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Tips & Tricks: Moles vs. voles
Sheila Haddad, Vice President of Sales – East, Bell Labs Many technicians misdiagnose disrupted dirt or tunneling systems that appear in a yard. Homeowners call and think they have moles, when in...
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Arrow Environmental acquires two firms
From left are Harry Grant, owner, and Karen Shaw, customer service representative, for A Plus Pest & Termite Control; Paul Goodman, Sarasota branch manager for Arrow Environmental Services; and...
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FMC: Totality Wood Treatment
After a multi-year testing process, Totality Wood Treatment has been approved by the structural pest control committees in North Carolina and Louisiana. With Totality Wood Treatment, pest management...
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M&A: How to maximize your pest management firm’s potential
The variables for the pest management mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process have changed over time. Here’s what you need to know to maximize your firm’s potential as a seller (or buyer)....
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Auger manufacturer celebrates 75 years
Three generations — Marc Chipps, Art Vollweiler and Rick Vollweiler — inspect an AMS auger. In 1942, in the small town of American Falls, Idaho, a man had a dream and a vision. Art Vollweiler had the...
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Rentokil adopts Qlik Sense analytics platform
Photo: ©iStock.com/GlobalP Rentokil Initial is using the Qlik Sense analytics platform to gain better insights from its product and global company operations data, Qlik says in a news release. Qlik...
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Bayer: 2017 Maxforce Winter Roach Gel Savings
The Professional Pest Management (PPM) business of Bayer, within the company’s Environmental Science Unit, presents its winter savings program on solutions within the Maxforce Roach Control System....
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Why house mouse device placement matters
Photo: Wikimedia Commons/George Shuklin When it comes to Mus musculus management, one of the most important rules of thumb is to place bait stations, traps or other control devices where house mice are...
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Dr. Gary Bennett tours Purdue’s PMP ‘Wall’ of Fame
Dr. Gary Bennett, coordinator of the Urban and Industrial Pest Management Center at Purdue University, gives a tour of the Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame inductee plaques that cover a...
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Active Pest Control snags high-profile accounts
McDonough, Ga.,-based Active Pest Control is the title sponsor of the Georgia Aquarium’s Insect Exhibit. “Active Pest Control is excited and honored be a part of the Georgia Aquarium family,” says...
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Vehicles as rodent harborage
The National Pest Management Association recently publicized an interesting tidbit: Rodents are “wired” to infest car engines. “Vehicles possess the ideal attributes that attract rodents in winter,...
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Nisus Corp: Foam Fresh
Foam Fresh aerosol is designed for odor elimination and consumption of odor-causing organic matter. It can be applied just about anywhere, the company says, including vehicles, carpets, drains, garbage...
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PMP learns the importance of license recertification
Photo: ©iStock.com/elenaleonova I have this recurring dream/nightmare: I’m working in radio again (my first profession), and I’m preparing to go on air live without my sportscast. All I have is a...
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ESA announces January ’17 BCEs, ACEs
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Certification Corp. offers two certification programs, the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and the Board Certified Entomologist (BCE). Make yourself a...
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Mobile websites: Google to penalize for pop-up ads
Google’s army of coders is beginning to penalize businesses that traffic in pop-up ads.illustration: ©iStock.com/Hipspeeds Google is cracking down on mobile websites that intentionally degrade the...
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Study: Global bird species estimate doubled
Photo: ©iStock.com/Andrew_Howe New research led by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) suggests there are about 18,000 bird species in the world, nearly twice as many as previously thought....
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Nixalite: HyperSpike HS-10
With its proprietary HyperSpike technology and made in the USA, the new HS-10 is the next generation of the HS-Micro. The self-contained, portable acoustic hailing device is designed for deterring...
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EPS fills two management posts
Sarasota, Fla.-based Environmental Pest Service (EPS) is enhancing its management team by filling two key positions. Brad Pitts (pictured) joins as regional vice president of Arrow Environmental...
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Pest industry M&A: A historical perspective
©iStock.com/Inkout/Vjom Historically, the professional pest management industry can be best described as a family affair. The majority of firms start as family businesses, grow significantly and are...
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Snap traps: Ensure rodents chew kick plate
Dr. Reid Ipser, Director of Technical Services, Nisus Corp. A little trick when using snap traps is to get the rodent species to chew the kick plate by rubbing the oil or foodstuff ever-so-lightly on...
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