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In his July online column for PMP, Cetane Associates' Bob Williamson explains how habituation affects our work lives. https://www.mypmp.net/2024/07/08/habituation-why-it-matters-to-pest-control-firm-owners/
When I visit pest control businesses, I try to notice everything. I read the plaques on their walls from 20 years ago. I observe how professionally employees
Our July issue features the exclusive annual termiticide report from U.S. Forest Service - Research and Development.
Check out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service 2023 Termiticide Report.
Our industry is still up 10 percent over May 2023, per the William Blair and PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists Pest Index.
The total William Blair/PCO M&A Specialists Pest Index, a proprietary compilation of the monthly sales for 146 different U.S. pest control companies
Read more of financial columnist Dan Gordon's profit pointers here!
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Happy 4th of July from Pest Management Professional magazine! 🎆🇺🇸🐜
Our July issue asks the experts about what's new in successfully training pest control employees — and which tried-and-true techniques still work. Plus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service once again entrusts us with its exclusive 2023 Termiticide Report. Last, but not least, check out our ant management survey results, where readers explain how "identification is Job One."
Read the latest issue here: https://bit.ly/3L8UXKy
Kudos to Envu Professional Pest Management on Great Place to Work US recognition!
Envu U.S., based in Cary, N.C., has been named a Great Place To Work.
The next installment of the FMC True Champions First Friday webinar series is July 12, a week later than usual because of the July Fourth holiday.
FMC's latest installment of the FMC True Champions First Friday webinar series, titled "Pest Identification," will review the principles of arthropod morphology and the basics of insect identification.
Experienced executive Mike Davis joins Neighborly as CEO.
Neighborly, the world's largest home services company, selected Mike Davis to become its new chief executive officer (CEO), beginning July 8.
Join us next week as we unveil the secrets of cockroach biology and their success in the !
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BONUS CONTENT: Check out the advice our annual Ant Management Survey respondents shared this year.
Ant management may be challenging because of several factors: unfamiliar or invasive species, multiple nests, conducive conditions, and uncooperative
Read on for two "war stories" about tricky ant infestations by Trad's Pest Control and BHB PEST Elimination LLC.
Pest Management Professional’s (PMP’s) 2024 Ant Management Survey asked readers to share the details about the largest ant infestation they battled. Read on
Worried about your techs' driving skills while using a mobile device? Learn how Lloyd Pest Control addressed the issue with its "CellFreeZonia" event.
At Lloyd's annual training events, all team members participated in the Grand Prix of CellFreeZonia. Staff were divided into eight teams and tasks with completing two laps navigating the grand prix style racecourse and riding adult-sized tricycles.
Join us as we unveil the secrets of cockroach biology and their success in the July 11th !
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Learn more about Dr. El Damir's holistic approach to bed bug management here 🛏️🪳➡️ https://bit.ly/3VyOqhj
Congrats to McKenzie Pest Control and Arrow Exterminators!
McKenzie Pest Control will operate as Stark Exterminators.
New active will lead to new cockroach bait gel for Syngenta Pest.
Registration of new isocycloseram will lead to a new cockroach gel bait, Vanecto.
Some ant species are known as “thermal specialists,” meaning they can tolerate extreme temperatures that would kill other insects, says Dr. Michael Bentley, National Pest Management Association. https://www.mypmp.net/2024/06/25/temperature-and-time-may-affect-ant-management/
Some ant species are known as “thermal specialists,” meaning they can tolerate extreme temperatures that would kill other insects.
WEBINAR THIS WEEK: Don't miss this Target Specialty Products webinar: “Battling Bed Bugs Using Assessment Based Strategies,” at 1:30 p.m. Eastern this Thursday. MGK Insect Control Solutions' Technical Field Specialist Tommy Powell will provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the common bed bug. Register today.
The free webinar, “Battling Bed Bugs Using Assessment Based Strategies,” takes place Thursday, June 27, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern.
In our June issue, Sheri Spencer Bachman, ACE, of Pest Control Business Coach, tells a cautionary tale of why you shouldn't skip meetings, no matter how busy you become.
As the busy season ramps up in the pest control world, one of the first things we tend to neglect is regular team meetings.
In our June issue, Dennis Jenkins, ABC Home & Commercial Services, offers insights into when the time is right to add onto or relocate your physical offices.
When you need more space, consider this: Leaving one location and moving to another leaves those who have seen and know your old location wondering what happened to your business.
