How did you get into the pest management industry? In January 1974, I needed a job, any job; but by the end of my first week with Orkin in Atlanta, I was hooked. Soon after starting at Orkin, I met Taft Pierce and began receiving management assignments all over: Athens and Atlanta, Ga.; and Hallandale, […]
Human Interest
There’s more to being a pest management professional than dealing with pests. Service, charity, and humor are all important parts of the business. Learn more.
Mix Reflects on Pest Management’s Past
When I was named editor of Pest Control magazine in fall 1982, to say the industry was undergoing profound changes...
High-tech Hunt: Geocaching
Harry Evans spends his days hunting for and eradicating pests. It results in a paycheck at the end of the...
Old School Vs. New School
Marty Whitford • Publisher/Editorial Director AOL Lives. — After we induct our Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame Class...
A Way with Wood
Many people grow up with a hobby they love and find a way to turn it into a career. Tracy...
A company that gives together …
Connor’s Pest Protection makes charitable giving a family tradition. For Connor’s Pest Protection, business is a family affair. The family-owned...
diference makers: Dr. Austin M. Frishman
When and why did you first fall for the bug business? Since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I’ve been...
Gene Harrington: National Pest Management Association
How did you get involved in this industry? I was working on Capitol Hill and wanted to see what other...
SUPER examples rise above
Dec. 27, 1995. The day time stood still. The day our plans took a backseat. The day our hopes and...
Copesan Raises Money for Pi Chi Omega & NPMA Foundation
During its recent conference in Newport Beach, Calif., Copesan, a Wisconsin-based pest management company, held a raffle and voice auction...
Giving bed bug research a boost
Allergy Technologies LLC, manufacturer of ActiveGuard Mattress Liners for use against bed bugs and dust mites, is funding a second...
Pest Barrier brings bed bug relief to homeless shelter
One hundred beds, three rooms and countless bed bugs. That’s the challenging circumstances Donna Miller, the director of operations for...
Difference Maker: Norman Goldenberg, Terminix
How many years have you now been in the industry? The year 2013 will mark 52 years that I have...
Difference Maker: Dr. Dini Miller, Virginia Tech University
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I don’t know if I would say fascinated, but...
Difference Maker: Shripat T. Kamble, University of Nebraska
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I wasn’t fascinated or fearful, but I was curious...
Difference Maker: Gary Bennett, Purdue University
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? Growing up in a pest control family (Bennett Pest...