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Callback Cures: Seek Aedes mosquitoes’ backyard breeding sites
Photo: ©iStock.com/eye-blink Thanks to mosquitoes being in the headlines this year, many pest management firms across the nation are offering mosquito control as an additional service for their...
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Bird Barrier America: 2016 Bird Control Catalog
Newly introduced products appearing in Bird Barrier’s 2016 catalog include Net Magnets, for when drilling is not an option; Black Net Rings, to cut down on ring visibility; Next-Generation BirdSlide...
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Truly Nolen descends into March Madness
As March Madness kicked off in earnest this past Thursday, Truly Nolen Pest Control is ready for this week’s Sweet 16 battles with a unique bracket of its own: the company’s first-ever TRULY Insect...
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Xcluder: Pest Control Astragal Door Seals
Made in America, Xcluder Pest Control Astragal Door Seals protect entry door gaps with a sturdy, 96-in. retainer and reinforced EPDM rubber gasket lined with Xcluder fill fabric, a patented combination...
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Wiggin joins J.F. Oakes
Mike Wiggin is the new Southeast sales manager for J.F. Oakes LLC, Yazoo City, Miss. His sales area includes Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Richmond and Chesapeake, Va., and East...
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How to make the best of your company’s online reviews
Photo: ©iStock.com/Imilian In the February issue, we talked about the possible Uberization of the pest management industry. Now, let’s explore more disruptive technologies that could broadside you —...
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PPMA relaunches PestWorld.org
The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), which serves as the consumer education and public outreach arm of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), has launched its newly redesigned...
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Control Solutions Inc.: Web Portal
CSI has officially launched its Promises of Protection web portal to support its new Taurus SC 10 Year and Fuse 8 Year termiticide-treated structure guarantees. Click on the Affiliate Resources link at...
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Should you go ‘wild’ for pest control add-on services?
Is wildlife control a worthwhile service to provide? Note: No real animals were used for this photo shoot.ERIC: Kurt, why don’t we offer wildlife service? It’s a great add-on service many of our...
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Tips & Tricks: Monitor cockroach population changes
Nicky Gallagher Predicting cockroach population changes and movement can be critical during winter and early spring. Cockroaches are typically suppressed during colder months, so take advantage of this...
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CSI hosts education/research summit
Marie Knox On March 22, Control Solutions Inc. (CSI) held an education and research summit on termites and mosquitoes at the Sunrise, Fla., Doubletree Hotel for a crowd of more than 80 pest management...
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Pest control companies add flavor to local trade shows
Photo: ©iStock.com/MauMyHaT When exhibiting at trade shows, your company can easily get lost in the shuffle and long list of exhibitors. Two pest management companies found a way to stand out and...
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Rockwell Labs: EcoVia G
NOW AVAILABLE! EcoVia G granular insecticide is a new research-based botanical insecticide that contains a higher level of botanical active ingredients compared to other 25(b) granules for lower use...
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5 steps to bring your business from good to great
Photo: ©iStock.com/BaMiNi Baseball players play 162 games per year. The average player gets approximately 155 hits per season, or one hit per game. The really good baseball players get about 185 hits...
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Massey promotes 3 executives
Marcellene Baugh, BJ Beard and Adam Scheinberg have all been promoted to new positions at Orlando, Fla.-based Massey Services. Marcellene Baugh Baugh is now vice president of finance and accounting....
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Syngenta adds drywoods to Altriset label
Altriset termiticide from Syngenta Professional Pest Management (PPM) is now labeled for control of drywood termites, in addition to Eastern subterranean and Formosan termites. “We understand PMPs...
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ServSuite: ServSign
ServicePro has released ServSign, a new feature that makes it possible for ServSuite software users to digitally sign their forms, proposals and contracts within the software. Once a document is...
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Why PMPs should ‘act’ in the customer’s best interest
“Problem Solvers” is a monthly feature in which PMPs share stories of some of their most difficult accounts — and how they conquered them. If you’re interested in sharing your story, please contact...
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Registration open for Academy ’16
Academy 2016, the 21st annual summer conference hosted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), will be held July 20-22 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Fla. Sponsored by Dow...
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20 billion reasons why commercial accounts matter
Photo: ©iStock.com/OGphoto Pests are equal opportunity offenders. They threaten public health and property at workplaces as well as homes. According to a recent study commissioned by Rentokil Initial...
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