Heron Home & Outdoor, an Orlando, Fla.-based provider of indoor and outdoor home service needs, has acquired Critter & Pest Defense, a family-owned business by Carl and Stephanie Shaw. Headquartered in Apopka, Fla. since 2007, Critter provides service in Orange, Seminole, Lake and West Volusia counties. Carl Shaw, owner of Critter, will join Heron Home […]
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PestPac: 2016 User Conference
Save the date for PestPac’s 2016 User Conference, held jointly with the Florida Pest Management Association’s (FPMA’s) Pest & Lawn...
Beard, Krejci join Polyguard
Entomologists Holly Beard and Dr. Cassie Krejci join Polyguard Products, Ennis, Texas, as technical sales representatives and research associates for...
NPMA updates bed bug state regulations resource
Earlier this month, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) compiled its database of state-specific bed bug laws and rules into...
IN MEMORIAM: Alvin ‘Bugs’ Burger
2009 PMP Hall of Fame inductee Al “Bugs” Burger, whose pest elimination guarantee turned the industry on its head in the...
Mosquito Squad adds four franchisees
Mosquito Squad, Richmond, Va., recently welcomed four new franchisees: Javier and Myra Pena, Jon and Julie Burton, John Kulesza, and...
Those trouser snake calls are the worst…
We’re not being naughty, honest: Earlier this month, a Titusville, Fla., nursing home resident was using the restroom, only to discover...
Turner Pest part of ‘Dream’ team
Turner Pest Control, Jacksonville, Fla., is participating in the Dream Finders Homes house construction project at EverBank Field, home of...
Reynolds Pest celebrates 24 years
July 23, 2015, marked the 24th year in business for Reynolds Pest Management, Port Saint Lucie, Fla. Prior to starting...
Terminix acquires Capelouto Termite & Pest
The assets of Tallahassee, Fla.-based Capelouto Termite & Pest Control have been acquired by Terminix. Founded in 1964, Capelouto is one...
Reynolds expands to south Florida
Since 1991, family-owned Reynolds Pest Management has served the Treasure Coast from its headquarters in Port St. Lucie, Fla. It...
Massey acquires EcoShield in Atlanta, Austin
Orlando, Fla.-based Massey Services has purchased EcoShield Pest Control of Atlanta and of Austin, Texas. Terms were not disclosed. “We are...
PCS hires Shaneman as Sarasota GM
Michael Shaneman joins the PCS – Pestguard Commercial Service team as the Sarasota branch’s general manager, in its termite fumigation and...
PestPac: 2015 Roadshow
“Pave the Road to Success” is a multi-city, informative roadshow educating current and potential users on PestPac capabilities, including how...
Marathon to host 2015 Pestpac roadshow
Marathon Data Systems, a Neptune, N.J.-based provider of Software-as-a Service (SaaS) solutions for field services, will host “Pave the Road...
Orkin, Terminix release dueling Mosquito Cities lists
Atlanta tops Orkin’s list of Top Mosquito Cities for the second year in a row. The list by the firm,...