Anyone in the service or retail business knows that working with the public can be physically and emotionally draining sometimes. (All right, a lot of times.) “You treated last week and I just saw an ant on the counter!” “Are you sure you can’t work me in today?” (It’s 4 p.m.) “Can you do it […]
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In this three-and-a-half minute video, Greg Pettis, owner of Lancaster, Pa.-based Dominion Pest Control and a rep for Nature-Cide Insecticides, recaps...
NPDES water permit issue persists
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5 questions with BHB’s Michael Broder
This month, our question-and-answer session features Michael Broder, second-generation owner of BHB Pest Elimination in New York. Broder recently completed...
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Web Exclusive: What is your best tip for managing ticks?
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