Heather Gooch | Pest Management Professional

From House of Mouse to mouse control: Billionaire invests in Rentokil

Edited 061224, 1:24 p.m., to add comment from the Rentokil Initial team. Edited 061324, 9:50 a.m., to add comment from...

Mike Houston, left, and Rusty Burgher. PHOTO: SUREGUARD LAWN & PEST SERVICES

Sureguard acquires R&B Pest Control

Dallas, Texas-based Sureguard Termite & Pest Services acquired Sachse, Texas-based R&B Pest Control.

Ecolab acquires PMSI

Ecolab finalized its acquisition of Pest Management Services Inc., which was represented by LR Tullius.

Go-Forth Pest Control rebrands to Go-Forth Home Services

The rebrand more fully envelops the North Carolina firm's electrical, plumbing, pest and other services.

Slug-A-Bug honors ACE, promotes supervisor

Chrissy Gagnon earned her ACE certification, while Henry Schook is now supervisor for the Palm Bay, Fla., branch.

Pi Chi Omega distributes 6 entomology scholarships for 2024

Dr. Stephanie Hill said "It was a difficult decision to choose just six recipients out of a field of 16...

Debug Pest Control adds director of people operations and culture

Justin Rechter's responsibilities include cultivating a vibrant company culture, fostering open communication, and implementing effective people operations strategies designed to...

EcoVenger to host cockroach CEU webinar July 2

The next installment of EcoVenger's Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Virtual Academy program, "Advanced Biology & Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for...

Certus receives capital boost from investment firms

Certus Pest Control will use its new investments from Liberty Mutual Investments and Imperial Capital to accelerate its pace of...

AMGUARD hires industry veteran as southwest sales manager

Prior to joining AMGUARD, René Berryessa held senior sales roles with Paragon, Newport Exterminating, Antbusters Pest Elimination, and EcoLab.

Cesar Mercedes was among the many Viking employees who participated in the build. PHOTO: VIKING PEST CONTROL

Viking Pest Control organizes charity ‘Bike Build’

Viking employees built five bikes for children in need during its quarterly team-building event.

WorkWave appoints new CEO

Kevin Kemmerer succeeds David Giannetto, who will remain in an advisory role.

Industry up 12 percent in April, per Blair/PCO M&A Specialists index

"The index seems to have snapped back for April with a strong beginning to termite season," says PMP columnist Dan...

Photo: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Western drywoods love pinene scent, study says

Without pinene, there was about 70 percent mortality. With pinene, there was more than 95 percent mortality.

Target/MGK webinar to focus on bed bug APM

The free webinar, “Battling Bed Bugs Using Assessment Based Strategies,” takes place Thursday, June 27, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern.