PMP Growth Summit 2025: Rodent Roundtable

Attendees at the 2025 PMP Growth Summit who participated in the Wednesday and Thursday morning breakfast roundtables found the early rise worthwhile. The opportunity offered attendees a chance for a candid discussion on common issues, solutions and best practices when combating rodents.

“There’s no other area of pest control we participate in that requires more situational flexibility than rodent control. Eliminating rodent infestations demands we leverage the full gamut of control and exclusion tools on a case-by-case basis.” — Dan Baldwin, BCE, REHS/RS, PHE, VP of Technical and Training Services, Hawx Pest Control, Ogden, Utah

“The professional pest control industry needs to prepare: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could reclassify all 11 rodenticide active ingredients as restricted-use products. This would significantly impact PMPs’ rodent control toolboxes, and related technician training and labor, for years to come.” — Andrej Branc, Americas Business Manager, PelGar USA, Saylorsburg, Pa.

“We are seeing increased rat pressure outside of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md. These cities are experiencing rebirths, and all their new construction has disturbed rodent harborages and prompted populations to seek harborages in neighboring cities.” — Dani Collinson, National Manager of M&A Integration, Senske Services, Kennewick, Wash.

“What keeps me up at night most regarding rodent control? Several states and municipalities have enacted, or are considering, overly onerous laws and rules to further limit rodent control products and uses. Although public health is at stake, often there is little science or data to support these changes.” — Glen Ramsey, BCE, PCI, PCQI, Technical Director, Rollins Inc., Atlanta, Ga.

“Being based in California, we’re exclusion-focused. We’re doing more work repairing structural damage by rodents — primarily sealing entry points — and are exploring offering an add-on rodent control warranty program.” — Blair Smith, BCE, Director of Technical and Quality Assurance, Clark Pest Control, Lodi, Calif.