How to convert pest control ‘do-it-yourselfers’ into customers

JANUARY 17, 2018

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UpcomingEvents View PMP's calendar for a full list of industry events. Email the editors to submit an event. NPMA Eastern Conference [Jan. 18–19 | Mashantucket, Conn.] Pest Invasion Conference [Jan. 23 | Oakbrook, Ill.] TPCA Mountain Networking Retreat [Jan. 26-28 | El Paso, Texas] 2018 Wildlife Expo [Jan. 30-Feb. 1 | New Orleans, La.] NSPMA Urban Pest Management Conference [Feb. 13-14 | Lincoln, Neb.] LaunchPad Products that are new to the pest industry Bayer: Maxforce Fleet Bird-B-Gone: Instant Repair Patch Catchmaster: Ovi-Catch AGO Mosquito Trap VM Products: IPM Square CurrentIssue [Women in pest management: You’ve come a long way] [Find your keys to cockroach control] [5 questions with Wil-Kil’s Shane McCoy] TOP STORIES PMP reports from Purdue conference Pest management professionals at last week's Purdue Pest Management Conference seemed eager to learn from experts and earn continuing education credits. Get a recap of the 82nd annual event. [ read more ] Real Green Systems hosts Solutions 2018 Real Green Systems hosted its annual Solutions 2018 conference for users of its industry business and marketing software. Check out photos from the event. [ read more ] ON THE RECORD What is Pi Chi Omega, and why should you care? Pi Chi Omega President Dale Baker makes the case for membership. Learn more about the industry fraternity. [ read more ] INDUSTRY INTEL Arrow acquires South Carolina firm Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators acquired Moore’s Premium Termite and Pest Control LLC, based in Georgetown, S.C. [ read more ] Modern purchases PestRx Brunswick, Maine-based Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company, purchased PestRx of Northford, Conn. [ read more ] Arrow ES buys A1 Superior Pest Arrow Environmental Services, based in Tampa, Fla., bought Port Charlotte, Fla.-based A1 Superior Pest Control. [ read more ] Safer Home Services opens new service center Clearwater, Fla.-based Safer Home Services opened a service center in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., to serve the Manatee County market. [ read more ] Valley Industries acquires Comet USA Valley Industries completed the acquisition of Comet USA, a distributor of a wide range of industrial high-pressure plunger pumps and accessories. [ read more ] Truly Nolen chefs 'bring it' for contest Six service offices in the South Florida District of Truly Nolen Pest Control staged the first-ever “Bring-It” Culinary Contest. [ read more ] Rats may not have spread the plague A new study shows it wasn’t rats that spread plague during the Black Death pandemic that killed millions of people in pre-Industrial Europe. Find out the surprising cause. [ read more ]   ADVERTISEMENT Finally, bed bug blocking mattress encasements now cost less You asked. We listened. We spent a lot of time talking "mattress encasements" with Pest Management Professionals and have learned most PMPs believe they don't have a bed bug blocking mattress encasement designed with PMPs in mind. Now you do! Introducing CleanRest's new Bug Tech mattress encasement, the preferred workhorse for bed bug jobs. [ request your free sample today and learn more ] ASSOCIATION NEWS Help grow Pi Chi Omega scholarships Pi Chi Omega is not only looking to increase the Austin Frishman scholarship to $3,000, but also to honor the late Alain VanRyckeghem with a student scholarship, too. [ read more ] GIVING BACK Masseys donate $3 million for performing arts center With his wife, Carol, PMP Hall of Famer Harvey Massey has given a $3 million gift toward the construction of the second phase of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla. [ watch now ] CLOSE-UP How ABC’s app aids in customer communication ABC Home & Commercial Services Austin (Texas) Owner Bobby Jenkins explains how a custom app allows its pest management professionals to effectively communicate service information to customers. [ read more ] MOVERS & SHAKERS CLS promotes Harris to VP of sales Central Life Sciences promoted Tracy Harris from senior segment director of sales to vice president of sales for its professional brands. [ watch now ] Truly Nolen names Benitez manager Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Jerry Benitez to manager of its Green Valley, Ariz., service office. [ watch now ]