Angie’s List announces award winners
For more than two decades, Indianapolis, Ind.-based Angie’s List has been a trusted name for connecting consumers to top-rated service professionals in their local markets. The 2017 Angie’s List Super...
View ArticleVM Products: EZ Snap Seeker
The EZ Snap Seeker features an innovative design that allows users to “seek out the source” in attics, drop ceilings and tight spaces. The snap trap is integrated with the rodent station with an...
View ArticleVersacor wins Texas employer award
Southlake, Texas-based pest management provider Versacor Enterprises has been named as one of the 2018 Best Companies to Work for in Texas. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of...
View Article4 key areas for termite management success
Avoid common mistakes to keep your reputation intact and ensure satisfied customers. Termite management can be rewarding and lucrative work. Smart termite professionals rarely have a problem, but...
View ArticleWeb Exclusive: Why I support a preventive approach to bed bugs
Joseph Latino leads a roundtable discussion at the first meeting of the Bed Bug Think Tank, convened during the National Pest Management Association’s PestWorld event in Baltimore, Md., in October....
View ArticleBASF: Pest Perks
The Pest Perks program provides cash savings on purchases throughout the year of general pest and termite solutions. Pest management professionals (PMPs) qualify by purchasing a total of $3,000 on two...
View ArticleFiction: Crawley McPherson and the gnat outbreak
Publisher’s Note: This series — “The Adventures of Crawley McPherson, Bug Man” — is a work of fiction. Crawley McPherson and all other characters in this series are products of the author’s imagination...
View ArticleElevation Ten Thousand: Marketing Services
Elevation Ten Thousand is a true–to–form full-service marketing agency. You no longer need to manage multiple vendor relationships. No more outsourcing video or photography work. No need to employ a...
View ArticleFleet telematics: 5 benefits for pest control firms
Telematics is a method of monitoring a vehicle. By combining a GPS system with on-board diagnostics, it’s possible to record and map exactly where a vehicle is, how fast it’s traveling, whether the...
View ArticleAnts: Identification guides techs to solution
Dennis Neal, Technical Representative, Ensystex One could make the argument that ants have the potential to require more tools to eradicate than any other pest species. Unfortunately, there is no...
View ArticleAnt management video game examines colony behavior
Slug Disco Studios released the early access version of its Empires of the Undergrowth ant colony management video game. To play, users construct an ant colony underground by building tunnels and...
View ArticleArrow opens Buford location
Arrow Exterminators recently opened a new service center in Buford, Ga., to better serve the Greater Gwinnett community of Metro Atlanta. The Atlanta, Ga.-based firm currently has 109 service centers...
View ArticleWeb Exclusive: Interview with John Jarvis
Editor’s Note: The “Photo Finish” in the January issue of PMP Magazine introduced readers to John Jarvis — termite inspector for Clark Pest Control’s Santa Rosa, Calif., branch by day, and Captain...
View ArticleBayer: 2018 Maxforce Winter Roach 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....
View ArticleFocus on gross margins for profitability
Editor’s Note: The following is an edited excerpt from Dan Gordon’s book, From Technician to CEO: The Evolution of a High-growth Pest Control and Lawn Care Company. Illustration: ©istock.com/boygovideo...
View ArticleSyngenta expands PPM team
From left are John Chaney, Dr. Eric Paysen and Marshall Gaster. As part of its ongoing focus to better support the pest management market across the country, Greensboro, N.C.-based Syngenta has...
View ArticlePPMA unveils Tiny Termite House project
The project has a YouTube video that provides an overview and preview of what’s to come. The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), which serves as the public outreach arm of the National Pest...
View ArticleDelta Five: Automated Insect Monitoring System
Discreet and compact, the Automated Insect Monitoring System provides early detection of many flying and crawling pests, including bed bugs. Each unit attaches easily to out-of-sight surfaces and...
View ArticleLiphatech adds Williams for Midwest, Canada
Rich Williams is the new independent sales representative for the Pest Management Division of Liphatech. With more than 20 years of industry sales and leadership experience, he is responsible for...
View ArticlePMP’s 85th anniversary: From exterminators to pest management professionals
This year is Pest Management Professional’s 85th anniversary. It started with the January 1933 issue of Exterminators Log, then evolved to PESTS in 1938, Pests and Their Control in 1939, Pest Control...
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