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The Industry's Leading Source for News / DECEMBER 21, 2016 FORWARD TO A FRIEND  /  ENEWS ARCHIVE

TOP STORY EPA finalizes stronger RUP standards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized stricter standards for restricted-use pesticide applications. The United Producers Formulators & Distributors (UPFD) and National Pest Management Association (NPMA) weigh in on what the new ruling may mean for the professional pest management industry. [ read more ]

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LaunchPad products new to the pest industry CimexTrap: CimexTrap Coalmarch: Grow! Inbound Marketing System GPS Insight: 2016 Fleet Management Technology Report Rockwell Labs Ltd: InVade Natural Clean ON THE RECORD 2017 State of the Industry Survey highlights By Marty Whitford Pros say the odds favor another year of portly pots and scores of winning hands. Check out the results from Pest Management Professional's (PMP) 2017 State of the Industry Survey. [ read more ] INDUSTRY INTEL PRESENTED BY Ensystex American Pest acquires GreenStar Fulton, Md.-based American Pest, a part of Anticimex Group, acquired GreenStar Termite & Pest Control, a family-owned pest control firm based in Manassas, Va. [ read more ] SenesTech closes IPO, launches ‘research sales’ The day after closing its initial public offering (IPO), SenesTech Inc. launched “research sales” as part of its go-to-market strategy for commercializing ContraPest. [ read more ] Rose Pest Solutions owner Bill Ives dies at 86 Bill Ives, the second-generation owner of Rose Pest Solutions in Troy, Mich., and 1977-78 president of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), died earlier this month. [ read more ] GIVING BACK Colony hosts No-Shave November shave-off Eight employees of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Colony Pest Management paricipated in No-Shave November to promote melanoma research awareness. [ read more ] Arrow sponsors Atlanta Christmas parade For the 19th year, Arrow Exterminators sponsored and participated in the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Christmas Parade. [ read more ] CLOSE-UP Teens invent pest- eradicating hovercraft A group of Canadian high school students invented a hovercraft that uses a fan to spray insecticide to control cockroaches and bed bugs. [ read more ] ASSOCIATION NEWS NPMA issues November QualityPro certifications Four companies earned the National Pest Management Association's (NPMA's) QualityPro certification in November. Also check out the company that now offers GreenPro certified services. [ read more ] MOVERS & SHAKERS Neogen adds chief science officer Neogen Corp. hired Dr. Dan Kephart as its chief science officer, a new position for the company. Learn more about his extensive experience in food safety. [ read more ] Pro-Staff grows through landscaping offshoot, fleet Pro-Staff Termite & Pest Control is leading several growth efforts for 2017, including the development of a new landscaping company specifically for commercial properties. [ read more ] CurrentIssue [ Women in pest management: Erica Brister ] [ Celebrate ‘The 12 Days of Pest Control’ ] UpcomingEvents Purdue Pest Management Conference [ Jan. 9-11 in West Lafayette, Ind. ] NPMA Eastern Conference [ Jan. 18-20 in Atlantic City, N.J. ]

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