July 28, 2016
Rollins Inc. has announced leadership changes at its Atlanta headquarters: Gene Iarocci, president of Orkin North America, will retire at the end of September, after 12 years with Rollins and......
July 27, 2016
Mosquito Shield, a North Attleboro, Mass.-based mosquito control franchise company, will award one lucky couple free mosquito control service for their outdoor wedding. The contest, which runs until Aug. 27,......
July 22, 2016
The Virginia Pest Management Association (VPMA), the nearly 70-year-old trade association for pest management companies in Virginia, has relaunched VPMAOnline.com. It was created by BCS Website Services. “More people today,......
July 21, 2016
Rentokil Steritech, Ehrlich, Presto-X and Western Exterminator, launched a new campaign, “Join Our World of Mosquito and Tick Prevention,” focused on helping consumers understand the increasing risks of mosquito and tick activity......
July 20, 2016
After recently expanding into the European markets, Lawrenceville, N.J.-based BedBug Central’s is pleased to announce that Gardex Chemicals and Univar Environmental Sciences (Univar ES) in Canada are now distributing SenSci Activ......
July 19, 2016
Researchers at the University of California-Riverside have discovered the shed skins of bed bugs retain the “obnoxious sweetness” smell often associated with the pests, a finding that could potentially be......
Chris Sheffield has been promoted to manager of Truly Nolen Pest Control’s Pinellas Park, Fla. service office. Sheffield joined the Tucson, Ariz.-based company in July 2015. While in the Manager-in-Training......
As reported in the Orange County (Texas) Record, the Orange Lions Club recently helped a local elderly resident and her son paint their home. The siding was so infested with......
July 18, 2016
Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted with permission from the July 15 edition of the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Policy Week in Review newsletter: After months of urging Congress to......
The Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA) has awarded the University of Alabama the 2016 APPA Effective & Innovative Practices Award for its submission, “The University of Alabama Pest Management......