KPCA hosts logo contest
As it enters its 70th anniversary, the Kansas Pest Control Association (KPCA) is holding a Logo Design Contest. The logo may be used in all media — including online, print, on merchandise and other visual collateral. The deadline is 5... Read more»
Miller expands to 3 locations
Miller Pest & Termite has opened a new branch office in Kansas City, Mo. The expansion is the Des Moines, Iowa-based firm’s third location, with another branch in Omaha, Neb. “This is our second expansion in the last two years,”... Read more»
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 a downloadable PDF. Visit NPMAPestWorld.org/State_Bed_Bug.pdf to download the file. The last time the database was thoroughly updated was in 2013. The compilation will... Read more»
AB Bait names new Midwest rep
In addition to his recently announced sales representative position as Silvandersson, Michael Eager will also be representing AB Bait Co., Bethlehem, Pa. His sales territory for the manufacturer of Brigand rodent baits includes Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and North... Read more»
IN MEMORIAM: Roland Rhodes
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 where he lived with his two brothers and two sisters.... Read more»
Roland Rhodes to retire on 88th birthday
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 Kansas City: Rhodes Chemical Co. Inc. Rhodes operated the business... Read more»
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, coincidently based in Atlanta, ranks cities by the number of mosquito customers serviced in 2014. Nine cities in the Southeast... Read more»
Throwing the Book at Bed Bugs: Legislatures Wage War
Recent U.S. state and local statutes are beginning to reflect how legislatures are waging war against the resurgence of bed bugs. So far, Hawaii (2006), Kansas (2007), Virginia (2009), Illinois (2010), Maine (2010, 2011), New York (2010, 2011), Arizona (2011),... Read more»