Inside the Buzz: See coverage of NPMA's Legislative Day and Scherzinger Pest Control's new president.

MARCH 6, 2019

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UpcomingEvents View PMP's calendar for a full list of industry events. Email the editors to submit an event. Target Specialty Products' Reno Winter Workshop 2019 [March 7 | Reno, Nev.] CPCA Spring Conference [March 7-8 | Denver, Colo.] Pest Management Canada 2019 [March 7-9 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada] CPCA Spring Conference [March 7-8 | Denver, Colo.] PWIPM celebrates International Women's Day [March 8] Insects Limited hosts IPM workshop [March 11-12 | Westfield, Ind.] CTPCA Train-a-Tech 2019 [March 12 | New Haven, Conn.] CurrentIssue [Beware of unethical house flippers] [Rodent exclusion is worth the effort] LaunchPad Products that are new to the pest industry Control Solutions Inc.: Pivot Ultra Plus LabelSDS.com: Label and SDS Database ShuBee: Red BeeArmor Nisus Corp.: Beetle Resource TOP STORY Univar acquires Nexeo Solutions, becomes Univar Solutions Univar bought chemicals distributor Nexeco Solutions; the combined company will conduct business as Univar Solutions. The company unveiled a new brand identity and logo. [ read more ] ON THE RECORD Live from Legislative Day 2019 By Diane Sofranec The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) called on its members to work together on issues affecting the pest management industry, and they delivered during Legislative Day 2019. Get details on the issues. [ read more ]   SPONSORED CONTENT CONTROL TERMITES WITH AMVAC’S NAVIGATOR SC Navigator SC is a pre- and post-construction termite control product for professionals. In Exterior Perimeter/Localized Interior (EP/LI) applications, Navigator SC kills a variety of subterranean termites, and protects the structure against future infestations. Termites pass through the treatment area and transfer the non-repellent, active ingredient, fipronil, back to the nest. [ AMVAC-Chemical.com ] INDUSTRY INTEL Modern Pest Services buys Mastershield Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company, continues to expand in Connecticut with the acquisition of Mastershield Pest Control Services of Oxford, Conn. [ read more ] Gregory Pest Solutions acquires ARMS Pest Management Gregory Pest Solutions acquired ARMS Pest Management, a client of the Aust Group, as part of an asset purchase agreement. [ read more ] B&G, AiroFog legal battle continues B&G Equipment Co. filed a complaint in U.S. Federal Court against Airofog USA of Brooksville, Fla., as part of an ongoing legal battle over various pest control products made by Airofog that allegedly copied the design of specific B&G products. [ read more ] Terminix partners with Memphis teams Terminix, a Memphis, Tenn.-based ServiceMaster company, formed a partnership with the Memphis Redbirds of Triple-A Baseball and Memphis 901 FC of the United Soccer League. [ read more ] Target Specialty Products releases pest ID guide Distributor Target Specialty Products created a guide pest control customers can use to identify a pest in their home and take appropriate action to prevent infestation. [ read more ]   SPONSORED CONTENT Spring equals Savings on all SureKill Fogging Products! Neogen’s Fly into Spring End User Rebate brings some of the biggest savings you will find all year in the SureKill Fogging Concentrates. SureKill’s SK series 50, 100 and 300 gives you the confidence you demand in all fogging applications with 0.5% to 3% pyrethrin-based formulations. [ Don’t regret missing this opportunity, click here to learn more! ] ASSOCIATION NEWS IPMA hosts business development workshop The Indiana Pest Management Association (IPMA), along with BASF and Univar, sponsored a day-long business development workshop at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville, Ind. [ read more ] GIVING BACK P.E.S.T. Relief International helps children’s home P.E.S.T. Relief International traveled to the Taunton Family Children’s Home in Wewahitchka, Fla., to provide disaster relief. [ read more ] CLOSE-UP Don't miss our 2019 Survey Challenge PMP is looking for experts like you to weigh in on different topics. For every survey form you submit by March 15, you will receive one “virtual ticket” for a prize. Your chance to win is running out; share your expertise now. [ take survey ] MOVERS & SHAKERS Scherzinger Pest Control names new president The Cincinnati, Ohio-based firm Scherzinger Pest Control named Kurt Scherzinger, ACE, president upon the March 1 retirement of Hank Althaus, who served five years in the role. [ read more ] Arrow Exterminators earns workplace award Arrow Exterminators, based in Atlanta, Ga., was awarded a 2018 Top Workplace honor by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [ read more ] BedBug Central hires national account manager Sarah Latyn joins BedBug Central as a national account manager, who will focus on the affordable housing market. [ read more ]