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Plunkett’s Pest Control acquires 2 companies

Plunkett’s Pest Control recently acquired two companies: Animal Control Specialists and Innovative Pest Solutions.

Rentokil Terminix acquires Action Pest Control

Rentokil Terminix recently acquired Action Pest Control, which is based in Evansville, Ind., on June 1, 2023.

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Study: Bees, wasps use same tricks to build nests

Scientists have discovered that bees and wasps have independently developed similar architectural techniques, despite their diverse evolutionary backgrounds and the...

Rockwell Labs appoints technical sales representative

Rockwell Labs appointed Adam Reed as a new member of its technical sales team.

Native Pest Management opens new Florida office

Native Pest Management opened a new office and warehouse space in Doral, Fla., in July. This addition has been in...

CenterOak Partners acquires PestNow, forms Entomo Brands

CenterOak Partners, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm, announced its portfolio company Palmetto Exterminators has acquired PestNow and formed Entomo...

World Pest Control partners with Rentokil North America

Sylvan Grove, Kan.-based World Pest Control partnered with Rentokil North America as of May 1, 2023. World Pest Control served...

Orkin donates $250,000 to American Red Cross

Orkin donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross as part of Mosquitoes Don’t Deserve A Drop campaign. On July 6,...

NIAID funds Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome research

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded five projects for...

Truly Nolen Pest Control promotes 3 employees

Truly Nolen Pest Control recently promoted three employees.

Study: Mosquito sprays reduce WNV risk

A team from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has gathered data on how well these ultra-low volume (ULV) truck-mounted...

BioOne partners with ESA to launch eBook Collection

More than 160 eBooks in insect science is now available on the BioOne Digital Library, through an extension of BioOne’s partnership with...

The Pest Management Foundation awards first NJPMA scholarship

The Pest Management Foundation announced the first recipient of the New Jersey Pest Management Association Pest Professional Stewardship Scholarship.

Dates announced for 31st Vertebrate Pest Conference

The 31st Vertebrate Pest Conference (VPC) will be March 11-14, 2024, in Monterey, Calif.

Excel Pest Services names top bed bug states

A new study by Excel Pest Services finds that people are more likely to be bitten by a bed bug...