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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

TOP STORY

PPMA encourages PMPs to mark Termite Awareness Week   The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) is encouraging pest management professionals to celebrate Termite Awareness Week, March 7-13, 2021.   Read More

ON THE RECORD

PMP poll results: Business resolutions for 2021   By Danielle Pesta We recently asked Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine readers what their No. 1 business resolution was for the new year. See their plans for 2021.   Read More sponsored content ↴       FMC’s First Friday webinar to focus on mosquito control   On March 5 at 8 a.m. Eastern, Dr. Rakim Turnipseed, product development manager, insecticides for FMC Global Specialty Solutions, will present a webinar on the biology and management of common mosquitoes. Topics will include life cycle, behavioral ecology and distribution of mosquitoes, as well as a review of recommended chemicals for their control.   Register Here

INDUSTRY INTEL

2 Rentokil companies go through rebranding   Presto-X, in the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas markets and Las Vegas, Nev.-based Western Exterminator will rebrand as Rentokil.   Read More   RELATED: Ehrlich Pest Control rebrands to Florida Pest Control

Certus purchases Bryant Pest Control   Guilford, Conn.-based Certus Pest purchased Gilbert, Ariz.-based Bryant Pest Control. Terms were not disclosed.   Read More sponsored content ↴       Neogen expands SureKill brand with Gel baits; request your sample   Neogen’s launches SureKill Roach and SureKill Ant gel formulations just in time for the spring! Great for clean out and maintenance programs. SureKill gel baits feature 40 grams per syringe, better vertical adhesion on surfaces and a bait that stays palatable for long periods of time.   Learn More

Pelsis acquires French pest control supplier   Pelsis Group, the parent company of B&G and Curtis Dyna-Fog, acquired Edialux France, which is considered to be France’s top pest control supplier.   Read More   Upcoming webinar to focus on perimeter pest control   Target Specialty Products will hold a 1-hour webinar about perimeter pest control on Feb. 18, with Dr. Reid Ipser, the director of technical services for Nisus Corp.   Read More

ASSOCIATION UPDATES

NPMA kicks off 4-week series on 2021 business success   Starting Feb. 11, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is hosting a virtual four-week conversational series to help PMPs thrive in 2021.   Read More   Pi Chi Omega 2021 scholarship application deadline approaching   Pi Chi Omega is accepting scholarship applications through March 15, 2021, for a total of $11,000 to be awarded in five scholarships.   Read More

GIVING BACK

P.E.S.T. Relief International, Mattress Safe partner with Georgia nonprofit   P.E.S.T. Relief International and Mattress Safe partnered during the 2020 holiday season to provide stockings and presents for Family Haven.   Read More   Go-Forth Pest Control supports AHA, other nonprofits   Go-Forth Pest Control, based in Greensboro, N.C., supports the American Heart Association (AHA) as the Triad and Iredell County platform sponsor.   Read More

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arrow Exterminators promotes 3 to operations team   Arrow Exterminators promoted three employees to the company’s operations team as regional VPs: Ben Dupree, Drew Shetter, and Brian Swinderman.   Read More   Schopen Pest Solutions appoints general manager   McHenry, Ill.-based Schopen Pest Solutions appointed Wendy Sepsey from director of billing to its first-ever general manager.   Read More

Liphatech names Midwest, Canadian sales manager   Milwaukee, Wis.-based Liphatech hired Nick Fugate as its new district sales manager for the U.S. Midwest and Canada.   Read More   Retired entomology professor donates legacy gift to Texas A&M   Dr. Ray Frisbie, a professor emeritus at Texas A&M, along with his wife, Renée, have committed a legacy gift to the university through their estate.   Read More

READER POLL

Reader poll: Unusual employee benefits   Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question reader poll: What’s the most unusual employee benefit or perk you’ve implemented at your company?   Take Poll

BED BUG MANAGEMENT SURVEY

Take our bed bug management survey to share your expertise   We value your insight and input, so please take a moment to answer our 2021 bed bug management survey. Click the survey link below now for a chance at one of two $25 VISA gift cards or a $50 VISA gift card. We look forward to learning more about your bed bug control experiences from the past year.   Take Survey

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Gearing up for growth   Pest management professionals boost equipment and materials budgets and plan for additional investments in 2021.   Read More   Termite protection is always in demand   In a year unlike any other, business is strong for pest management professionals who provide termite services, which are always in demand.   Read More