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2017 reader survey: Co-engineer PMP, win prizes
Take PMP‘s reader survey now: http://readersurvey.org/pmp/indexM.asp. Pest Management Professional (PMP) needs your feedback to ensure we provide the industry information you want, when and how you...
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Anticimex acquires Viking Pest Control
Stockholm, Sweden-based Anticimex Group has acquired Viking Pest Control, based in Bridgewater, N.J. Terms were not disclosed. Viking was founded in 1980 by 2014 PMP Hall of Famer Ed Bradbury and his...
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Termite inspectors are a house’s ‘doctor’
Mike Fortuna, COO, Etex Ltd. A good way to train new inspectors is to have them understand that they are the house’s “doctor.” Doctors use all the tools available to find the exact location of the...
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Web Exclusive: Favorite features in GPS and routing solutions
As part of Pest Management Professional’s (PMP‘s) coverage on GPS and routing solutions in the July 2017 issue, we asked pest management professionals (PMPs) to tell us about the features they find...
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Allergy Technologies: 2017 Power of Prevention Summer Savings Giveaway
From July 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2017, pest management professionals (PMPs) can receive a 25 percent free goods discount on every three-case ActiveGuard Mattress Liner purchase. Buyers must make the...
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Know your termite species
Not every termite is Reticulitermes flavipes. Be alert for signs of unexpected termites. Drywood termite droppings look like tiny wood-carved lemons.Photo: Mark Sheperdigian, BCE We have dozens of...
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Truly Nolen promotes Baker
Tucson, Ariz.-based Truly Nolen Pest Control has promoted Ed Baker to manager of its Broward and Palm Beach County Commercial service office in Pompano Beach, Fla. His territory includes West Palm...
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Man removes bee hive with firework, burns down garage
Photo courtesy of the New York Post. Everyone loves a good fireworks show on the Fourth of July, but for Grand Blanc Township, Mich., homeowner Mike Tingley, the show hit a little too close to home....
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Senators resurrect mosquito management funding bill
Photo: iStock.com/teptong This spring, Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) introduced the Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and...
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Zoëcon Professional Products: Field Guide App
This mobile-optimized, web-based app allows users to search the entire Zoëcon lineup of products based on pest species and application sites. Once a protocol is chosen, quickly and easily find product...
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Wil-Kil Pest Control honored by Milwaukee Business Journal
Wil-Kil Pest Control, a Copesan Pest Solutions Partner, was recently named one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Best Places to Work. Wil-Kil was identified as a winner in the medium category with 50...
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Survey says bed bugs are big business
Three-quarters of pest management professionals expect their bed bug-related revenue to continue to rise, according to PMP’s 2017 Bed Bug Management Survey. Photo credit: Armed Forces Pest Management...
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Rockwell Labs Ltd: EcoVia EC
EcoVia EC fills the need for a highly effective, broad-spectrum insecticide while meeting customer and regulatory demands for a green solution. EcoVia EC resolves issues that have plagued other 25(b)...
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Anticimex acquires Modern Pest Services
On July 10, Stockholm, Sweden-based pest management firm Anticimex announced its acquisition of Modern Pest Services, a family-owned pest control company founded in 1945 and based in Brunswick, Maine....
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Web Exclusive: Are you ready for an acquisition?
Editor’s Note: For our July print issue’s 5 Questions (p. 80), we interviewed Michael Broder, owner of BHB Pest Elimination, New York, N.Y., about making his first acquisition this spring. He...
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Dr. Cope joins AP&G
Dr. Stanton Cope Jr. has joined AP&G as the Bayonne, N.J.-based manufacturer’s first VP of products and technical services. The role was created to gear up for AP&G’s rollout of new mosquito...
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Stopping skeeters this summer
Photo credit: jentavery via Foter.com / CC BY It’s mosquito season, and even pest management professionals (PMPs) need to protect themselves from these blood-sucking pests. PMP Hall of Famer Dr. Austin...
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Study explores commonality of praying mantises feeding on birds
It is “ fairly common” for praying mantises to prey upon birds, researchers say. A new study found nearly 150 cases of “mantis-on-bird predation” on each continent except Antarctica. Researchers from...
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Liphatech: Soft Bait Challenge
Now through Sept. 1, 2017, Liphatech urges you to see what happens when FirstStrike, Resolv or TakeDown go head-to-head against your conventional bait. The manufacturer will award prizes to its Top 3...
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Terminix Triad earns local honors
Based in Greensboro, N.C., the Triad Business Journal recently released its “Best Places to Work in the Triad” report, and Terminix Triad took second place. Serving the Triad area for more than 85...
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