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Virtual West Coast Rodent Academy set for March

The University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hosting the next West Coast Rodent Academy March 3-4...

Orkin acquires part of Indiana’s Yes Pest Pros

Orkin Pest Control has acquired the Yes Pest Pros locations of Elkhart and South Bend, Ind. Kemp Anderson Consulting represented...

Target Specialty Products partners with Leading Edge

Target Specialty Products has partnered with Leading Edge. Target will become the exclusive distributor for several Leading Edge technology solutions.

Waynes Pest promotes president

Birmingham, Ala.-based Waynes Pest Control, an Anticimex company, has promoted Shawn Hollis to president. He will be replacing Eric Frye.

Plunkett’s acquires Carter Pest Services

Fridley, Minn.-based Plunkett’s Pest Control has acquired Carter Pest Services, Farmington, N.M.

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PPP reopens to support small businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, will reopen the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Rentokil acquires EPS

Rentokil North America has acquired Environmental Pest Service (EPS), the parent company of Bug Out Service and Arrow Environmental Services.

Varment Guard acquires AAC

On Jan. 4, Varment Guard Wildlife Services, a division of Plunkett’s Pest Control, acquired American Animal Control LLC (AAC), Syracuse, Ind.

Truly Nolen purchases Zenobi Pest Control

Based in Tucson, Ariz., Truly Nolen Pest Control has acquired Zenobi Pest Control, based in Naples, Fla.

Excel Pest Services buys Regent Pest Control

Union, N.J.-based Regent Pest Control has acquired Excel Pest Services, headquartered in River Edge, N.J. The Aust Group represented Regent...

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U.S. Navy patents pest magnet bait method

On Jan. 5 the U.S. Navy received a 20-year U.S. patent for a method that is essentially designed to "feed...

IN MEMORIAM: Bart Baker

Bart Baker, retired senior VP of J.T. Eaton & Co., passed away Jan. 3 in Leesburg, Fla., from complications from...

American Pest Control launches program benefiting food bank

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, American Pest Control is donating all proceeds from its "50 Miles in 50 Days" to...

PCO M&A Specialists, William Blair release November report

The William Blair/PCO M&A Specialists Monthly Pest Index has released its November report noting an increase of 7 percent year-over-year.

Rentokil launches Protect+ System for bed bug accounts

The Protect+ System, a new service offering from Reading, Pa.-based Rentokil, uses a "proprietary mix of targeted service protocols, precise...