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Is a 300 to 500 word blog post enough to rank your post #1 on Google? The length of your blog post ranking will rely on many factors not just the number of words. What is the competitiveness of that keyword you are ranking for? If all your top 10 pages ranking for that keyword are 500 words you may only need to write a 1000 word post outrank. 3 Questions you need to answer to determine the amount of content you provide vs how much is actually being consumed. * What value do give the reader to read on or read the entire blog post? * How far down are they reading before they bounce? * How many minutes are they on that page before they bounce? In the past several years, the best post length for SEO have been post with about 2,000 words. Longer blog posts have ranked better than short posts. However the evidence suggests that readers won’t typically read a posts this long. If the #1 page on Google is 300 words, write more than 300 words to outrank, This is assuming that all of your words provide value.  

Vincent “Vinny” Errante of Ecowise Pest Control serves New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania Vinny came into the pest industry in 1999 from the Hvac industry. Vinny is married to Janet in 2008 who’s in the television Industry.  Enjoys chess, cars and soccer.  Very humble and lives a simple life.  Favorite quote “Quality Doesn’t cost, it pays” Book recommendations… malis, from bug people to business people, marketing matters. Prefers iPhone over android Phone number  212-756-9996 Website www.ecowisepestnyc.com Email info@ecowisepestnyc.com Facebook Vincent Errante Instagram  @ecowisepest_nyc

Dr. Janet Kintz Early discusses the concerns coming for 25’s from EPA Fifra to individual state registration requirements and limits and liabilities of product performance.Biography for Dr. Janet Kintz-Early. JAK Consulting Services Dr. Kintz-Early received her B.S. in Biology from Ursinus College in 1993. She studied the behavior of azalea lace bugs in nursery settings while earning her M.S. in Entomology from Clemson University in 1998. In 2003, Dr. Kintz-Early received her Ph. D. in Entomology Clemson University. Her Ph. D. research involved fire ant colony movement behavior with respect to mowing frequency and golf courses. Prior to owning her own consulting firm, Janet spent 12 years working with Nisus Corporation as an R&D Scientist and Regulatory Affairs Manager. During that time, Janet was responsible for technical support calls, quality assurance, continuing education classes, MSDS to SDS conversions, GLP research, competitor intelligence, data compensation, product development and EPA compliance. Janet also worked as a paid intern in the horticultural industry. She spent 13 months at Longwood Gardens and 3 months at Villanova University Arboretum, where she provided IPM education and implementation support to horticulturalists and fellow interns. Dr. Kintz-Early and her best friend and business partner, Dr. Kristen van den Meiracker, BCE, bring a unique combination of experience to JAK Consulting Services and the pest control industry. An Easton PA native, Janet currently lives in Knoxville TN with her husband, daughter and three furry children. She is a member and former scholarship recipient of Pi Chi Omega and the Entomological Society of America. Top 10 Concerns Coming for 25b’s * History of 25bs * FIFRA – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (1947) * EPA – Environmental Protection Agency (1970) * Evaluates risk, not safety * Pesticide Definition -Anything that prevents, destroys repels or mitigates a pest. * FIFRA 25b – (1996) – creation of “Minimal Risk Pesticides” * Active and inert ingredients * Reduces costs and regulatory burdens * Allows more focus on pesticides that pose greater risk   * Federal/ State Requirements * Do not require Federal registration * Must comply with six Code Federal Regulations requirements: * Limited choices of active ingredients * Limited choices of inert ingredients * Must display all ingredients on label * Company & producer information on label * No health-related claims * No false or misleading claims   * Toxicity of 25b’s * How is risk assessed? * Is natural really natural? * What is safe? * What is non-toxic? * What is a chemical?   * Federal/ State Registration Requirements * Only 10 states do not require state registration * Some states require efficacy data: * South Dakota, Mississippi, Indiana, & Mew Mexico * New Mexico – double-blind study and two independent peer reviews for claims * States want EPA to be more involved in registration of 25b’s * Challenge to create a product label to be used in all states * Long registration lead times * Regulation of marketing claims such as natural   * Can they be used in conjunction with or instead of traditional pesticides? Contact Janet at: janet@jakconsultingservices.com http://jakconsultingservices.com 865-360‐1988

