Heather Gooch | Pest Management Professional

Slingshot announces integrated chatbot, IVR-to-Text features

Slingshot has launched an interactive voice response-to-text and chatbot service to automate and speed up consumer interactions.

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Are insects dressing up for Halloween?

Treehoppers have the most extravagant, bizarre costumes in the insect world, says the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

Entomologist insights from recent German cockroach studies

Knowledge is power: Entomologists share insights from recent German cockroach studies at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., and Rutgers University,...

Restaurants test our rodent readiness

Rats and mice have challenged PMPs for centuries, but in 2020, it seems circumstances have upped the stakes even more....

EcoRaider announces upcoming webinars

EcoRaider announced its slate of Zoom webinar dates and topics presented by Dennis Judy and Ed DeMask for the fall...

IMAGES: THE NEW ORLEANS MOSQUITO, TERMITE AND RODENT CONTROL BOARD

A model rodent surveillance program ramps up in New Orleans

Dr. Claudia Riegel is working to create a sustainable rodent surveillance program in New Orleans that can be used as...

IN MEMORIAM: Dean May, BCE

Dean May, BCE, an AMVAC sales manager, died suddenly on Sept. 18, 2020, while on a fishing trip in Colorado....

Catchmaster, Texas A&M team up to study role of flies in COVID-19 spread

AP&G has been working with Texas A&M University by providing Catchmaster products to study house flies near COVID-19 positive households.

VIDEO: AP&G Catchmaster purchases BASF ILT portfolio

PMP Editor Heather Gooch talks with Jonathan Frisch, VP of Sales & Marketing for AP&G, about BASF divesting its ILT...

Vestar sells Woodstream to Bansk Group

Private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Lancaster, Pa.-based Woodstream to Bansk Group.

Burrtec’s Oct. 29 webinar to offer CEUs in 11 states

Burrtec USA is offering continuing education unit credits in certain states for its Oct. 29 educational Zoom webinar, "Rodent Control...

Ben Nemtin speaks to PestWorld 2020 attendees. IMAGE: PMP STAFF

PestWorld keynote reminds PMPs to prioritize happiness

PestWorld 2020 keynote Ben Nemtin shares how he checked big goals off his bucket list, while helping others along the...

NPMA to present industry awards at PestWorld 2020

The National Pest Management Association will present its annual industry awards program in a virtual ceremony during PestWorld 2020.

James Barnum, service center manager; Albert Leighton, service professional; Carol Echevarria, office manager; and Dale Kravis, commercial evaluator. PHOTO: ARROW EXTERMINATORS

Arrow opens commercial office in Orlando

Arrow Exterminators opened a new commercial office in Orlando, Fla., to accommodate rapid growth and leverage the area’s wealth of...

Conserv acquires stake in wildlife firm

Conserv Pest & Wildlife Control has acquired a stake in Southwest Wildlife Control.