Recent government efforts in Phoenix, Ariz. to eradicate a rising roof rat population have proven ineffective according to the Maricopa County vector control office. After rats were first discovered in the Arcadia neighborhood near Phoenix, many government resources have been thrown at the problem to no avail. Efforts included putting up more than 6,000 bait […]
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#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...
Updates from RISE 26th Annual Conference
Strength in Numbers — RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) added 15 members in 2016. The national trade association...
Ed Sheehan brings rats to light in horrifying Morgan Spurlock documentary
If the name Morgan Spurlock sounds familiar, you may remember his stomach-churning, diet-inducing documentary “Super Size Me” about the evils...
Arrow hosts Premier Club weekend
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators recently held the company’s annual Premier Club weekend to celebrate its top-performing sales professionals and managers. The...
Brooks joins Protect-A-Bed
Chicago-based Protect-A-Bed has hired Gary Brooks to serve as key account manager for its industrial division’s pest control channel. In...
NPMA: Support H.R. 5813
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) urges pest management professionals (PMPs) to ask their elected officials to support the Overtime...
Truly Nolen employee celebrates 50th anniversary
Truly Nolen Pest Control Technician Ray Rogers, who started with the company on September 15, 1966 at its Phoenix service...
P.E.S.T. Relief International, CPCO of Georgia help shelters
On Aug. 26-27, Professionals Empowering Sustaining and Transforming (P.E.S.T.) Relief International and the Certified Pest Control Operators of Georgia (CPCO)...