Cloverleafing for bedbugs inspection, when a member of the family gets a bedbug they have the ability to potentially infest every other member’s home and many others. Performimng a bed bug inspection to every member they have visited is a way to prevent a bedbug epidemic to other family members home. Offering protection to other individuals involved directly with your customer. JF Oaks Bedbug Monitor http://www.jfoakes.com/v03/products/insect-traps-monitors/bed-bugs/ Beap Surge Protector Bedbug Monitor Mattress Safe Travel Safe http://mattresssafe.com/sofcover-travel-kit/ Contact Jeff McGovern (770) 331-4348 jeff@jeffmcgovern.com

25b essential oil sugar baits to control mosquitoes known as Attractant Toxic Sugar Baits (ATSB) have been studied extensively throughout the world with surprisingly good results. Evaluation of attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB)—Barrier for control of vector and nuisance mosquitoes and its effect on non-target organisms in sub-tropical environments in Florida Abstract The efficacy of attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) with the active ingredient eugenol, an Environmental Protection Agency exempt compound, was evaluated against vector and nuisance mosquitoes in both laboratory and field studies. In the laboratory, eugenol combined in attractive sugar bait (ASB) solution provided high levels of mortality for Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus. Field studies demonstrated significant control: >70% reduction for Aedes atlanticus, Aedes. infirmatus, and Culex nigripalpus and >50% reduction for Anopheles crucians, Uranotaenia sapphirina, Culiseta melanura, and Culex erraticus three weeks post ATSB application. Furthermore, non-target feeding of six insect orders, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, and Orthoptera, was evaluated in the field after application of a dyed-ASB to flowering and non-flowering vegetation. ASB feeding (staining) was determined by dissecting the guts and searching for food dye with a dissecting microscope. The potential impact of ATSB on non-targets, applied on green non-flowering vegetation was low for all non-target groups (0.9%). However, application of the ASB to flowering vegetation resulted in significant staining of the non-target insect orders. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X13003562#! Different methods of using attractive sugar baits (ATSB) for the control of Phlebotomus papatasi ABSTRACT: We have previously shown that fermented ripe fruit is a strong attractant for several mosquito species, and when mixed with oral insecticide these attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) were highly effective for local mosquito control. In the present study, we compared the effects of ATSB presented in different ways on isolated populations of Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli. Experiments were carried out in the arid habitat of the Jordan valley, Israel where the effectiveness of three methods was compared: ATSB sprayed on patches of vegetation, net fence coated with ATSB, and bait stations soaked with ATSB. Spraying ATSB reduced the population to about 5% of the control area population. Barrier ATSB coated fences, had a similar effect decreasing the population to about 12% of the concurrent catch in the control site. The effect of ATSB presented on bait stations was much smaller and compared to the control, only caused the population to be reduced to 40%. In the control areas where only food dye marker was used, the solution presented on bait stations only marked an average of 22.3% of female sand flies while spraying vegetation and using barrier fences in the two other experiments marked about 60% of the females. Our experiments show that ATSB either sprayed on the vegetation or on barrier fences is an effective means against sand flies at least in arid areas where attractive plants are scarce or absent. Bait solution was prepared as described by Müller et al. (2008). For the control sites, it consisted of 95% juice of over-ripe nectarines, 5% wine, 10% w/v brown sugar 0.5% w/v red food dye  for marking the fed sand flies (Schlein 1987) and 10% of a mixture of slow-release substances and preservatives The solution was ripened for 48 hrs, in covered buckets,

The Pest Life With Nick Madero on the Pest Geek Podcast is raw unedited look into the lives of the men and women of pest control.

