PestWorld East 2025 revealed that a world-class program with speakers, researchers, exhibitors and industry experts from across the globe will be featured at this year’s event. PestWorld East is organized by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) in partnership with Ecovar and will take place April 15-16, 2025, in Dubai, UAE.
The program focuses on emerging technologies, sustainable practices and region-specific solutions.
From left: Dr. Faith Oi, Dr. Chow-Yang Lee, Dr. Claudia Riegel, Hakan Kjelberg. (Marc Aubry not pictured)
Speakers include:
Dr. Faith Oi, a member of Pest Management Professional’s Editorial Advisory Board and director of Pest Management University at the University of Florida, will provide an update on termite management.
Dr. Chow-Yang Lee from the University of California Riverside will present the latest research on cockroach control.
The public health crisis of urban rodent infestations and prevention strategies will be addressed by Dr. Claudia Riegel from the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board.
From Europe, the growing use of rodent monitoring equipment will be discussed by Hakan Kjelberg from Sweden-based Anticimex.
Strategies for overcoming challenges in commercial pest management accounts will be presented by Marc Aubry from Ecolab‘s offices in France.
More details about PestWorld East 2025, including registration information, the complete program, exhibit hall information, and hotel accommodations, can be found here.
from Pest Management Professional https://www.mypmp.net/expert-program-at-pestworld-east-to-focus-on-latest-technologies-sustainable-practices-and-more/ Sacramento CA
Pyrethroids can cause a “flushing,” or repellency response from German cockroaches (Blattella germanica). Residual pyrethroid applications could be repellent for long periods, depending on the surface. These behaviors easily can go unnoticed by technicians initially but become apparent with repeated callbacks and treatments.
If repelled, the cockroaches will become determined to find new foraging routes to food and water sources — and avoid particular pyrethroid-treated areas.
Additionally, using repellent materials near bait deposits could deter or prevent cockroaches from feeding on the bait and could be at least as important as direct contamination of bait deposits. Instead, we want to increase the probability that cockroaches will walk or stay on a treated surface to be exposed to a lethal dose.
To avoid repellency issues and reduce callbacks, we recommend applying nonrepellent insecticides that kill, rather than repel, the population.
Control Solutions Inc. (CSI), a leader in innovative pest management solutions, introduces Fuse Cockroach Gel Bait, the latest addition to CSI’s Bait Solutions line. This proprietary, combination gel bait is truly a killer combination with two active ingredients, abamectin and fipronil.
Fuse Cockroach Gel Bait is highly attractive and palatable to cockroaches and retains moisture with limited dripping in high heat climates, like commercial kitchens. This bait matrix has undergone rigorous scientific testing at major university and third-party laboratories.
The all-in-one combination of fipronil and abamectin active ingredients in Fuse Cockroach Gel Bait combats bait-averse cockroaches and can provide excellent control against even the most difficult infestations. It is designed to work on heavy infestations, cockroach cleanouts, and for long-term maintenance with extended control.
This bait is also a good resistance management tool for pest management professionals (PMPs) looking for a new and effective gel bait option. Research has shown there is little resistance to abamectin in cockroach populations (Lee et. al, 2022), so you get the added benefit of resistance management with the powerful action of fipronil.
You can focus your Fuse Cockroach Gel Bait applications in areas of presumed and current cockroach activity. Common hotspots include cracks and crevices around pipes, faucets, inside cabinets, and behind and underneath appliances. Apply the gel bait in small round spots or in a thin bead (line). For easy application underneath items and appliances, a bead of bait can be placed on a piece of wax paper and slid underneath hard-to-reach areas. The amount of bait applied can be adjusted depending on the level of infestation and the goal for the service (cockroach cleanouts or maintenance).
Fuse Cockroach Gel Bait is highly effective against both small and large cockroaches, as well as stored product pests. This bait starts killing cockroaches and reducing populations within the first day of application and provides continued control up to six months. It also kills cockroaches by both ingestion and contact, so you can kill the cockroaches you see — and the ones you don’t.
About Control Solutions Inc.
Founded in Pasadena, Texas, Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a mid-sized, U.S.-based specialty chemical manufacturer with a long-standing tradition of providing effective and economical solutions to customers in the pest control, turf and ornamental, consumer products and professional animal health care markets. CSI leverages its position as a subsidiary of the ADAMA Group, one of the world’s largest agricultural chemical companies, to access a wide range of active ingredients and offer an extensive product portfolio.
