About Jerry Mix

In the 1980s, Jerry Lazarus, owner of Braman Termite and Pest Elimination in Agawam, Mass., was busy doing his very best impression of Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Famer......

The Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is comprised of Dr. Laurel Hansen, Dr. Phil Koehler, John R. Cook Sr. and Noad Corley. The magazine staff will induct these deserving......

Lloyd Merritt Smigel is “Humble Servant” for Care Management Consultants in Oceanside, Calif. Here’s a look at how he got his start in the pest management industry and what he thinks......

This year, Fridley, Minn.-based Plunkett’s Pest Control is celebrating its 100th anniversary. A century of service is an industry milestone, and the O’Reilly family has been running Plunkett’s for 92......

Dr. Faith Oi considers the hours she spends helping pest management professionals (PMPs) solve problems time well spent. After all, she’s the University of Florida’s (UF’s) director of Pest Management......

It’s 8:30 a.m. on a Wednesday in early March. We’re in the all-purpose room at Fahey Pest Management in Sarasota, Fla., and the company’s three salesmen are preparing for another......

Dominique Stumpf, CAE, CMP, Chief Operating Officer of the National Pest Management Association It’s 1 a.m. on a Friday, and the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Dominique Stumpf is landing at......

In 1937, Al Ogle traveled from Los Angeles to San Diego and bought The Lloyd Co. for $125. That’s no misprint: Ogle purchased the company for $125 — approximately $2,000......

Dr. Barbara L. Thorne is termite expert with the University of Maryland and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services As a child, were you fascinated or fearful of pests? As a......

As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I never had much interest in insect or vertebrate pests. When and why did you first become interested this......