June 23, 2015
ByPete Schopen
Recently, within the span of a few days, three of my pest management brethren (in California, Wisconsin and Michigan, respectively) called and asked how I’ve been able to grow Schopen...
June 5, 2015
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been working. When I was 14 years old, I’d mow the grass of five clients every week during the summer. When I...
May 13, 2015
I love to play Scrabble. Growing up on a farm in Nebraska, our winter days were long and weekends even longer. (Imagine your cable was out and you only had...
April 16, 2015
A few years ago, I visited my chiropractor because my back was killing me. I explained to him I hurt it in a client’s home. He asked me what had happened,...
April 9, 2015
My brother Drake, owner of Mid Central Pest Control in East Dundee, Ill., recently asked me to help train our nephew Eric for a few days. Eric and Drake wanted...
March 27, 2015
I was reading an interesting interview in Sports Illustrated (my second-favorite magazine) a few months ago with the much-maligned commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig. One thing caught my attention more than...
March 10, 2015
As told by Pete Schopen, owner of McHenry, Ill.-based Schopen Pest Solutions When I was 19 and working with my dad at Mid Central Pest Control, a short-tempered woman called...
February 10, 2015
You know the look: eyes pinched shut, hand on your stomach, sweat beading off your forehead. Are you nervous because there’s a bald-faced hornet nest the size of Jamaica on...
January 21, 2015
ByWill Nepper
We at Pest Management Professional (PMP) have experienced significant growth the past several years, and we have you to thank for it. The support and guidance of our readers and...
January 9, 2015
ByPMP Staff
CLEVELAND — Pest Management Professional (PMP) will showcase its new logo and content-and-design upgrade with its January 2015 print edition. Unwilling to rest on its laurels, PMP also has hired...