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Bug Busters launches disinfection services

Bug Busters, based in Atlanta, Ga., is offering disinfection services for commercial and residential client to help combat the spread...

Sprague Pest offers commercial disinfection services

Sprague Pest Solutions is now offering disinfection services to its commercial clients in the western U.S. to help combat the...

Truly Nolen debuts services to sanitize, disinfect

Truly Nolen Pest Control has launched TRULY Sanitized, a new sanitizing and disinfectant service designed to eliminate viruses on non-porous...

Understand why mosquitoes bite

Ayesha Azam, entomologist for Urban Pest Management Pakistan, shares some of the science behind why mosquitoes bite humans.

Rentokil adds disinfection service offering

Rentokil has added a disinfection service offering in the time of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to help businesses disinfect from...

A Truly Nolen technician sanitizes a restaurant sink. PHOTO: GRANT HUNKER/TRULY NOLEN PEST CONTROL

Latest PMP coverage of COVID-19

Here's the latest industry updates surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19), with news and resources to keep pest control businesses informed.

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How to communicate with customers about COVID-19

Pest management companies have been launching new service offerings and posting statements to serve their customers and help protect public...

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How PMPs handle coronavirus/COVID-19 concerns

As the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide climb, pest control companies in the U.S. are putting plans in place...

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Association updates from UPFDA, ESA, NPMA, RISE

Stay updated with the latest news from the Entomological Society of America, the National Pest Management Association, RISE and more.

New tick-borne virus discovered in China

A new virus has been discovered in China that can be transmitted by the tiny arthropods, ticks.

The new strain of canine distemper virus was found in two gray foxes similar to these foxes. PHOTO: VERMONT FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

New canine distemper strain found in New Hampshire, Vermont

A distinct strain of canine distemper virus has been identified in wild animals in New Hampshire and Vermont, according to...

What will Keystone virus mean to PMPs?

Updated June 23, 4:45 p.m. ET, to reflect comments by AMCA’s Joe Conlon. After the Keystone virus was first detected...

Central Life Sciences: SLAP Program

To assist mosquito management professionals in spreading the word about their role in public health, Central Life Sciences, the makers of...

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Congress approves Zika funding

According to the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Sept. 30 policy e-newsletter, the U.S. Congress avoided a government shut-down and...

Zika outbreak seeps beyond Florida’s ‘warning zone’

Zika news took an unexpected and somewhat dire turn recently when one pregnant woman set off a firestorm in Florida’s...