Atlanta tops Orkin’s list of Top Mosquito Cities for the second year in a row. The list by the firm, coincidently based in Atlanta, ranks cities by the number of mosquito customers serviced in 2014. Nine cities in the Southeast are included in the Top 20 ranking, more than any other region: 1. Atlanta 2. […]
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Enviro-Serv to become Pestmaster Tampa
Enviro-Serv has formally signed the necessary franchise agreement with Pestmaster Services to control the Tampa Bay, Fla., pest market. Based...
NPMA launches search for next CEO
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is recruiting qualified individuals interested in serving as the association’s next CEO, as current...
Bill Clark Pest Control wins BBB award
On May 5, Bill Clark Pest Control, based in Beaumont, Texas, won the 2015 Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust by...
Emory honors Rollins Chairman
On May 11, R. Randall Rollins, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rollins Inc., was honored as a distinguished...
IN MEMORIAM: James Gire
James Gire, 87, died March 30, 2015, with a military burial planned for May 16. He was the former owner...
Liphatech offers soft bait rebate
Service bait stations faster with Liphatech’s 40-gram FirstStrike & Resolv and SoftSecure Technology (SST) and save! For a limited time,...
Bird Barrier gets the poop on sparrow droppings
How much waste can a 1-oz. house sparrow (Passer domesticus) produce in 24 hours? A week? A month? A year?...
Bayer offers Premise Foam discount
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, announces a promotion offering pest management professionals (PMPs) instant savings on Premise...
In Memoriam: Bill Schnetter
Bill Schnetter, former owner of American Pest Control in Mason City, Iowa, died May 6 at age 84. The Korean War...
FEMO Group forms Infinite Outdoor Solutions
FEMO Group Holdings LP, based in Carrollton, Texas, has created Infinite Outdoor Solutions, a new company that will sell outdoor lifestyle...
ServSuite debuts GPS module
Service Pro Inc. has released a GPS module as an addition to its ServSuite software. What this module covers is a...
Harris joins Pest Control Insulation team
Stacy Harris has joined Pest Control Insulation as its marketing coordinator. In this role, Harris will work with Marketing Manager...
Dow sells Vikane, ProFume to Douglas Products
In early May, the Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) signed a definitive agreement to sell its Dow AgroSciences post-harvest and structural...
Batzner rebrands as Batzner Pest Control
On May 6, New Berlin, Wis.-based Batzner Pest Management announced it is changing its name back to Batzner Pest Control...
Texas A&M opens Rollins facility
On May 4, the department of entomology at Texas A&M University held a grand opening of the Rollins Urban and...