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TOP STORY Are you celebrating National Pest Management Month? The Professional Pest Management Alliance designated April as National Pest Management Month to share with the public the work industry professionals do to protect health, food and property from pests. How are you celebrating this special occasion? [ read more ]

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[ read more ] INDUSTRY INTEL PRESENTED BY Ensystex Terminix fined $10 million Terminix entered a plea agreement to pay a total of $10 million for its role in a fumigation accident in the U.S. Virgin Islands last year. Learn more about the misapplication of methyl bromide in a family's vacation villa. [ read more ] CSI hosts education/research summit Control Solutions Inc. held an education and research summit on termites and mosquitoes March 22 in Sunrise, Fla. More than 80 pest management professionals discussed mosquito control, termites and recent lab and field research. [ read more ] Truly Nolen descends into March Madness Truly Nolen Pest Control readied for Sweet 16 battles with a bracket of its own: the first-ever TRULY Insect Madness competition. Find out which of the 64 arachnids, arthropods and insects won the championship. [ read more ] Arthropodcast reaches 10,000 downloads during 50th episode Arthropodcast, an online podcast providing “pest info on the go,” reached its 10,000th download on March 14 during its 50th episode. Tune in to explore the entertaining pest control conversations. [ read more ] Black Diamond launches 2 websites Black Diamond Pest Control in Jeffersonville, Ind., relaunched its website BDPest.com as well as a new franchising site, BDFranchising.com. Check out how the websites aim to simplify service information for customers. [ read more ] Knapheide unveils new branding Knapheide unveiled a new corporate logo, product badging and messaging during a recent press event. Discover what's behind the company's “never settle” messaging. [ read more ] Residex signs for national placement of Nature-Cide Products Pacific Shore Holdings Inc. signed an agreement with Residex LLC to move toward national distribution of its Nature-Cide products. Learn why Residex is adding the products to its national distribution hubs. [ read more ] Killgerm to distribute SenSci in Europe BedBug Central’s SenSci Activ and SenSci Volcano are now available in European markets through Killgerm Chemicals. Find out what sparked Killgerm's further exploration of SenSci products. [ read more ] CLOSE-UP PRESENTED BY Crawlspace Depot U.S. Pest Protection soars with Eagle Steve By Joelle Harms U.S. Pest Protection's "Eagle Steve" video caught the Internet's attention with its catchy theme song. Watch the company's viral video to see the new mascot in action. [ read more ] ASSOCIATION NEWS Registration opens for NPMA Academy Academy 2016, the 21st annual summer conference hosted by the National Pest Management Association, will be held July 20–22 in Orlando, Fla. See how the event helps industry leaders advance their professional and business development. [ read more ] [ related ] NPMA, CEPA to co-host public health summit FPMA names Adam Jones president Adam Jones, Massey Services’ VP of quality assurance, was named president of the Florida Pest Management Association. Explore Jones' 34-year history with the industry. [ read more ] [ related ] FPMA honors Massey Services' Suzanne Graham MOVERS & SHAKERS Pointe Pest Control celebrates 10 years Pointe Pest Control celebrated 10 years in business by hosting a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Regional Contact Center. Check out the company's relaunched PointePEST.com. [ read more ] 2 new pest management companies land on Angie's List Delray Beach, Fla.-based Hometown Pest Control and Port Saint Lucie-based Reynolds Pest Management each received Angie's List's Super Service Awards. Find out what put the companies in the top 5 percent of their markets. [ read more ] Massey Services promotes 5 employees Orlando, Fla.-based Massey Services promoted five team members, including Ed Dougherty to executive vice president, chief operating officer; Marcellene Baugh to vice president of finance and accounting; BJ Beard to director of fleet; Adam Scheinberg to vice president of information technology; and Lynne Frederick to senior vice president of marketing. View the stories below for details. Massey Services names EVP, COO [ read more ] Massey Services promotes 3 executives [ read more ] Massey Services names SVP [ read more ] Safer Home Services names digital marketing director Brian Hall was named director of digital marketing for Safer Home Services in Clearwater, Fla. Learn about his experience in the digital marketing industry. [ read more ] Truly Nolen appoints manager for Sierra Vista service office Tucson, Ariz.-based Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Curtis Hunker to manager of its Sierra Vista, Ariz., service office. [ read more ] J.F. Oakes adds Southeast sales manager Mike Wiggin is the new Southeast sales manager for J.F. Oakes LLC in Yazoo City, Miss. Find out more about his sales background. [ read more ] PollQuestion Is your company exhibiting in a local home and garden show or other community-based event this year? [ vote now! ] UpcomingEvents UPFDA Spring Conference [ April 26–28 / Nevada ] Integrated Tick Management Symposium [ May 16–17 / D.C.]

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