Michelle “Chelle” Hartzer, BCE, has joined Atlanta-based Rollins Inc., responsible for providing technical support to all of its pest control brands, including Orkin, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, Critter Control, Industrial Fumigant Co. (IFC), Truth Wildlife Service and Allpest, Waltham Services, PermaTreat, Crane Pest Control, Murray Pest Control, Statewide Pest Control and Safeguard. Hartzer […]
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P.E.S.T. Relief International: Georgia Partners Bring Comfort & Relief
[The following post was submitted to PMP by guest writer, Andrea Hancock of P.E.S.T. International.] Summer was busy for all of...
TSI celebrates 70 years of success
Scott Fortson speaks exclusively with PMP about being Terminix’s franchise growth leader in Georgia and the Carolinas. Terminix Service Inc....
September 2016 NPMA QualityPro firms
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) congratulates the following companies for earning QualityPro certification in September: CSI Exterminators, Fresno, Calif....
CSI promotes Knox to director of product development
Marie Knox has been named director of product development at Control Solutions Inc. (CSI). “Marie is well suited to lead...
PCI, ENERGY STAR help ‘Rule Your Attic’
A Boston University survey finds that in nine out of 10 homes across America, low levels of insulation are causing...
VPMA honors Broome
Jack Broome is the 2016 recipient of the Virginia Pest Management Association (VPMA) Lifetime Industry Stewardship Award. Broome joins this...
Arizona’s rising rodent problem has Phoenix and surrounding areas saying: “Rats!”
Recent government efforts in Phoenix, Ariz. to eradicate a rising roof rat population have proven ineffective according to the Maricopa...
#ArrowCares campaign returns
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators has kicked off the second year of #ArrowCares, a social media campaign to raise money for the...
DeSear becomes Truly Nolen consultant
Ron DeSear first joined Truly Nolen Pest Control in 1976 as a service technician at the recently purchased ABC Pest Control in Sarasota,...
Congress approves Zika funding
According to the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Sept. 30 policy e-newsletter, the U.S. Congress avoided a government shut-down and...
ESA presents August 2016 group
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. offers two certification programs, the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and the Board...
NPMA bridges gap between industry and procurement agencies
In the May issue you learned a lot about the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). But here’s one more tidbit from...
Suburban Exterminating to have a pink October
Smithtown, N.Y.-based Suburban Exterminating is putting its “pink” foot forward this October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Suburban has...
“Memory of an Icon – Arnold and Me” by Steven Wright
[In light of the passing of golf pro Arnold Palmer, we’d like to republish this article by columnist Steven Wright,...
Anticimex Group acquires American Pest
Anticimex Group, which bills itself as the world’s fourth-largest pest control company, has acquired American Pest Management, Fulton, Md. American...