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Anopheles mosquito (PHOTO: JIM GATHANY/CDC)

Neurotoxin kills malaria-spreading mosquitoes

Scientists have finally found malaria’s Achilles’ heel, a neurotoxin that is only harmful to Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria.

LabelSDS.com selects president and CEO

LabelSDS.com has appointed Chip Hughes as president and CEO. Hughes is a pest control industry veteran with more than 33...

Pest Rangers purchases Ajax Environmental Solutions

The Pest Rangers acquired Ajax Environmental Solutions Inc., a pest control business that has served the Dalton, Pa., market since...

GPCA appoints new president

The Georgia Pest Control Association (GPCA) named Garry Adams, director of realtor relations at Northwest Exterminating, its new president.

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Yellowjacket supernests reappearing in Alabama

Entomologist Charles Ray believes Alabama may see high numbers of perennial yellowjacket nests, which can be several feet wide, this...

Massey Services earns leadership and workplace awards

The president of Massey Services received the Father of the Year Award from the American Diabetes Association and Father’s Day...

Bayer to host workshop during NPMA Academy

The Environmental Science business of Bayer is sponsoring a free professional development workshop on July 15 in Phoenix, Ariz.

COTN founders Chris and Debbie Clark (middle) and the Aust family (middle, right) with COTN students. PHOTO: THE AUST GROUP

Aust Group partners with non-profit in Sierra Leone

The Aust Group is partnering with the Seattle, Wash.-based, Christian non-profit organization Children of the Nations (COTN).

Arrow acquires Econo Termite & Pest Control

Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators has acquired Econo Termite & Pest Control, Englewood, Fla. Terms were not disclosed. This transaction will...

Terminix Service earns state recognition

For the fifth year in a row, Terminix Service Inc. was named one of the 2019 Best Employers in North...

Franchise owners Nick Vonella and Ashley Naumann stand in front of their new company vehicle at Black Diamond Pest Control in Pinellas County, Fla. PHOTO: BLACK DIAMOND PEST CONTROL

Black Diamond adds Florida franchise

Jeffersonville, Ind.-based Black Diamond Pest Control has added a franchise for the Pinellas County, Fla., market. Located in Clearwater, the...

Bayer donates $45K to Cook Museum

The Environmental Science business of Bayer has contributed $45,000 toward the development of the new Cook Museum of Natural Science.

Kolbe celebrates 45 years in pest management

William Kolbe, BCE and owner of Wakolbe Consulting LLC, just celebrated his 45th year in the urban entomology and structural...

Gregory Pest Solutions helps form W.I.S.H. Society

Make-A-Wish and Gregory Pest Solutions formed the W.I.S.H. Society in South Carolina to recognize local Women who Inspire Strength and...

Actor Richard Karn appears in new NPMA video

Earlier this month, the National Pest Management Association’s consumer-facing website, PestWorld.org, debuted the video “5 Pest Proofing Tips from Richard Karn.”...