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International Students More Apt to Bring in Bed Bugs and Develop a Need for a Green Solution, Expert Says

College and university housing professionals are facing a large bed bug problem with their international student population – mainly because those coming in from other countries don’t have the insect prioritized as importantly as American students do, per Bob Hughes, a veteran pest management professional who has worked with major universities for years to control […]

EcoRaider® Announces Ron Wyandt as West Coast Sales Representative

Reneotech, manufacturer of EcoRaider botanical insect control products, announces the hiring of Ron Wyandt as West Coast Sales Representative. Wyandt, a full-time sales representative with 14 years of experience working for pest control distributors, started working with the New Jersey-based manufacturer in January. He lives in Sacramento, California and will cover Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, […]

Green Bed Bug Product, EcoRaider, Draws Rave Reviews at Public Housing Conference

EcoRaider, the pest control industry’s top green solution for controlling bed bugs and other insects got rave reviews at a national public housing administrators conference in Las Vegas. PHADA, the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, held its annual convention in Las Vegas and EcoRaider was a central figure since it is widely used by public […]

Be Prepared for Ant Season!

How many times have you left a crumb or a drop of something sugary on the counter and then later noticed ants were present? Everyone has! It’s the season that ants are now foraging and looking for food indoors again – so you’ll notice a good number of ants starting to reach the perimeter of […]

Why Natural Pest Control is The Healthy Choice

While there are a lot of companies that will tell you that a pest control product is not going to perform if it is natural or green, that is not the case. In fact, there have been many solutions for pest issues over the years that have been pesticide free. What’s important about a green […]

INTERVIEW: How Bad are Bed Bugs? This month’s Interview is with a Midwest Housing Authority Executive Director

This month’s EcoRaider Interview is with Michelle Perkins, Executive Director of The Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb. Home to Northern Illinois University, DeKalb is about 75-90 minutes west of downtown Chicago. ECO: How much of a problem are bed bugs? MP: It’s a national epidemic and even though we are incredibly proactive and […]