Diane Sofranec | Pest Management Professional

The National Pest Management Association recognized the State Policy Affairs Representatives (SPARS) who worked tirelessly with policymakers over the past year as advocates for the industry. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

Live from PestWorld 2019

The staff of Pest Management Professional (PMP) reported live from the show floor of PestWorld 2019, held Oct. 15-18 in...

NPMA Technology Summit explores evolving technology

Experts on the cutting edge — and colleagues enlisting the latest pest control options — get set to demonstrate why...

Industry advocates weigh in on California’s proposed rodenticide ban

Pest control industry advocates share their perspectives on California's proposed legislation to ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

Irony (and rodents) at work: Cal EPA building in Sacramento battles infestation

Rats reportedly infested California’s Environmental Protection Agency property, ironically during proposed legislation to ban rodenticides in the state.

Online ban circumvention

California’s proposed ban of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) is nothing new.

Massachusetts eyes creation of commission to study rodenticides

California isn’t the only state dealing with activists opposed to the use of rodenticides. In Massachusetts, the state legislature’s Joint...

Web Exclusive: Experts share their most unusual cockroach accounts

Pest Management Professional’s contributors and Editorial Advisory Board members share an anecdote about their most unusual cockroach accounts.

Rodent control product manufacturers speak up

The following seven rodent control product manufacturers speak up about California's Senate Assembly Bill 1788, dubbed the California Ecosystems Protection...

Addressing the threat of mosquitoes

The federal government is taking a couple of steps to address the threat mosquitoes pose. The Vector-Borne Disease Network is...

Maryland courts upheld Montgomery County lawn pesticide ban

Montgomery County, Md.’s ban on the use of state-approved pesticides on private lawns was upheld by Maryland's Court of Appeals...

Inaugural Women in Pest Control conference makes industry waves

More than 100 women gathered for the inaugural Women in Pest Control conference in Austin, Texas. The one-day event included...

California’s proposed rodenticide ban bill on hold

The California Ecosystems Protection Act, or bill AB 1788, that would ban the use of certain rodenticides in the state,...

California moves closer to rodenticide ban

California's ban on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides for use in the state, and first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides for use on state-owned property,...

Legislation helps in the fight against mosquito-borne viruses, diseases

Pest management professionals (PMPs) are stewards of public health, especially when it comes to mosquito control. They protect the public...

Ant management: Expect to help customers

Call in the pros, we advise anyone with a pest problem. But what expectations do you set once you arrive...