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JUNE 5, 2019

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"The weirdest place I've ever found [bed bugs] was in a customer's shower curtain." — Dave Edgerley, Edgerley Pest Control, Saluda, S.C., regarding "PMPs share common bed bug locations." got a take? share it now for your chance to be featured

UpcomingEvents View PMP's calendar for a full list of industry events. Email the editors to submit an event. Webinar: The Key to Recurring Bed Bug Revenue [June 6] IPM for Food Plants Seminar [June 11-12 | Hershey, Pa. ] WVPMA Summer Training Blitz [June 18 | Sutton, W.Va.] OPMA Summer Meeting [July 11-14 | Loudonville, Ohio] NPMA Academy [July 16-18 | Phoenix, Ariz.] CurrentIssue [Come and get it, cockroaches] [Recognize the top 3 signs of 'bug season burnout'] [5 questions with Chris Poehlmann] LaunchPad Products that are new to the pest industry Control Solutions Inc.: ProFlex MGK: OneGuard For Fleas, Ticks Bird-B-Gone: 2019 Catalog J.T. Eaton: Puffy D Attention PMP email subscribers This e-newsletter will now be sent from pestmanagementprofessional@ncm-insights.com. Please add us to your email contacts or ask your IT department to whitelist us. TOP STORY Celebrate World Pest Day tomorrow June 6 is World Pest Day, a multinational event established to raise awareness among the public, government and media about the pest management industry. [ read more ] RELATED: Bed Bug Awareness Week ends June 8 ON THE RECORD FMC hosts product launch in its hometown By Heather Gooch FMC kicked off the formal launch of both Scion Insecticide with UVX Technology and its True Champions rewards program in its Philadelphia, Pa., headquarters. [ read more ]   SPONSORED CONTENT Unipest’s go-to cockroach solution If a client has poor sanitation, there’s bound to be continual cockroach activity. Or so Unipest co-owners Craig Humphries and Cardon Ellis thought before making the switch to Control Solutions Inc.’s Tekko Pro. [ Get the full story ] INDUSTRY INTEL Massey opens 3 service centers Massey Services expanded its reach by opening three new locations. Read on to see where they are. [ read more ] RELATED: Massey sales event breaks records Acquisitions proceed at full speed There was a flurry of pest control company acquisitions in the past few weeks, including the following. Click on the headlines below for more details of each. → Arrow purchases Tropical Pest Management → Massey adds Venture Pest Control → Rose acquires Professional Pest Management → Modern completes acquisition of EHS Pest Services → Turner Pest Control buys PestShield   SPONSORED CONTENT Cut down on summer callbacks As summer pest control calls are rolling in, are you correctly treating the right areas of your clients’ backyards to avoid callbacks? Learn tactics for effectively controlling mosquitoes, fire ants, ticks and wasps to help your homeowner customers enjoy their time outdoors this season. [ Learn more ] ASSOCIATION NEWS NCPMA hosts reception for policymakers The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) hosted a reception at the North Carolina Museum of History for state representatives. [ read more ] NWCOA seeks new management team The National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA) is undertaking a strategic search for a new management team, after a nearly six-year tenure with Cooper Coron & Associates as its association management company. [ read more ] PPMA adds South Carolina PMP to board The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) appointed Ben Walker of Greenville, S.C.-based Gregory Pest Solutions to its board of directors. [ read more ]   SPONSORED CONTENT Finally, bed bug blocking mattress encasement made for PMPs You asked. We listened. We spent a lot of time talking "mattress encasements" with Pest Management Professionals and learned most PMPs believe they don't have a bed bug blocking mattress encasement designed with PMPs in mind. Now you do! Grab your free sample of CleanRest's new Bug Tech mattress encasement. [ FREE SAMPLE ] GIVING BACK Kness partners with vocational centers Kness Manufacturing, an Iowa-based pest defense products manufacturer, continues to form strong relationships with various vocational rehabilitation centers throughout southern Iowa. Learn more about Kness' collaboration. [ read more ] CLOSE-UP More mergers: Share your thoughts Are you looking to sell your company? Or have you recently acquired another firm? We'd like to hear about the process. Take our confidential survey about mergers and acquisitions in the pest management industry. [ take survey ]   SPONSORED CONTENT Get better perimeter control When it comes to battling Formosan termites in Louisiana, J&J Exterminating has had it's fair share of experience. The team trusts Control Solutions Inc.’s Taurus SC to get the job done. [ Learn more here ] MOVERS & SHAKERS Arrow promotes Frank Roy to executive committee Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators promoted Frank Roy, VP of the commercial division, to the company’s executive committee. [ read more ] RELATED: Arrow hosts Mother’s Day event at local hospital FSS, Insects Limited name new leadership New leadership is taking the reins of Fumigation Service & Supply Inc. (FSS) and Insects Limited Inc. 2019 PMP Hall of Fame inductee David Mueller, BCE, founded these companies in 1981 and 1982, respectively. Learn more about the new leadership team. [ read more ] Real Green Systems names president Bill Nunan joins Real Green Systems as president, succeeding the retiring Don Brown. See what this transition means for the company. [ read more ] Doc Mitchell earns lifetime achievement award Dr. Stuart Mitchell, BCE, technical director for PestWest USA, received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. [ read more ] PCI promotes chief marketing officer Lula, Ga.-based Pest Control Insulation (PCI), makers of TAP Pest Control Insulation, promoted Matt Paul from marketing manager to chief marketing officer. [ read more ]

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