IPM IPM IPM. Do we really practice it much in Canada? Not really. Should we? Certainly. Do we hafta??? Once the insecticides are banned I guess so. Reason this train wreck of thought came up is I was reviewing our products and sales for the year, and one product sticks out like a sore thumb: […]
Read More »Here I come to save the day! Mighty Mouse is on the way! Remember Mighty Mouse? You might if you were born in the 40’s or 50’s. That was one cool comic character, would kick the butt of those Paw Patrol wimps I tell you. Any…kinda digressed. Back to mites. Rat mites, bat mites, bird […]
Read More »Okay what brought that on was reading all the posts following a story I read on CBC.ca concerning the PMRA and a just published commentary doc. Not many times you see the PMRA in the news, surprisingly. The document highlights further restrictions on neonics and allows for a 90 day comment. To be honest I […]
Read More »And why the regulators don’t get this….(last half of my title). I like the word regulators. Makes it sound like you’re back in the days of prohibition…revenuers and regulators. Fits. ANY WAY The number one, numero uno, # 1 rule of Pest Management????? KEEP THEM OUT TO START WITH! IPM starts with exclusion. A pest, […]
Read More »Remember the good old days when you had a label that said “indoor” or “outdoor” or if you were real lucky “indoor/outdoor”. Kiss the good old days goodbye, and as the labels get more defined and more restrictive, our job is going to be tougher and tougher, then to the point we won’t be able […]
Read More »Okay…we don’t have to rape and burn and pillage…although I have really wanted to try that pillaging stuff. Need a Viking hat…or a PM’s costume. But when there is a rightfully known concern, and you have one of the better means and knowledge base to address those concerns, then why not put that to use, […]
Read More »So in my previous Rant I touched on the fact that Canadian Invasive Species Experts are really restricted in what tools they have available. And does that restriction of available products make us work smarter or just make us work twice as hard to get the same thing done? Keep in mind I’m only doing […]
Read More »I was looking at my latest version of PCT and was marveling at the number of products they have available to them for invasive species management (okay…pest control). It would sure be nice to have half of the products they use. Efficacy, bait shyness, resistance management and rotation would be words we could add to […]
Read More »Okay, I think the title says everything. But when I gaze in my crystal ball…plus look at the last 10 years historical data, weather patterns, degree days, average CO2 levels, frost lines and days of sun…. Okay I made some of that up…. I predict a heavier than “normal” ant year. Seriously. But think about […]
Read More »I haven’t picked on Ottawa lately…creating some resistant super bugs by reducing classes of chemistry, allowing the consumer to buy whatever they want off a shelf, increase allergies and illness and downtime at work to keep the weeds happy. Ahhh…those were some rants! All for the sake of keeping everyone 100% “unexposed”. Ideological…but have they […]
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