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JUNE 24, 2020

TOP STORY

EPA orders online retailers to stop sales of certain pesticides   By Diane Sofranec The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action against online retailers in an effort to stop the sale of certain pesticides.   Read More

ON THE RECORD

PMPs should lead push for more tick research   By Heather Gooch A recently published study on tick surveillance and control shows how woefully underreported ticks are.   Read More

INDUSTRY INTEL

Target Specialty Products helps PMPs celebrate Mosquito Control Awareness Week   Target Specialty Products is placing additional emphasis on the threat of mosquitoes during Mosquito Control Awareness Week.   Read More

How are you celebrating Pollinator Week?   Pollinator Week is being celebrated June 22-28 — and thus a little differently than in years past, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read More

Sprague webinar series to focus on food accounts   Tacoma, Wash.-based Sprague Pest Solutions will hold in July and August a free, four-part webinar series on food safety and pest management.   Read More sponsored content ↴       Transform your fleet with video telematics   With the right technology and data-driven insights, you can gain a more holistic view of your fleet operations, manage your safety culture and make dramatic improvements to safety, productivity and costs. Help ensure your entire fleet gets home safely with video.   Learn More

Pestmaster Services protects against western pine beetles   Going a little outside the norm of what most pest management firms consider to be a “general pest service,” Pestmaster Services recently treated ponderosa pine trees in Sawtooth National Forest.   Read More

UK skips 2020 Short Course, offers webinars instead   The University of Kentucky will not hold the Pest Control Short Course Nov. 5-7 because of COVID-19 concerns, and will instead host webinars for continuing education units (CEUs).   Read More sponsored content ↴       How to think like a termite   How would you treat a termite infestation at a manufacturing plant with extensive sub-slab ductwork? Certified Sentricon Specialist Dean Burroughs shares tricks of the trade he has learned from decades of experience in the pest management industry.   Learn More

GIVING BACK

Orkin donates $100K to American Red Cross   Orkin Pest Control donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross via a virtual check presentation with its “Donating Blood Should be Voluntary” campaign.   Read More

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arrow promotes 3 on executive committee   Arrow Exterminators promoted three team members on the company's executive committee including Frank Roy, Mickey Thomas and Brannon Gillis.   Read More sponsored content ↴       SureKill Flusher, the only Patented Non-Flammable aerosol you need   Consider this ... We demand products that work but do you think about technician safety within that decision? Neogen introduces the only Patented Non-Flammable flushing aerosol to the market, with SureKill Flusher! This dry fog formulation takes the flushing and knockdown capabilities you demand and reduces the safety concerns of aerosol use.   Learn More

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Parasitec Paris 2020 event set for November   The 19th Parasitec Paris 2020 Expo will take place in person at the Paris Event Center Nov. 18-20. Find out how to register.   Read More   PWIPM of New England to host personal brand webinar   Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) of New England will host a 1-hour webinar on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, titled “Building a Resilient Personal Brand.”   Read More

CLOSE UP

Discover solutions for anything bird-related   Ray Olschewski, ACE, technical specialist at Bird Barrier, discusses the company’s bird control products, such as Optical Gel, at the 2020 PMP Growth Summit.   Watch Video

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NPMA’s Alexis Wirtz shares plans for PestWorld 2020   PMP interviewed the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Alexis Wirtz, CMP, senior VP of conventions and meetings, about the association’s plan that “the show will go on” — PestWorld 2020 — despite the coronavirus pandemic.   Read More   An interview with a red-eyed fruit fly   Get to know the red-eyed fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) to better understand how to control and treat for this pesky species.   Read More

UPCOMING WEBINAR

Pest Control After a Pandemic Getting your accounts back in challenging times   Date: July 9 Sponsored by: Control Solutions Inc. This free webinar will explore ways pest management professionals can "get back to normal" after being shut out of many accounts — because "Normal is just a setting on the dryer." You will learn best practices for every account, treating each one essentially as a start-up or initial visit, and how best to communicate with employees and customers on what needs to be done to ensure a pest-free environment. Speaker: Dr. Janis Reed, BCE, technical services manager, Control Solutions Inc.   Register Now