,” you will [...]
Volume 10, Number 8: Facts from DACS Termite Treatments
By: Paul Mitola When applying termiticide treatments to structures with existing infestations it is IMPERATIVE to properly identify a couple of things: 1. The type of termites (Subterranean, (native or invasive), or Drywood) that you are treating. If you misidentify the termites your treatments may not be effective, and you could be in violation of Chapter 482 or Chapter 5E-14. 2. The type of structure (foundation) crawl space, or slab [...]
Volume 10, Number 7: We’ve Missed You!
By: Faith Oi, foi@ufl.edu Hope you are all well and working safely! We have been working diligently to provide opportunities for you to maintain your CEUs and continue advanced training. The University of Florida administration has approved our proposal to resume in-person programs with the following conditions. If you are unable to agree to these conditions, please do not register now.: PLEASE READ: Limited class sizes to allow for social [...]
Volume 10, Issue 4: Leading Your Company as an Essential Service
It is a somber Easter weekend as I write this newsletter. The death toll due to COVID-19 in the U.S. alone is 29,604 and 108,862 worldwide. There are 529,887 confirmed cases in the U.S. and 1,777,517 confirmed cases worldwide.We hope that you are well, healthy, and working safely. Every business and every person must decide on the level of risk they are willing to take while working in the age [...]
Volume 10, Issue 3: Pest Control as an Essential Service and COVID-19
The situation with COVID-19 is rapidly changing. Please check back with us by liking us on Facebook (@PMUNews), Twitter (@PMU_News), or subscribing to the newsletter (email foi@ufl.edu) PMPs are critical to protecting public health. Arthropod and vertebrate pests do not decrease because we have a human crisis. In fact, they may become more serious problems. We are heading into mosquito, tick, flea, termite, ant, and stinging insect season all at [...]
Volume 10, Issue 2: Facts from FDACS “Definitions” by Paul Mitola, FDACS
I receive many questions from Pest Control Operators (PCO) about issues that they are not sure of. For example, I had a question from a PCO about a separate office space that he was using for storing chemicals. He wanted to know if he had to have a Certified Operator at that location. Based on the definition in Chapter 482.021(2) Business Location means an advertised permanent location in or from [...]
Volume 10, Issue 1: Preemergence Herbicides by Chris Marble
During the fall and winter months, you may be thinking more about problems like large patch or other diseases, and weeds might not be the top priority when we have cooler temperatures. However, spring (and prime weed season) is just around the corner. In just a few short months, we will start to see things like spurges, crabgrass, and other weeds really start to take off, signaling the beginning [...]
Newsletter Archive
2019
- Volume 9, Issue 12: Bobby Corrigan comes to PMU!
- Volume 9, Issue 10: Announcing the PMU – Bobby Corrigan Rodent Academy
- Volume 9, Issue 9: Finding and Retaining Great Employees
- Volume 9, Issue 8: It’s That Time of Year and the Caterpillars are Back with a Vengeance
- Volume 9, Issue 7: How Does the Weather Affect Herbicides
- Volume 9, Issue 6: PCO Pointer – Wood Destroying Organism Inspections
- Volume 9, Issue 5: Controlling Those Bumps on Plant Leaves and Stems: Managing Scale Insects
- Volume 9, Issue 4: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Q&A
- Volume 9, Issue 3: Glyphosate Alternative
- Volume 9, Issue 2: Credential Requirements
- Volume 9, Issue 1: Termite Inspections
2018
- Volume 8, Issue 12: Weed Management Resources for Lawn and Ornamentals
- Volume 8, Issue 11: Bringing Nature into the Living Room – The Holiday Season is Almost Upon Us
- Volume 8, Issue 10: What do your Customers Really Want?
