Rentokil acquires VDCI
Rentokil Initial plc has acquired Vector Disease Control International, a provider of mosquito control and lake management services. Paul Giannamore of The Potomac Co. represented and acted as VDCI’s exclusive financial advisor. Terms were not disclosed, but with VDCI’s 160+... Read more»UCR, UC Davis to launch vector center
With an $8 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers from the University of California’s Riverside and Davis campuses will launch the Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases later this month. The... Read more»
ESA, CDC team on vector response
The public health community will soon be better equipped to respond to outbreaks of diseases spread by mosquitoes and other arthropod vectors, thanks to a contract awarded to the Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. by the U.S. Centers... Read more»
McCallister joins Zoecon
Zane McCallister joins Central Life Sciences’ Vector Products sales team for its Zoëcon Professional Products division. As the Southeast regional vector sales manager, McCallister will be responsible for managing vector sales in Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina by... Read more»
Bayer promotes Lentz, Daniels
Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer CropScience LP, has announced that Eric Lentz will be promoted from his current role as head of marketing for the Professional Pest Management (PPM) and Vector Control (VC) businesses to northern regional sales... Read more»