Don Leland is a business development coach and the owner of Edge Management Consulting in Seattle, WA. Over the past 8 years, he’s led 2 different multi-million dollar pest control and wildlife companies, generating an average 30% growth year-over-year. With a background spanning 23 years in sales and business development, Don now offers business coaching to consumer service companies nationwide. His clients range from single-operation pest and wildlife companies to small and mid-sized businesses such as landscaping, real estate and insurance companies. Don’s topics cover all things business: business plans, marketing plans, budgets, inventory, marketing and more – everything you need to get what you want out of your business. Intro By Dustin Mantz of Magnus Pest Management Address: 1415 Windsor St, Huntsville, TX 77340 Hours: Open 24 hours Phone: (936) 661-5695 See on Google Maps

Fleas and Flea Control by special request from Ivan Costa. Jeff McGovern talks about fleas and flea control using inspection, Vacuuming and Precore 2000 an insecticide and larvacide with an IGR. Contact Jeff McGovern 400 N. Third St. Palatka, FL 32177 (770) 331-4348 jeff@jeffmcgovern.com Intro By Chaz Estrada of TrueHeat Solutions Phone: 866-722-3372 Email: info@trueheatsolutions.com 261 Industry Way Upland, CA 91786 http://www.trueheatsolutions.com/contact/

I love Quickbooks, there are several products that I love in our business and QuickBooks is one of them, I have been using it for more than 10 years. I stick with Quickbooks because time is more than money I’ve been using accounting software since the late 80’s early 90’s, Since my college days where I took several accounting classes and went from the leader in those days was Peachtree accounting which is now Sage 50 Accounting. Now you Fresh Books. Peachtree Accounting was founded in 1978 by Ben Dyer, in 1984 Peachtree was the 7th largest microcomputer-software company in the world, with an estimated 22 million in sales. Peachtree was acquired by the Sage Group in 1998 for a 145 million. Peachtree was the first business software introduced for microcomputers and the oldest microcomputer computer program for business in current use. The Sage Group today does about 2.3 billion in sales Intuit founded in 1983 with the original product Quicken for personal financial management. Grew revenue to $842 million, up 12 percent year-over-year. Finished the year with 2.3 million QuickBooks Online subscribers. Intuit serves 42 million customers. 80% of the small business accounting software market. Integrated Merchant Account Intuit Payments Integrated Banking Integrated Route Scheduling Integrated Email Marketing with Constant Contact Integrated Branch Financial Reporting Qvinci Integrated Mailing Service DocuSend Mailing Solution

Using Indeed To Hire Pest Control Technicians is a great free way to promote your job opening and manage the hiring process. We are hiring for a part-time pest control assistant trainee for a new project that we are embarking on for the next 2 years the process has proven to be more difficult than anticipated in finding qualified people with the right attitude and aptitude to do the job.

