NORCROSS, GA—After 10 years of fund-raising, the Georgia Pest Control Association (GPCA) announced in January that the milestone of $1 million had been raised by its members to help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). “It has been an amazing 10 years of coordinated and individual efforts to work with the L&L and achieve this […]
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NPMA PestWorld 2014 releases call for speakers
FAIRFAX, VA—The National Pest Management Association is looking for your help to identify the most innovative and exciting speakers for...
Pest Management Foundation accepts research proposals
FAIRFAX, VA—The Pest Management Foundation is pleased to announce that up to $15,000 is available for pest management industry related...
Bait-averse cockroaches shudder at sugar
By Mick Kulikowski, NCSU News Service Sugar isn’t always sweet to German cockroaches, especially to the ones that avoid roach...
NRC: Agencies should use common scientific approach to pesticides
WASHINGTON—When determining the potential effects pesticides could pose to endangered or threatened species, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine...
Copesan Raises Money for Pi Chi Omega & NPMA Foundation
During its recent conference in Newport Beach, Calif., Copesan, a Wisconsin-based pest management company, held a raffle and voice auction...
Giving bed bug research a boost
Allergy Technologies LLC, manufacturer of ActiveGuard Mattress Liners for use against bed bugs and dust mites, is funding a second...
What’s new in bed bug control?
One of the most exciting results of the bed bug resurgence has been the development and introduction of new pest...
SynTech acquires Bayer ecotoxicology unit
STILWELL, KAN—SynTech Research is acquiring Bayer CropScience’s state-of-the-art US Ecotoxicology capability at the Bayer Research Park near Stilwell, Kan. The unit’s...