In our June issue, Pete Schopen of RV There Yet Pest Consulting provides updates on Tailor Made Pest Control LLC and 1 STOP Pest Control.
I thought it would be good to catch up with last year’s start-ups and see how they are doing. Are they growing? Are they making money?
Congratulations, Dr. Lewis, on your Pest Control Operators of California - PCOC honors!
Dr. Vernard Lewis has been named the 2024 Harvey Logan Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient by the Pest Control Operators of California.
Another M&A announced! Cetane Associates represented EPCI in Orkin deal.
Cetane Associates announces that Orkin Pest Control, a subsidiary of Rollins Inc., has acquired Michigan's Environmental Pest Control Inc.
Read more advice on easing customers' concerns here!
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To combat New York City's rat problem, PMPs from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) train on Liphatech, Inc.'s IGI CO2 solution.
Liphatech, the provider of IGI CO₂, recently led and completed a three-day training program with New York City Housing Authority technicians.
In our June issue, PMP Senior Editor Diane Sofranec provides bed bug survey results analysis.
As bed bug awareness escalates, professionalism, education and compassion help alleviate customer anxiety.
Industry manufacturer GreenTech Heat Solutions has acquired Thermal Remediation, which produces all-inclusive heater/trailer/generator packages to kill bed bugs and stored food pests.
"GreenTech Heat is honored to provide continuing service and technical support for the Thermal Remediation heater and trailer line of products," says CEO Dr. Michael Linford.
Caffeine helps ants be more productive, too, says study.
Researchers found ants given low to intermediate doses of caffeine became more efficient in their tasks.
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Aloha from #PestWorld2023! Stop by to visit Pest Management Professional at booth 625 to check out our October issue, our 90th anniversary issue and a sneak preview of the November issue that features the State of the Industry survey results. https://www.mypmp.net/2023/10/18/aloha-from-pestworld-2023/
Attendees of the 2022 PMP Growth Summit share recent "pain points" their businesses have experienced and how they overcame them. https://youtu.be/ruqsrzrMGLo
Earlier this week, PMP Columnist Mark "Shep" Sheperdigian, BCE, Rose Pest Solutions, put his poetic talent on display for Pi Chi Omega, on behalf of their Raise the Bar event going on tonight from 8-10 p.m. at Phins Bar. #PestWorld2018
Jeff King, president of The Pest Rangers, discusses attracting and retaining top talent and technology trends. Hear his thoughts on 2018’s problematic pest. This video was filmed at the 2018 PMP Growth Summit. (VIDEO: PMP Staff)
Dr. Koehler is lauded as an inspiring speaker, educator and mentor, but his true passion is pest research. In 1995, he helped raise more than $600,000 to build the Urban Entomology Building on the UF campus.
While known for his member recruiting, Corley also believed strongly in education and training. He was the creator and driving force behind the NPCA Bird Control Manual.
Cook Sr. felt compelled to fulfill the five-year termite guarantees his father contracted, so he returned to Decatur, Ala., with his wife, Jo. In addition to termites, he added pest control service to the company his father started and changed the name from North Alabama Termite Co. to Cook’s Pest Control.
Dr. Laurel Hansen may actually be an unparalleled U.S. researcher of all things ants. They’re more than her favorite pest to study. They also pave the road of her career in academia — from the first entomology course she took as an undergrad all the way to her current research of ant behavior and biology.
Don Reierson started as a student assistant for fellow PMP Hall of Famer Dr. Walter Ebeling (Class of 2003), studying mosquitoes and other insects. Now he conducts research for the department of entomology at the University of California, Riverside with 2007 PMP Hall of Famer, Dr. Mike Rust. Their research areas include urban insect pests, integrated pest management, insecticide resistance and field control strategies.
Gene Harrington didn’t take long to make his name in the pest management industry. After starting with a job as manager of government affairs with the National Pest Control Association (now NPMA) two decades ago, Harrington is still with the association as vice president of government affairs, shaping industry-related legislation and regulations.
Ed Bradbury, CEO of Viking Pest Control in Bridgewater, N.J., reflects on his career during the 2014 Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Dempsey R. Sapp Sr. founded Florida Pest Control, Gainesville, Fla., and was heavily involved in the Florida Pest Management Association. His son, D.R. Sapp Jr., accepts on his father's behalf.
Pest Management Professional (PMP) held it's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony October 20, the eve of the National Pest Management Association's 2014 PestWorld event. Here are a few of the highlights.
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