NCPMA appoints 2017-18 board
The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) welcomes its new slate of board members for 2017-2018. The association convened in Myrtle Beach July 27-29 for the 2017 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference. The conference, co-sponsored by the NCPMA, the South Carolina Pest... Read more»UT study looks at bed bug monitors
Dr. Karen Vail, professor and extension urban entomologist at the University of Tennessee, recently released her findings in the Journal of Economic Entomology titled “Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Detection in Low-Income, High-Rise Apartments Using Four or Fewer Passive Monitors.” The... Read more»
Angie’s List names Super Service Award winners
The Super Service Award is the most coveted distinction at Angie’s List, a U.S.-based website containing crowd-sourced reviews of local businesses. To be eligible, companies have to meet market-specific criteria that includes an average A overall grade for the review... Read more»
VPMA offers June ACE opportunity
The Virginia Pest Management Association presents the 5th Annual Jeffrey M. Johnson Memorial ACE Prep Course and Exam. It will take place June 14 and 15, 2016, at the Virginia Tech – Richmond Center in Richmond, Va. The Associate Certified... Read more»
Miller Pest creates killer chart
Des Moines, Iowa-based Miller Pest & Termite created a “20 Stinging Arthropods in Iowa” chart on its blog, and it’s been taking the local market by storm. “It was even talked about on the Arthropodcast show last week,” says President... Read more»
ESA honors MSU’s Miller
Dr. James Miller, an entomology professor at Michigan State University in East Lansing, has been elected a 2015 Fellow of the Entomological Society of America. He has received the honor for his pioneering research in insect physiology, chemical ecology and... Read more»
VPMA designates Eroh, Wallace as Master Technicians
The Virginia Pest Management Association (VPMA) has designated two new Master Technicians to a growing group of Virginia pest management professionals (PMPs), bringing the total number to 77. Master Technicians have successfully completed at least four individual workshops focusing on... Read more»
Bug Off hosts Citi Field fun
On Sept. 16, New York City area pest management professionals (PMPs) were treated to a night of education, relaxation and baseball under the stars. Bug Off Pest Control Center held Rats and the Citi – Let’s Play 2! at Citi Field,... Read more»