[Back Talk]

Mallis is Magnificent

Just a note of my appreciation for the marvelous Ninth Edition of the Mallis Handbook of Pest Control, which is published by the PCT Media Group. It is very impressive: the choice of authors, the easy-to-read print, the layout and colorful illustrations, etc. It is a beaut…it is so much easier to read than any similar textbook. I am especially delighted with your choice of authors and that you dedicated this edition to Mike Potter, one of the most dedicated persons in our industry.

The new edition arrived just in time! My new copy of the Mallis Handbook had the answer to a new pest problem — shrews. Sam Creeger, a pest management operator in Pittsburgh, Pa., asked me what I knew about this tiny mammal. He had four calls for help for shrews from urban areas in and near Pittsburgh. The 8th Mallis edition did not list shrews in the index. The new 9th edition, however, had advice on control and pertinent information on their biology.

I also appreciate your inclusion of my preface along with Austin Frishman’s. This edition will be the most valuable reference in every pest management library.

Harry L. Katz

Board Certified Entomologist

Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Ant Summit was Tops

I recently attended the Southwest Pest Conference in Gainesville, Fla., and it reminded me of what a great program PCT put on in Atlanta. I look forward to the PCT Ant Management Summit next year. Thanks for everything. PCT does a wonderful job and people like myself love the work you do. I appreciate your media group very much.

Linda Prentice

Technical Coordinator

Bug-Out Services Inc.

Jacksonville, Fla.

Editor’s note: PCT will not be hosting an Ant Management Summit next year but we will feature the PCT Commercial Pest Management Summit Dec. 8-10 in New Orleans and the PCT Residential Pest Management Summit March 8-10, 2005, in Chicago.

Three-Legged Tick?

You might want to have a peer review of the technical articles in PCT. I’m sure that Laura Krueger didn’t mean it when she wrote, "The eggs develop into three-legged larvae ..." in your June issue.

Jerry Siegfried

Training Director

J.C. Ehrlich Co. Inc.

Reading, Pa.

Editor’s note: Thanks for your note pointing out the error of our ways. The text should have read that there are three PAIRS of legs, not three legs. While we do have technical experts review many of our stories, this mistake slipped through the cracks. PCT apologizes for any confusion.