How to Develop Killer Training Techniques
Date: Thursday, July 9
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Speaker: Marie Ann Knox, PCO Technical Services Manager, Control Solutions Inc.
This interactive webinar will offer effective interior and exterior general pest control inspection and application techniques you can use right away in your own training programs. Don’t have a set schedule yet for continuing tech training in your office? No problem! You will learn how to create a training schedule that fits your business.
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Truman's Scientific Guide
The 7th edition of the Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations is filled with hundreds of pages of detailed analysis of pests, methods of treatment, habits, habitats, characteristics and new chapters on bed bugs and green pest management. Now with more than 80 new photos, drawings and tables to enhance reader understanding of the subject matter.
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The Cockroach Combat Manual II
Industry expert Paul Bello teams up with Dr. Austin Frishman (AKA "Dr. Cockroach") to help you get to know your "enemy" — the cockroach. Think you know the cockroach? This book, one of the most informative, practical manuals for the professional pest control industry, will make you think again.
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Ant Management: Seeking All the Ant-sers
By Heather Gooch
Ants can be a pain, not only literally — I’m looking at you, Solenopsis invicta — but figuratively, to a typical pest management professional’s bottom line. Today’s ant management tools are state-of-the-art, but education also is vital to success.
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Texas A&M opens Rollins facility
The department of entomology at Texas A&M University held a grand opening of the Rollins Urban and Structural Entomology Facility in College Station. It was named in honor of the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation, whose $2 million gift helped make the facility a reality.
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Bird Barrier gets the poop on bird droppings
How much waste can a 1-oz. house sparrow (Passer domesticus) produce in 24 hours? A week? A month? A year? Bird Barrier America wanted to know, and the answer was surprising.
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FEMO Group forms outdoor products firm
FEMO Group Holdings, owner of MosquitoNix and PestFix, created a new company that will sell outdoor lifestyle products, including mosquito control products and supplies to mosquito control and pest control companies around the world.
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Liphatech offers soft bait rebate
Liphatech is offering a rebate on its 40-gram FirstStrike & Resolv SoftSecure Technology baits for a limited time.
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In Memorium: Bill Schnetter
Bill Schnetter, former owner of American Pest Control in Mason City, Iowa, has died. He began his career as a bug control specialist with Lystad's Pest Control company.
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In Memorium: James Gire
James Gire, a longtime pest management professional who made national news in 1967 when he discovered brown recluse spiders in Illinois, had died. He was the former owner of Gire Protective Service in Charleston, Ill.
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CLOSE-UP
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PRESENTED BY MGK
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
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PRESENTED BY ORKIN
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NPMA launches PesTech3 conference
Showcasing a mix of business management sessions and interactive breakout groups featuring up-and-coming information/digital technologies for the pest management industry, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) will host PesTech3 next January.
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NPMA celebrates two decades of Academy
The 20th anniversary of Academy, the annual summer conference hosted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), will be held in Nevada July 15-17. Check out the slate of speakers and events. [ read more ]
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Nominate young entrepreneurs for award
Nominations are being accepted for the National Pest Management Association’s Young Entrepreneur’s Award, which is presented by Rentokil Pest Control and recognizes professionals aged 40 years or less.
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Arrow Exterminators buys Certified's Texas division
Arrow Exterminators acquired Certified Termite and Pest Control’s Corpus Christi, Texas operation. This strategic location will enable Atlanta-based Arrow to expand its footprint in the Texas market.
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Batzner rebrands as Batzner Pest Control
New Berlin, Wis.-based Batzner Pest Management announced it is changing its name back to Batzner Pest Control as part of a multifaceted rebranding effort.
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CBS affiliate interviews PMP Stuart Aust
Frequent Pest Management Professional contributor Stuart Aust recently participated in a segment for CBS New York’s Channel 2 News regarding seasonal pests.
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Columbia Pest Control wins online accolades
When it comes to managing pests in Portland, Ore., Columbia Pest Control is one of the best in the state, according to ThreeBestRated.com. Find out why it was singled out.
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Custom Green Lawns adds pest management division
Custom Green Lawns launched a full-service, residential pest management division in Central Florida. Learn the reason for the addition.
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Evict Pest Solutions opens in Maryland
Evict Pest Solutions held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Federalsburg, Md., headquarters, owned and operated by Philip and Patricia Briscoe, along with their son and part-time employee, Mike.
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Massey-Farrell joins Nemours Foundation Board
Andrea Massey-Farrell, president and CEO of the Harvey and Carol Massey Foundation Inc., was appointed to the Florida Board of Managers of the Nemours Foundation.
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Mosquito Squad tops Entrepreneur list
Mosquito Squad has been named the No. 1 pest control franchise on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2015 list of best-in-class franchise concepts.
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Pest Control Insulation adds to marketing team
Pest Control Insulation hired Stacy Harris as its marketing coordinator to help drive the company’s marketing efforts through multi-channel outlets.
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