PCT Magazine

06/03/2026

Advanced Integrated Pest Management has restructured its leadership team through the promotion of Deborah Romani to president, Brock Peck to vice president of operations and Chance Howell to director of field operations.

06/02/2026

At its annual team meeting this past spring, J&J Exterminating, based in Lafayette, La., celebrated its 65th year in the pest control industry, recognized team members with awards and prepared for its future.

At its annual team meeting, which was held this past spring, J&J Exterminating, based in Lafayette, La., celebrated its 65th year in the pest control industry, recognized team members with awards and prepared for its future.

06/02/2026

For the 25th anniversary of PCT's Top 100, we wanted to explore how the list has changed over the past quarter century. Take a look at the firms that have been on the list ever year, the top 15 companies in 2002 vs. 2026, a timeline of the number of companies in the industry throughout the years and more!

The structural pest control industry consists of more than 19,000 pest management firms generating approximately $6.5 billion in annual revenue. One of the most stable segments of the U.S. economy, pest management professionals play a critical role in protecting the public’s health, food and prope...

06/02/2026

A new Rutgers University study found that many house mice in major Northeastern cities carry genetic mutations linked to resistance against commonly used rodenticides.

06/01/2026

In the fifth episode of UPMTC's Rodent Rundown series, Dr. Matt Frye, the rodent and structural pest management specialist at Cornell University's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, shares how to manage rodents that display cautious or indifferent behavior to traps and other devices.

Published May 29, 2026 In the fifth episode of the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee's (UPMTC) Rodent Rundown series, Dr. Matt Frye, the rodent and structural pest management specialist at Cornell University's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, shares how to manage rodents that displa...

06/01/2026

Aptive's new Pest Intelligence Center combines AI, technician observations, customer service data and environmental modeling to help forecast pest activity trends and support more proactive service planning across 76 U.S. markets.

Aptive's new Pest Intelligence Center combines AI, technician observations, customer service data and environmental modeling to help forecast pest activity trends and support more proactive service planning across 76 U.S. markets

06/01/2026

A University of Florida study published in Biological Reviews reviewed over 300 scholarly articles and looked for trends that showed how animals reacted and adapted to tropical cyclones.

05/29/2026

From the May Top 100 issue: Lots of things affect pest management businesses — weather, invasive pests and disease, business conditions and more. In addition to plotting the location of each of this year’s Top 100 firms, PCT dove in to external factors affecting PMPs’ businesses on this first-ever map, sponsored by Syngenta Pest.

Lots of things affect pest management businesses — weather, invasive pests and disease, business conditions and more. In addition to plotting the location of each of this year’s Top 100 firms, PCT dove in to external factors affecting PMPs’ businesses on this first-ever map.

05/29/2026

This year, 53 firms earned a Pinnacle Performance Award for hitting $1 million, $3 million, $5 million or $10 million in revenue for the first time in 2025. All the honorees are clients of PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists.

This year, 53 firms earned a Pinnacle Performance Award for hitting $1 million, $3 million, $5 million or $10 million in revenue for the first time in 2025. All the honorees are PCOB clients.

05/29/2026

Researchers from the University of Tours in France, Virginia Tech and other institutions found that yellow fever mosquitoes could associate the scent of DEET with access to food after repeated exposure.