The studies of using 25b essential oils as attractants for monitoring and control of pests has been going on for decades as a matter of fact since the 70’s. Studies show that methyl eugenol has been used effectively for the monitoring and control of several species of fruit flies but methyl eugenol is not as safe as you mihgt think, it has been identified as a carcinogen. Methyl eugenol: Its occurrence, distribution, and role in nature, especially in relation to insect behavior and pollination Abstract This review discusses the occurrence and distribution (within a plant) of methyl eugenol in different plant species (> 450) from 80 families spanning many plant orders, as well as various roles this chemical plays in nature, especially in the interactions between tephritid fruit flies and plants. https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/12/1/56/884022 Candidate Substitutes for Methyl Eugenol as Attractants for the Area-wide Monitoring and Control of the Oriental Fruitfly, Dacus dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) Abstract The recent finding that methyl eugenol, a widely used lure for the oriental fruitfly, is a liver carcinogen for the mouse suggested developing substitute lures for monitoring and controlling of this insect that are not susceptible to in vivo metabolism to active carcinogens. Study of the molecular requirements for maximum attraction of the oriental fruitfly and for minimal likelihood of metabolism to active carcinogens suggested several methyl eugenol isosteres that might be useful replacements. Three compounds were selected on the basis of laboratory and preliminary field evaluation as promising replacements: 3,4-dimethoxypropylbenzene, 3,4-dimethoxyethoxybenzene, and 3,4-dimethoxymethoxymethylbenzene. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/14/2/176/2366603 Attraction of Female and Male Bactrocera papayae to Conspecific Males Fed with Methyl Eugenol and Attraction of Females to Male Sex Pheromone Components. Abstract The attraction of female and male Bactrocera papayae to conspecific males fed with methyl eugenol (ME) and female attraction to male synthetic sex pheromone, trans-coniferyl alcohol (CF), were evaluated in a wind tunnel. Earlier and greater attraction were exhibited by both females and males to ME-fed than to non-ME-fed males as dusk approaches. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1022302605357 Methyl Eugenol and Cue-Lure Traps for Suppression of Male Oriental Fruit Flies and Melon Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii: Effects of Lure Mixtures and Weathering Abstract Methyl eugenol (4-allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene-carboxylate) and cue-lure [4-(p-acetoxyphenyl)-2-butanone] are highly attractive kairomone lures to oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), and melon fly, B. cucurbitae (Coquillett), respectively. Plastic bucket traps were evaluated as dispensers for methyl eugenol and cue-lure for suppression of the 2 fruit flies in Hawaii. Methyl eugenol and cue-lure mixtures were compared with pure methyl eugenol or cue-lure over 4 seasons. B. dorsalis captures differed significantly with treatment and season. B. dorsalis captures with 100% methyl-eugenol were significantly greater than all other treatments (25, 50, and 75%). B. cucurbitae captures also differed significantly with treatment but not with s...

Rich Snippets are basically short summaries of your web page or blog post in the SERPS search results of Bing , Google, Yahoo, and sometimes in the News feed of Facebook in a nice format with star ratings, author photo, image, etc. How Do Rich Snippets For Pest Control SEO Help in SERPS? It gives the search engines an important & precise information to display in the search result snippets. Rich Snippets are very interactive with (author photos, price star, ratings, etc.) it allows you to stand out from your competition. Rich Snippets Help you rank higher in the search results Helps Facebook display proper information when users share your links on Facebook Schema is so important that Google created a testing tool just for rich snippet testing. https://search.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool Schema.org was created as a collaborative effort to promote schemas for structured data with one common vocabulary. http://schema.org/ Types of Schemas: * Reviews * Events * People * Products * Recipes * APPS * Videos * Articles * Businesses * Local Here is a great plugin to manage rich snippest without coding knowledge All In One Schema Rich Snippets By Brainstorm Force https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-schemaorg-rich-snippets/  

