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the industry's leading source for news / may 7, 2014
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Jones Inspiring Cancer-Surviving PMP to Throw First Pitch at Dodgers Game
Jeff Jones, co-owner of Admiral Pest Control, has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s 2013 Statewide Patient Courage Award. As a part of the award, Jones will throw the first pitch at the May 9 Dodgers' game against the Giants. Jones was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma in November 2006. He was treated with chemotherapy and radiation but ultimately, his right arm and shoulder were amputated May 9, 2013—exactly one year before throwing the first pitch. Read more about his uplifting story. [ read more ]
I don't like that the [doctor] 'confirmed' they were bedbug bites. Hard to diagnose because everybody reacts to the bite anesthetic so differently.

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Paul Hardy The Top 5 Pests that will make 2014 a banner year for PMPs
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
May 2014 has been named Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Pennsylvania, due to “staggering diagnosis rates" that are higher than other states. See how Illinois-based Bird-X says their products can help prevent transmission of the disease. [ read more ]
Central Garden & Pet Acquires Envincio Assets
The acquisition will enable Central to be a key supplier and product innovator in the growing natural insecticides product market. See what else company representatives had to say about their EPA-exempt products. [ read more ]
Blasingame Pest Opens New Office
Blasingame Pest Management, started in March 2012, recently opened a new office in McDonough, Ga. And that wasn't the only good news President Billy Blasingame had to share. [ read more ]
Bayer Announces 2014 Spring Savings Program
Now through May 31, save on Suspend PolyZone, Harmonix Insect Spray, Suspend SC, Tempo SC Ultra, Tempo Ultra WP, Tempo Ultra WSP, DeltaGard G and Maxforce Complete. [ read more ]
Viking Debuts Roach Coaches
In an effort to turn heads and shock every driver on the road, Viking Pest Control has turned regular buses into ROACH COACHES on several bus lines throughout New Jersey. [ read more ]

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Bob Rosenberg at Legislative Day 2014 Finding common ground where we least expect it: Politics
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NPMA NPMA Elects New Board of Directors
The annual board of director elections ushered in new members from 11 states, including incoming president Billy Tesh of Pest Management Systems, Inc., Greensboro, N.C. Find out who else is now representing your interests.
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NPMA Defeats Changes to Green Construction Code
The NPMA has defeated a second addition to the International Green Construction Code that would have required installation of a barrier during construction for “green” termite control. NPMA's Marcia Duke provided insight into who might be behind the proposal—it may not be who you'd suspect.
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LadyBug Magnifier Wanna Buy Bug Swag for the Kids? NPMA's Got It
Looking for bug toys to get the kids into the business? Thanks to a partnership with Philadelphia's Insectarium, the U.S.'s largest insect museum, the NPMA now has that and more in its expanded online store.
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Spak Spak joins JT Eaton
Drake University grad Jessica Spak's years of experience in the pest control industry have been focused on both rodent control products and insecticides. See what states her new territory will include.
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Madrid Bug Doctor promotes Madrid to VP post
As vice president of administration and human resources, Nancy Madrid will oversee the administration and human resource functions of Bug Doctor and its four other divisions, Bird Doctor Nationwide, Animal Doctor, Bedbug Doctor and Mosquito Doctor.
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The temperate (in Fahrenheit) you should heat stored foods to for one hour in order to prevent infestation with sawtoothed grain beetles. Food can also be treated by freezing for four days at 0°F. Any food with obvious signs of infestation should be considered contaminated and thrown out. This includes pet food. Sawtoothed grain beetles do not carry diseases, but the damage they do to stored products and grains create harborage for fungi and bacterium.
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