PPMA site educates kids about pests
The Professional Pest Management Alliance's website, PestWorldForKids.org, offers educational resources for students from pre-K to eighth grade. Read more»
United Way honors Rollins
Rollins Inc. has received a Child Well-Being Impact Fund Champion award from United Way of Greater Atlanta for its significant contributions to the fund during the 2017 workplace campaign. Rollins received a Silver Level Impact Award, alongside several Atlanta-area corporations... Read more»Cooper creates insectarium grant
Lawrenceville, N.J.-based Cooper Pest Solutions has implemented a grant program in conjunction with the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion to allow children the chance to gain a better understanding of insects and their value to the environment. The Cooper Grant... Read more»
Arrow hosts second-graders
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators recently hosted its first-ever school field trip at its National Training Center in Woodstock, Ga. More than 160 second-grade students from Avery Elementary School in Cherokee County attended and participated in labs focused on entomology, science and... Read more»
Arrow celebrates 18 years of parade sponsorship
For 18 years, Arrow Exterminators’ team members and their families have been entertaining spectators in downtown Atlanta by sponsoring and participating in the annual Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Holiday Parade. This year, more than 200 team members braved the cold... Read more»
Braman helps Coats for Kids campaign
Braman Termite and Pest Elimination, based in Agawam, Mass., has collected more than 50 winter coats from employees and other local businesses in western Massachusetts to donate to the Coats for Kids campaign. They will continue collecting until Jan. 8,... Read more»
Cook Museum receives $1 million from local CEO
The Board of Directors of the Cook Museum of Natural Science recently received a $1 million donation from Dorothy Davidson. She is CEO of Davidson Technologies Inc. (DTI), a Huntsville, Ala., technology services company dedicated to providing engineering, technical and... Read more»
EPA seeks school IPM research
Integrated pest management (IPM) strategies in schools has long been an industry focus, but to date, much of the data has been anecdotal, particularly from an economic standpoint. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) looks... Read more»