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When your mother told you to pick up your dirty socks off the floor and into the hamper, she was practicing bed bug prevention. Who knew?Photo: University of Sheffield

Study: Are bed bugs attracted to dirty laundry?

A new study suggests that leaving worn clothes exposed in sleeping areas when traveling may facilitate the dispersal of bed...

Bowman wins HPCA contest

The Hawaii Pest Control Association (HPCA) announces the winners of its annual Fumigation Banner Bonanza Contest, sponsored by Douglas Products...

Success charts on smartphone and tablet photo from iStock.com/Drazen Lovric

What makes a pest management company valuable?

There are characteristics and traits that drive a company’s value. And while most may seem obvious, many business owners don’t...

Web Exclusive: How innovation leads to growth

Developing a process for innovation can help businesses get ahead of the curve, says Robert Tucker, president of Innovation Resource...

Inspect-All Services names director of pest sales

Joe Sheffield joins Conyers, Ga.-based Inspect-All Services as its director of pest sales. Sheffield has an extensive industry sales management...

Web Exclusive: Inspect-All’s reason for growth

Brothers Brandon and Brian Lunsford are no strangers to incredible growth. Ten years after they acquired Inspect-All Services from their...

New hire video splash image. Photo: iStock.com/Courtney Keating

PMPs discuss attracting, developing and retaining employees

At the 2017 PMP Growth Summit, pest management professionals (PMPs) addressed how recruiting employees continues to drastically change and evolve....

Jerry Vance is owner of Discreet Pest Control, Mesa, Ariz. Photo: Discreet Pest Control

Wars of the roaches: PMPs share nightmarish accounts

PMP asked readers to share some of their best battles with cockroach accounts. If you’ve got a story you’d like...

EPS earns regional, national recognition

Tampa, Fla.-based Environmental Pest Service (EPS) was recently recognized for its growth, revenue and talent by a number of national...

Air-Scent International: Fan Air Freshener Service

Give your route profit a big lift with add-on Air Freshener Service. On average, a new installation of an Air-Scent...

Liphatech announces new role for White

The Pest Management Division of Milwaukee, Wis.-based Liphatech Inc. has named National Accounts Manager Ray White as its key account...

From left, Big Blue Solutions’ Brian, Stephan and Scott Goldman show off the iconic termite that appears to have landed on top of the company’s Providence, R.I., building.Photo: Ray Johnson

Big Blue Bug becomes brilliant branding idea

It was 1979 in Providence, R.I., when not only the world’s largest bug was born, but one of the world’s...

Pi Chi Omega: A History

Pi Chi Omega: How a Business Fraternity for Pest Control Transformed the Industry chronicles the organization’s beginnings at Purdue University...

Arrow hosts Premier Club

Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators recently held its annual Premier Club weekend to celebrate its top performing sales professionals and managers....

Coalmarch Productions: CO2 Ticket Giveaway

Coalmarch Productions has named the final additions to its speaker lineup for CO2, taking place Dec. 5-7 in Raleigh, N.C....