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December 8, 2021

TOP STORY

Update: Vaccine mandates for workers

With a new strain of COVID-19 that has been making headlines, here are updates on vaccine mandates that have been proposed for workers.

ON THE RECORD

Run your Business: Time to quit?

Online columnist Michael Broder, owner of BHB Pest Elimination, explores what makes us feel that we are a failure anytime we stop, and how to overcome that feeling.

Recent mergers, acquisitions and expansions

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→ Senske hosts annual holiday light show; completes acquisition (pictured)

→ Arrow Exterminators merges with Boltin Pest Control

→ Rentokil purchases Oklahoma-based Arrow Exterminators

→ Turner Pest Control acquires Perschel & Meyer

2021 Texas Rodent Academy to be held Dec. 14-15

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research Center will host two educational opportunities in December.

Target announces Bell Sensing Technologies webinar

Target Specialty Products' free webinar, titled "iQ Products: Pulse Baiting Tips and Trapping Solutions for Every Account,” will take place Thursday, Dec. 16, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern.

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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Kammerling

Richard Kammerling died Nov. 21, aged 80. An enthusiastic supporter of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, he founded Huntington Station, N.Y.-based RK Chemical Systems in 1980.

ASSOCIATION UPDATES

GPCA promotes new executive director

The Georgia Pest Control Association (GPCA) appointed Kelly McLendon, CAE, as its new executive director.

PWIPM of New England to host January webinar

On Jan. 16, the Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) of New England will host “How to Deal with Difficult Conversations” with Heather Alonso, BCE, technical training manager for Target Specialty Products.

GIVING BACK

Abell Pest donates gives back with 12 Days of Giving

Based in Toronto, Ontario, with branches throughout North America, Abell Pest Control is in the midst of giving back to the communities it serves through the 12 Days of Giving, which started on Giving Tuesday.

Arrow Exterminators announces scholarship winners

Atlanta, Ga.-based Arrow Exterminators named the winners of its sixth annual internal scholarship program, which awards $4,000 in scholarship money to four students.

Viking Pest Control launches food drive for New Jersey food bank

Viking Pest Control, an Anticimex company, hosted a food drive to collect grocery donations for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ).

Adam’s Pest Control donates shed to local cemetery

Medina, Minn.-based Adam’s Pest Control donated a new shed to the city of Granite Falls Cemetery in Minnesota.

READER POLL

Reader poll: Industry topics for 2022

Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question reader poll: What will be one of the biggest pest control industry topics in 2022, and why?

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