December 7, 2015
ByPMP Staff
The PMP magazine staff celebrated with the friends, families and colleagues of the Class of 2015: John Cook, Noad Corley, Dr. Laurel Hansen and Dr. Phil Koehler. The black-tie event...
November 23, 2015
Rollins Inc. has promoted Kim Kelley-Tunis, ACE, BCE, to director of quality assurance and termite claims effective Jan. 1. “Kim’s knowledge and experience are incredibly valuable and will help the...
July 28, 2015
Roland Rhodes, who recently retired from the company he founded, Rhodes Chemical, died July 24, 2015 with his wife, Winona, at his side. His childhood home was in Kansas City...
May 27, 2015
ByHeather Gooch
On June 8, 2015, Roland Rhodes will not only celebrate his 88th birthday, but his official retirement from the pest control industry distribution company he founded Feb. 1, 1962, in...
March 24, 2015
During Copesan’s annual conference, which took place last month in St. Augustine, Fla., the service provider teamed with Syngenta Professional Products to raise funds for scholarships and research support. Conference...
October 17, 2014
ByMarty Whitford
Cancer touches everyone in one way or another — at home and work. Half of all men and one-third of all women will develop cancer in their lifetimes, according to...
September 11, 2014
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Entomological Society of America Certification Corp. (ESACC) has announced the professional and student winners of the 2014 Certification Awards. They will be recognized at Entomology 2014, ESA’s 62nd...
August 27, 2014
BRIDGEWATER, NJ—William A. Kolbe, BCE, technical director for Viking Termite and Pest Control, just celebrated his 40th year in urban entomology and the structural pest management industry. After graduating with...
August 25, 2014
MIDDLETOWN, DE—Vern Toblan, longtime executive director of industry fraternity Pi Chi Omega, died in his sleep on Saturday, Aug. 23. He was 84. At his side were son Blair, daughter Brenna,...
September 10, 2013
1930s 1. First termiticide patented Frank Lyons, who spent 44 years (1927-1971) with what’s now known as Terminix, was granted 14 patents related to termite control, including the first termiticide...