TruGreen has announced a merger with Scotts LawnService, creating a company with $1.3 billion in revenue. Up until recently, TruGreen’s parent company was Servicemaster, which still owns Terminix. TruGreen was spun off into its own company in January 2014. Scotts, owned by the Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., also owns Action Pest Control, a regional firm based in Louisville, Ky. As […]
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Dow, DuPont announce $130 billion merger
As of this morning, Dow Chemical, parent company of Dow AgroSciences, and DuPont have agreed to merge their companies. The...
QualityPro certifies 9 in November
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) congratulates the following companies for earning QualityPro certification in November: Dial Pest Control Co., Roseland,...
Rick Cooper earns doctorate
Richard Cooper of Cooper Pest Solutions and BedBug Central has successfully defended his doctoral research on bed bugs, receiving his...
PPMA’s Rodent Awareness Week campaign a success
The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), which serves as the public outreach arm of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA),...
Insects Limited to co-host Australian conference
The 12th Fumigants & Pheromones Conference and Workshop will take place at the Adelaide Conference Center in Adelaide, South Australia,...
NPMA seeks entomologist/staff scientist
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA), Fairfax, Va., is seeking a scientist to join its team. Reporting to the Vice...
Animal Doctor truck gets graphic
Bug Doctor Inc., Paramus, N.J., has rolled out its first customized vehicle wrapped truck for Animal Doctor, one of its...
NPMA urges PMPs to write Congress
Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment from gross...
Truly Nolen promotes 3 in Florida offices
Truly Nolen Pest Control, headquartered in Tucson, has promoted three Florida-based employees in its Southeast United States Commercial Division. Managers-in-Training...
Recruit HD receives U.S. patent
Featured in the Sentricon System with Always Active technology, Recruit HD termite bait has received U.S. patent protection. “The patent...
Early registration open for WorkWave-FPMA conference
WorkWave, a provider of cloud-based field service management and “last-mile” fleet management software solutions, and the Florida Pest Management Association...
Survey: Pest service and the holidays
Fleetmatics Group PLC, a global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS),...
Liphatech announces PestWorld 2015 winners
In October, the Liphatech Links Soft Bait Golf Challenge returned to PestWorld 2015 in Nashville. Booth attendees tried to sink...
Harvey Massey to receive Horatio Alger award
PMP Hall of Famer Harvey Massey, Chairman and CEO of Massey Services, Orlando, Fla., has been selected for membership in...
ESA honors MSU’s Miller
Dr. James Miller, an entomology professor at Michigan State University in East Lansing, has been elected a 2015 Fellow of...