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Arrow Exterminators Featured on FOX TV as Brown Recluse Spider Experts
August 18, 2008
Reports of Brown Recluse spider bites are on the rise in the southeast, although this menacing pest with the characteristic dark brown violin marking is not commonly found in this part of the country.
Insects inspire robotic mower design
August 15, 2008
Roaches react without having to devote much effort to thinking — a good model for an affordable, efficient autonomous mower.
Syngenta Launches SyngentaPMP.com as One-Stop Industry Resource
August 13, 2008
SyngentaPMP.com offers PMPs access to technical advice articles from the Syngenta team of entomologists, product information and labels, and useful tools, such as daily local weather updates.
NJPMA to Hold Presidential Cockroach Race on Aug. 21
August 12, 2008
This duel takes place during the 61st annual New Jersey Pest Management Association Clinic, at a tent behind Hickman Hall at Cook College Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
Termite Prevention Services Save Homes/Cash
August 12, 2008
"You let a house go 10 to 20 years [without drywood-termite treatment], you're talking a lot of wood [damage]," said Ed Gill, Central Valley service center manager for Western Exterminator Co. "I've seen it go from $20,000 to $30,000, easy."
PMP Updates
Copesan Announces Addition of New Partners
November 19, 2008
Copesan has announced the addition of two new partners. Cooper Pest Solutions of Lawrenceville, N.J., and Pestco Inc. of Pittsburgh have joined the more than 70 partners already servicing Copesan clients across North America.
Critter Control Calls for Responsible Wildlife Management
November 19, 2008
Critter Control CEO Kevin Clark has proposed a “Suggested Protocol for the Responsible Management of Wildlife Affected by Land Clearing and the Modification of Wildlife Habitats” at the Wildlife Society’s 15th Annual Conference in Miami, Fla. last week.
The First Word
PestWorld Brings Change, Excitement
October 1, 2008
I love this time of year. Football season is in full swing. The leaves are changing on these crisp autumn days — seems like it's the only time of the year in Northeast Ohio when it isn't either snowing or sweltering hot. This is the time of the year when you can just sit back and take a breath after the busy summer, before you settle in for the winter.
The First Word: Warning: This Magazine Has Been Digitally Enhanced
August 1, 2008
Just as your business is constantly evolving, so is your industry magazine
The Last Word
You Can't Have it Both Ways
October 1, 2008
When the subject turns to politics in this industry, I'm always fascinated to watch pest management professionals (PMPs) tie themselves into knots discussing their conflicted feelings about government and the role it plays in their lives. As we rush headlong into our quadrennial election ritual (where we pretend to pick the man or woman we think can best lead the free world) the discussion usually heats to fever pitch.
The Last Word: Manufacturers Battle Through Challenging Times
August 1, 2008
When the manufacturers have products they believe will help you, they bring them to market
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