The company can actually trace its roots to 1958, when President and CEO Mark Boyd’s father, Richard, purchased a small pest control company in Pasadena and founded Ford’s Pest Control. By 1960, Richard Boyd launched Ford’s Chemical to formulate and sell pest control solutions to colleagues and the public. In 1976, he merged the two businesses into Ford’s Chemical and Service. Read more about the history in Pest Management Professional’s anniversary coverage in its July 2018 issue here.
Various techniques and products often are necessary to implement a successful cockroach control program. Gel baits, granular baits and dusts can help diversify your plan of attack.
Gel baits are the primary go-to solution for German cockroach management, but bait aversion can occur if there is long-term use of the same or similar bait. Rotating between at least two different gel baits can prevent bait aversion.
When choosing a bait, the quality and diversity of attractants are as important as the AI. Granular baits offer a different bait matrix and are ideal for large cockroaches — but they also can add value and diversity to a German cockroach control program. Granular baits work well outdoors but also can be applied indoors in cracks, crevices, voids and non-living areas where cockroaches have been seen.
Dusts are a valuable and economical tool that can round out your program and provide long-lasting control. For relatively dry areas, amorphous silica dust is ideal. The dust clings to pests and causes rapid dehydration and death by contact.
In areas with chronic dampness, boric acid dust is a great option. It can be applied to areas with organic build-up, effectively turning the cockroaches’ food source into a pesticidal bait.
Understanding the biology of any pest is the key to effective control. That is especially true when dealing with German cockroaches. When trying to control a population of German cockroaches, it is important to recognize that most of the population is likely comprised of nymphs. You can control adults, especially males, easily. Nymphs are much harder to control because they don’t forage far from their harborage area.
My general rule when using any bait product or liquid application is to apply that product within three feet of all harborage areas in the account. This means you’ll need to conduct a thorough inspection and identify as many harborage areas as you can. Usually, that means getting down on your hands and knees to get under objects in the account. I also recommend a good pair of kneepads.
I have a saying: “If you didn’t get dirty during your inspection, you probably didn’t do it right.”
from Pest Management Professional https://www.mypmp.net/2025/03/29/understand-the-biology-of-german-cockroaches-to-achieve-effective-control/ Sacramento CA
Not getting the results you were expecting after a cockroach service? Cockroach control can be tricky, so it may be important to reassess the situation.
Seven things to consider
Effective material placement. Place products in areas where the cockroaches are active and seeking harborage to increase the likelihood of exposure, contact and interception.
Insecticide resistance management. Cockroaches can develop resistance to various insecticides. Rotating products with different active ingredients (AIs) and modes of action (MOA) is recommended.
Look for hidden infestations. Cockroaches often hide in hard-to-reach places that may not have been initially treated. Inspect these areas, such as under appliances or in wall voids, during subsequent visits.
Avoid overapplication. Refrain from excessive use of dusts or other products that can repel cockroaches or push them to untreated areas.
Inspect for conducive conditions. Look for issues in the environment that could challenge your management strategies, such as accessibility to competing food sources, leaks or moisture problems, excessive clutter, or entry points from neighboring units with infestations.
Employ an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. Target cockroaches at different stages and areas by using various methods, including gel baits, dry flowables, insect growth regulators (IGRs), residual sprays and glue boards.
Monitor activity. Use sticky traps to gauge activity before and after treatments. This helps identify persistent hotspots.
Bell’s TALPIRID Mole Bait is a worm-shaped product that is scientifically proven to kill moles in lawns and gardens. This revolutionary mole bait mimics the mole’s natural food source: the earthworm.
Moles can consume a lethal dose in a single feeding and die in as little as two days. They usually die in their tunnels. Developed and tested on live, captured moles, TALPIRID Mole Bait works where home remedies and other treatments fail.
About Bell Labs
Founded in 1974 by the late Malcolm Stack, a member of the Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame (Class of 2004), Bell Labs today is based in Windsor, Wis., and manufactures rodenticides and other rodent control products available to the pest control and agricultural industries on six continents. It is led by another Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer, CEO Steve Levy (Class of 2022). Bell’s complete line of products includes rodenticides, tamper-resistant bait stations, smart rodent monitoring devices, glue boards, mechanical traps, and attractants.