- Volume 8, Issue 9: Lawn Caterpillars: Free moving, but they cut too low
- Volume 8, Issue 8: Pests of Summer III
- Volume 8, Issue 7: Emerging Landscape Weed Issues
- Volume 8, Issue 6: Pests of Summer II
- Volume 8, Issue 5: Pests of Summer I
- Volume 8, Issue 4: Regulatory
- Volume 8, Issue 3: Mole Crickets
- Volume 8, Issue 2: Termite Baiting
- Volume 8, Issue 1: Termite Swarm Season
2017
- Volume 7, Issue 12: Winterizing your Home from Pests
- Volume 7, Issue 11: Pest Control Industry
- Volume 7, Issue 10: Tawny Crazy Ant Management
- Volume 7, Issue 9: Weed Control Services
- Volume 7, Issue 8: Preparing for Rodent Season
- Volume 7, Issue 7: Southern Chinch Bug IPM
- Volume 7, Issue 6: BedBugWeek
- Volume 7, Issue 5: Postemergence Herbicide Applications
- Volume 7, Issue 4: Consent Vs. Notification Forms
- Volume 7, Issue 3: Termite Awareness
- Volume 7, Issue 2a: Valentines Training Opportunities
- Volume 7, Issue 2: Preemergence Herbicide Timing for the Lawn and Landscape
- Volume 7, Issue 1: Termites
2016
- Volume 6, Issue 12: Bed Bugs
- Volume 6, Issue 11: Training!
- Volume 6, Issue 10: Fall Weed Control
- Volume 6, Issue 9: Mosquitoes, Zika, and Schools
- Volume 6, Issue 8: New Landscape Weeds
- Volume 6, Issue 7: Resistance
- Volume 6, Issue 6: Avoiding Heribicide Damage
- Volume 6, Issue 5: Herbicide Rotation
- Volume 6, Issue 4: Formosan Subterranean Termites
- Volume 6, Issue 3: Zika
- Volume 6, Issue 2: Preemergence Herbicide Timing for the Lawn and Landscape
- Volume 6, Issue 1: Preparing for Swarm Season
2015
- Volume 5, Issue 12: Brown Dog Ticks
- Volume 5, Issue 11: Termites
- Volume 5, Issue 10: Fall Weed Control
- Volume 5, Issue 9: Stinging Insects
- Volume 5, Issue 8: Weed Control in the Landscape
- Volume 5, Issue 7: Bed bugs and Summer Travel
- Volume 5, Issue 6: Invasive Species Tawny Crazy Ant
- Volume 5, Issue 5: Invasive Species Coptermes Hybrid
- Volume 5, Issue 4: Ants and Chemical Control
- Volume 5, Issue 3: Ants and Non Chemical Control
- Volume 5, Issue 2: Ants
2014
- Volume 4, Issue 12: Preparing for Termite Swarm Season
- Volume 4, Issue 11: Training Issues
- Volume 4, Issue 10: Summer Stinging Pests Part III
- Volume 4, Issue 9: Summer Stinging Pests Part II – Other Bees
- Volume 4, Issue 8: Summer Stinging Pests – Bees
- Volume 4, Issue 7: Biocontrol Today
- Volume 4, Issue 6: Types of Biocontrol Pesticide Management
- Volume 4, Issue 5: Intro to Fire Ants & Biological Control
- Volume 4, Issue 4: Termite ID
- Volume 4, Issue 3: Termite Damage ID
- Volume 4, Issue 2: Termite Inspection
- Volume 4, Issue 1: Swarm Season
2013
- Volume 3, Issue 13: Product Rotation
- Volume 3, Issue 12: Holiday Preparation
- Volume 3, Issue 11: Product Combination
- Volume 3, Issue 10: Understanding Nerves
- Volume 3, Issue 9: Mode of Action Nervous System
- Volume 3, Issue 8: Insecticide basics
- Volume 3, Issue 7a: Mid-year training update
- Volume 3, Issue 7: Ghost ants
- Volume 3, Issue 6: Crazy ants
- Volume 3, Issue 5: Fire ants
- Volume 3, Issue 4a: Certified Operator exams through PMU
- Volume 3, Issue 4: Fungus gnats
- Volume 3, Issue 3: Training
- Volume 3, Issue 2: Ants
- Volume 3, Issue 1: PMU – Deltak Partnership
2012
- Volume 2, Issue 14: N. fulva
- Volume 2, Issue 13: Termite ID
- Volume 2, Issue 12: Cockroaches
- Volume 2, Issue 11: Green industry apps
- Volume 2, Issue 10: Whiteflies
- Volume 2, Issue 9: Pilot state exam
- Volume 2, Issue 8: Registration reminders
- Volume 2, Issue 7: Pest Management Month
- Volume 2, Issue 6: FPMA-PMU hybrid class
- Volume 2, Issue 5: Fee changes
- Volume 2, Issue 4: PMPs role school IPM
- Volume 2, Issue 3: Ticks
- Volume 2, Issue 2: Pyrethroid label language
- Volume 2, Issue 1: Introducing Ms. Nazario
2011
