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Cindy Mannes Former executive returns to PPMA post
Cindy Mannes has accepted the position of executive director for the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA). Mannes previously held this position from 2001 to 2008, before leaving to work as chief marketing and strategy officer of Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators.
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ON THE RECORD
Heather Gooch Celebrate the pest control industry all year
By Heather Gooch

As has been tradition for nearly 40 years, the National Pest Management Association declared April National Pest Management Month. But quite frankly, I think every month should be pest management month.
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Pest industry hall of famer dies
Blanton Whitmire, who was inducted into the Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame in 2004, died at age 97. Widely credited as having invented the crack-and-crevice technique, he founded Whitmire Research, which became Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Labs and was later folded into BASF Professional Products.
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Orkin, Terminix release dueling mosquito cities lists
Pest management firms Orkin and Terminix released their lists of cities with the most mosquitoes. Find out which locations came out on top and see if your city ranks.
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California registers InVict Xpress Granular Bait
Rockwell Labs Ltd’s InVict Xpress Granular Bait is now registered and available for purchase in California. The product is labeled for indoor (including food areas), outdoor and turf use.
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Marathon to host 2015 Pestpac roadshow
Marathon Data Systems, a provider of Software-as-a Service (SaaS) solutions for field services, will host “Pave the Road to Success,” a multi-city informative event to educate current and potential users on PestPac capabilities. Learn how to obtain a free pass.
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ServSuite debuts GPS module
Service Pro Inc. released, as an addition to its ServSuite software, a GPS module. It covers a GPS unit that can be installed in company vehicles to track their movement, including speed and routes taken.
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Photo credit: Mamboman1/Foter/CC BY-NC-ND Roland Rhodes to retire on 88th birthday
On June 8, Roland Rhodes will not only celebrate his 88th birthday, but his official retirement from the pest control industry distribution company he founded Feb. 1, 1962, in Kansas City: Rhodes Chemical Co. Inc.

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ESA announces late spring certifications
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. welcomed a new class of certified professionals who passed its two certification programs, the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and the Board Certified Entomologist (BCE), in late April and May.
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Bill Clark Pest Control Bill Clark Pest Control earns BBB recognition
Bill Clark Pest Control, based in Beaumont, Texas, won the 2015 Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust by the Better Business Bureau Serving Southeast Texas.
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Catseye Pest Control Catseye Pest Control receives Albany honors
Catseye Pest Control made the Albany (N.Y.) Times Union 2015 list of Top Workplaces. Out of the 25 companies selected in the small business category, it ranked No. 10 on the list.
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Women’s Choice Award Terminix wins Women's Choice Award
Terminix received the Women’s Choice Award for 2015, a national honor based on the collective opinion and judgment of female consumers according to research.
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Marathon Data Systems Marathon awarded Globee
Marathon Data Systems earned a Globee award from Silicon Valley Communications in recognition of its growth and success.
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A Child’s H.O.P.E. PMP starts charity for Haiti
ABC Home & Commercial Services President Raleigh Jenkins established A Child’s H.O.P.E. to provide Haiti’s orphaned children an opportunity to live in a safe, supportive, faith-based community.
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Pestmaster Services Enviro-Serv to become Pestmaster Tampa
Enviro-Serv formally signed the necessary franchise agreement with Pestmaster Services to control the Tampa Bay, Fla., pest market.
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Michael Shaneman PCS names Sarasota branch general manager
Michael Shaneman joined the PCS – Pestguard Commercial Service team as the Sarasota branch’s general manager in its termite fumigation and residential pest control division.
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R. Randall Rollins Emory University honors Rollins chairman
R. Randall Rollins, chairman of the board of directors of Rollins Inc., was honored as a distinguished guest at Emory University’s 170th Commencement ceremony.
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Bayer Bayer names three to new marketing posts
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, named Jennifer Poore the professional pest management business' marketing communications manager, Ray Daniels general insect control product manager and Kristen Fielding bait and termite product manager.
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