Using Google Earth To Assess and Evaluate Rodent Problems From Space

From Exterminator to Exterminator Gourmet Hot Sauce Exterminator Gourmet Hot Sauce the first product J&K Specialty Foods. This hot sauce is dedicated to the professional pest management industry, for all those hard-working men and women. When out in the field you can exterminate bland foods with  Exterminator Gourmet Hot Sauce has just the right amount of heat and spices. Dave Johnson talks about his early days in pest control, then later in distribution and now as a regional representative for Catchmaster. The newest addition to the Catchmaster product line is the: 32AGO – AGO Trap Replacement Glue Boards Specially formulated adhesive is designed to catch the mosquito during the breeding cycle. Proven successful in testing, the Catchmaster® AGO Trap Replacement Glue Boards are actively used in numerous mosquito monitoring and population reduction programs. For best results, install the replacement glue board into the Catchmaster Ovi-Catch™ Mosquito Trap. Ideal for outdoor use where mosquito populations may be prevalent. Compatible with Catchmaster Ovi-Catch™ Mosquito Trap, CDC-AGO Trap and other similar traps. Studies show that the use of AGO style traps are effective in controlling mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are known carriers of chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses. CDC Mosquito Trap for Control and Surveillance of Mosquitoes Including Carriers of Zika & Other Viruses Excerpt: Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading many viruses that can make people sick, including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) new autocidal gravid ovitrap (AGO) mosquito trap is an inexpensive, simple-to-assemble, and easy-to-maintain trap that targets female mosquitoes looking for a place to lay eggs. The current trap model stands 18 inches (45cm) tall and is made of a 5-gallon (10L) bucket. The AGO trap’s unique design lures mosquitoes by using water and an all-natural, organic hay attractant. Once inside, female mosquitoes are captured on a nontoxic, sticky glue adhesive placed inside the capture chamber. The AGO trap has been successfully used by mosquito control programs for mosquito surveillance and control. Field trials in which the AGO trap has been installed in most homes in a community have shown it not only reduces mosquito populations but also rates of infection. This means that, in the community where AGO traps were installed, fewer people become sick from mosquito bites. Smaller scale field trials were so successful that CDC and the Puerto Rico Department of Health are implementing large-scale installation of AGO traps throughout several communities to help reduce mosquito populations and the viruses they spread. https://www.ott.nih.gov/technology/e-166-2013  

Is a monthly every door apartment pest control service required to achieve roach control in an apartment building? The answer is both yes and no. To answer that question you have to define what an apartment pest control service is. If you ask the tenant, maintenance manager or property manager what a pest control service is most would tell you spray. If I asked what they want in a pest control service they would all say to come and spray monthly. My number one request buy a customer calling on the phone is “I need you to come and spray my house for bugs”. My question is how is that working for you? Apartment Pest Control Studies An every door monthly baseboard spray service in a multi-unit is not going to prevent nor control any pest problem, especially a German or American roach infestation. The fact that every study ever performed shows that a monthly every door spray service does little to control pests. This is backed by every major university study by every entomologist, manufacturer and experienced professional pest control technician. Cost and Efficacy Comparison of Integrated Pest Management Strategies with Monthly Spray Insecticide Applications for German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) Control in Public Housing. Abstract The long-term costs and efficacy of two treatment methodologies for German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.), control were compared in the public housing environment. The “traditional” treatment for German cockroaches consisted of monthly baseboard and crack and crevice treatment (TBCC) by using spray and dust formulation insecticides. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15154482 Cost and Effectiveness of Community-Wide Integrated Pest Management for German Cockroach, Cockroach Allergen, and Insecticide Use Reduction in Low-Income Housing Abstract ABSTRACT Many low-income housing units in the United States continue to have chronic German cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.), infestations and high prevalence of cockroach allergens despite the availability of highly effective cockroach control products. Several studies have demonstrated the greater effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) compared with routine chemical interventions in apartment buildings and the beneÞt of cockroach allergen reduction using IPM. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5e40/e640f9b5a428f83db129f2a36307965d7605.pdf   Unless you are treating where they are actually living, cracks crevices and voids. The question then becomes if you are treating every unit how much time can you invest in or how much are they paying or willing to pay for you to take the time it really requires to inspect and perform the right type of service. Are they paying for 1 minute of work per unit or 15. What is the labor rate in your are $65 or $165 per hour Are they paying $1 per unit or $8 What does the monthly service include? Inspection of the unit this may be 1 to 5 minutes, depending upon if you have to just inspect with a light or inspect just the monitors. If you see evidence of roaches in an outlet are you going to open 5 outlets and inspect them and treat them all or will you have to ignore it. Is it spray only? Or does it include gel, dusts, granular baits, insect growth regulators. Will this include exclusion is exclusion already in place, will maintenance perform the exclusion sealing with foam all the kitchen and baths to st...