Pest Control Technology (PCT) Field Guides for sale

Pest Control Technology (PCT) magazine, founded in 1980, is a business-to-business (B2B) publication that covers news and events in the structural pest control industry.
PCT covers a wide range of topics relevant to Pest Management professionals, including pest identification and biology, control techniques and strategies, business management, industry news and trends
PCT is a widely trusted and authoritative voice in the pest control industry, and its staff have received numerous awards for their editorial excellence. PCT has an excellent website and active social media presence, further expanding its reach and influence. PCT organizes and sponsors industry events, further solidifying its position as a key player in the pest control community.
PCT has published numerous pest-specific field guides, including those for controlling cockroaches, filth flies, beetles, birds, bed bugs, urban spiders, stinging and biting arthropods and other structure-infesting pests.
PCT has also published a technician’s handbook and another on commercial pest management. PCT guides for technicians to conduct pest inspection and identification and pesticide application equipment are also popular.

PCT Guidebooks:

PCT Guides available with us

The PCT Field Guide for the Management of Structure-Infesting Cockroaches

ISBN 978-1-883751-22-7 | Published 2021 | Paperback | 324 pages | illustrated

Field guide to common and uncommon cockroach species that invade buildings.
Handy, pocket-sized publication ideal for field use and includes case studies.
Has a 24-page colour Identification section for quick and easy species identification.
Has 3 sections: Economically Important, Peridomestic, Miscellaneous Cockroaches.

PCT Field Guide – Management of Structure-Infesting Beetles – Volume I: Hide and Carpet Beetles, Wood-Boring Beetles

By Stoy A. Hedges and Dr Mark S. Lacey, authors; Dan Moreland, Editor ISBN 1-883751-02-0 | Published 1996 | Paperback | 196 pages | Illustrated

Handy pocket guide on biology, behaviour and control of beetles.
Features hundreds of illustrations and a four-color photo identification section.
Includes key identifying characters and practical pest management strategies.

Handy pocket guide on biology, behaviour and control of beetles.
Features hundreds of illustrations and a four-color photo identification section.
Includes key identifying characters and practical pest management strategies.

PCT Field Guide – Management of Structure Infesting Flies – 2nd edition

by Stoy A. Hedges, B.C.E., Author, Dan Moreland, Editor
ISBN 978-1-883751-52-4 | Published 2020 | Paperback | 264 pages | illustrated

Helps service technicians better serve their customers by solving difficult fly problems.
Offers practical insights into basic fly anatomy and biology and identification and control tips.
Has a taxonomic key for structure-infesting flies and a four-color identification guide.
Chapters on small dung flies, freeloader flies, biting midges, ked flies, tachinid flies, hover flies, robber flies, bot flies and the little house fly.
Ideal for in-field use or classroom training.

PCT Technician’s Handbook

Provides important identification & management information for 100 common pests.
An essential guide to pest identification and management in training and the field.
Includes IPM, Inspection & Monitoring, Identification & Control, Equipment, and Safety.
Includes Pest – Profiles, Management Case Studies & Identification Guide, and Taxonomic Key.

PCT Technician’s Handbook

Provides important identification & management information for 100 common pests.
An essential guide to pest identification and management in training and the field.
Includes IPM, Inspection & Monitoring, Identification & Control, Equipment, and Safety.
Includes Pest – Profiles, Management Case Studies & Identification Guide, and Taxonomic Key.

PCT Guide to Commercial Pest Management

Authors: Current and past Copesan Technical Committee members
ISBN 978-1-883751-45-4 | Published 2014 | paperback | 391 pages | illustrated colour photos

Handbook on the various commercial pest management service customer segments.
Introductory chapters on commercial pest management customer service needs.
Chapter focused on segments – from apartments to food processing and hotels to zoos.
Quick reference for technicians beginning work at a new commercial customer sites.
Review of important aspects of different commercial pest management segments.
Guide to commercial pest management services.
Useful for PMPs to learn how to serve commercial pest management customers better.

The PCT Bird Management Field Guide

Comprehensive, easy-to-use field guide for bird problem prevention and resolution.
Essential tool pest management professional tool for profitable bird control solutions.
Contains more than seventy black-and-white photos and illustrations.
Features tips and insights to identify and effectively control pest birds.
Handy resource on all bird management aspects.
Small-sized paperback that is easy to read and use on the job.
Content includes biology and habits of pest birds, bird control tools and techniques, safety during bird control, and rules and regulations that impact bird control.
It also has chapters on bird control case studies, a quiz, bird control solutions, and a list of bird control product manufacturers and their contact details.