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APRIL 5, 2017

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CurrentIssue [Help customers understand bird flu] [Tips for selling face-to-face] [PMP Growth Summit: A new wrinkle in networking] LaunchPad Products that are new to the pest industry BASF: Termidor spring promotion Bayer: Spring promotion Technicide: Black Techni-Baiter Zoëcon Professional Products: Zenprox Xtend Attention PMP email subscribers Please add pestmanagementprofessional@ncmnewsletters.com to your contact list to ensure emails from Pest Management Professional end up in your inbox, or ask your IT provider to whitelist our new sender profile. TOP STORY April is National Pest Management Month National Pest Management Month acknowledges the industry's ongoing commitment to the protection of public health, food and property from pest threats. How is your firm raising public awareness? [ read more ] ON THE RECORD Homeowner finds chalk markings, calls police By Heather Gooch Are your technicians making sure customers know what to expect after an exterior dust treatment? This news clip shows what could happen if communication isn't clear. [ read more ] INDUSTRY INTEL Beyond Insurance adds Azuga fleet service Beyond Insurance Global Network is now offering Beyond Fleet Track powered by Azuga to reduce risk and make better decisions about policies and pricing for its customers. [ read more ] Copesan honors Wil-Kil Pest Control, technician Copesan named Wil-Kil Pest Control's Jerry Springer Technician of the Year at its annual conference. Wil-Kil Pest Control also took home the Partner of the Year award. [ read more ] Superior Mosquito Defense to open Southeast franchises Superior Mosquito Defense, a brand of Superior Services, plans to open franchises in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida in 2017. The Decatur, Ala.-based company is actively screening candidates for different territories. [ read more ]   SPONSORED CONTENT How to repel birds without a physical barrier One way pest management professionals can deter birds without harm is with the use of Optical Gel, a product by California-based Bird Barrier. [ read more ] ASSOCIATION NEWS NPMA issues QualityPro certifications for January, February 2017 More than a dozen firms earned the National Pest Management Association's (NPMA's) QualityPro certification in January and February. Also check out those newly certified in Food Safety and QualityPro Schools. [ read more ] Terminix Service technician, wildlife specialist honored by associations The National Wildlife Control Operators Association named Dixon Herman, Terminix Service's wildlife branch manager, its Wildlife Specialist of the Year. Also, Terminix Supervisor Jason Allen was honored with the North Carolina Pest Technician Award from the North Carolina Pest Management Association. [ read more ] GIVING BACK Copesan raffle funds research, scholarships Copesan raised $11,660 in scholarship funds for Pi Chi Omega and research funds for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Foundation through its 16th annual charity raffle. Check out the companies that provided funds. [ read more ] Bed Bug Task Force founder earns IPM award René Fiechter launched a Bed Bug Task Force as Nassau County, N.Y.'s assistant district attorney for community affairs, and was honored with an Excellence in IPM award for his continuous leadership of the program. [ read more ] CLOSE-UP 5 must-read books for pest management firms Monica Weddle, writer and marketing specialist at Coalmarch, compiled a pest management industry reading list to make sure you and your team stay sharp. [ read more ] Truly Nolen 'Spring Training' hits home run Truly Nolen Pest Control employees competed in the firm's first-ever Spring Training Battle of the Bugs, a tournament that coincided with MLB's Spring Training. [ read more ] MOVERS & SHAKERS Terminix Service South Carolina VP lands on local "20 Under 40" list Trevor Knox, Terminix Service's vice president of sales and marketing, appeared on a local newspaper's "20 Under 40" list of those making a difference in the South Carolina Midlands. [ read more ] UpcomingEvents View PMP's calendar for a full list of industry events McCloud Services' Pest Invasion 2017 [April 25 in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.] UPFDA Spring 2017 Conference [April 25-27 in Grapevine, Texas] RK Pest Management's IPM for Food Plants Seminar [June 7-8 in Hershey, Pa.] PCOC Expo 2017 [June 22-24 in Anaheim, Calif.]