American City acquires Frank and Son’s
American City Pest & Termite, Gardena, Calif., has acquired East Los Angeles, Calif.-based Frank & Son’s Exterminators. Terms were not disclosed, but this deal will add more than 400 monthly pest customers — as well as termite revenue for an approximate... Read more»LA gets hit with flea-borne typhus outbreak
A growing outbreak of flea-borne typhus has hit downtown Los Angeles, particularly the homeless population. Read more»
Terminix releases top 15 US termite cities list
Terminix has released its ranking of the 15 most-infested U.S. cities, and revealed that residents of Mobile, Ala., reported the most cases of termite infestations in 2016, followed by three cities in Texas and four in Florida. In addition to... Read more»
Scott joins Agri-Turf as territory manager
Daniel Scott, BCE, has joined Agri-Turf Distributing as a territory manager, calling on the pest control market for the greater Los Angeles region. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the pest management industry. He began his career... Read more»Skyscraper in the City of Angels Site of Insect Research
Have you ever wondered what insects think of skyscrapers? Scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles have. To find some answers, they installed an insect Malaise trap on the roof of the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown LA, reports Southern California... Read more»
Ecola wins ‘Best Of’ honors for second year
Ecola Termite and Pest Control has been voted the No. 1 pest control company in Southern California for two years in row. The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest daily newspaper in Los Angeles. Voters were allowed to cast... Read more»