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OCTOBER 7, 2020
 
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The Hunger Games: Rodents scavenge for food
 
By Dan Baldwin, BCE
As the pandemic reduces restaurant waste, rodents scavenge for food. Now, pest management professionals must work to understand, predict and adapt to reported changes in rodent behavior.

 
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Optimize your virtual conference experience
 
By Diane Sofranec
A pandemic isn’t stopping the pest management industry from hosting events virtually. And it shouldn't stop you from participating. Find out how to make the most of PestWorld 2020.

 
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Pest control experts share unusual rodent attractants
 
We asked Pest Management Professional's columnists and editorial board members to share the most unusual rodent attractant they have tried to use. See what creative strategies have worked — and what hasn't.
 
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Rise up, Pest Nation
 
By Scott Steckel
The 2020-21 president of the National Pest Management Association discusses how the organization is bringing the pest control industry together through virtual events during the pandemic.

 
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A Look Back: NPMA, industry mark another milestone year
 
By Danielle Pesta
We take a look back at the pest control industry's 1971 annual convention. With the COVID-19 pandemic and California's new rodenticide regulations, 2020 will be another time period the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and the industry will mark for years to come.

 
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  INDUSTRY INTEL
 
 
• ServiceMaster finalizes sale, name change to Terminix Global Holdings
 
• BASF divests its Vector ILT portfolio to AP&G
 
• Bayer unveils Barricor SP Early Order Program 2020
 
• Syngenta launches 2021 PestPartners program
 
• Nov. 2 is deadline for Pest Management Foundation scholarship entries
 
 
 
  PMP HALL OF FAME SPOTLIGHT
 

Bill Spitz
 
 
William Spitz, Class of 2006
 
Bill Spitz was our “cover guy” for the November 1971 issue of what was then known as Pest Control magazine. In addition to presiding over the organization as president in the early days of dealing with the newly founded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Spitz introduced a Public Education Program, or PEP, to members of the National Pest Control (now Management) Association. This idea survives today through the association’s Professional Pest Management Alliance.
 
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  READER POLL
 
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Reader poll: Unusual rodent attractants
 
Please take a minute to answer our latest poll: What's the most unusual attractant you’ve used for rodents?
 
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Win with innovation: Grow your business and get ahead of your competition
 
Date: November 19
Brought to you by: Control Solutions Inc.

Whether you’re a David or a Goliath, every PMP can benefit from taking a look at what’s missing in their markets, and take steps to fill those needs. Remember, ideas can come from anyone in your organization. After all, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos came from a Frito-Lay janitor! During this webinar, you will learn how to:
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Speaker: Dr. Janis Reed, BCE, Technical Services Manager, Control Solutions Inc.

 
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