M&A: Legal dos and don’ts
When a transaction opportunity presents itself, many small-business owners turn to their attorneys. But while their experts might be knowledgeable about general corporate matters, they might have...
View ArticleChasing cheese on the move
Have you ever had that slap-in-the-face moment? A time you realized the person in the mirror needed to make some changes? I had one several years ago at a Rotary Club meeting where a friend was leading...
View ArticleMake digital technology work for your business
Our world has changed forever since the advent of digital technology. It has not only changed how we create value, but what we value. From laptop computers to cell phones, from software programs to...
View ArticleHarold Ramis – Film Lesson 1:
National Lampoon’s Animal House. Meatballs. Caddyshack. Stripes. National Lampoon’s Vacation. Ghostbusters 1 and 2. Club Paradise. Back to School. Armed and Dangerous. Groundhog Day. Multiplicity. As...
View ArticleCentral Garden & Pet acquires Envincio assets
WALNUT CREEK, CA—Central Garden & Pet Co. has purchased certain assets of Envincio LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SantoLubes LLC. The assets acquired include established brands, U.S....
View ArticleRockwell Labs: CimeXa Insecticide Dust
CimeXa Insecticide Dust is a 100% amorphous silica dust to control bed bugs (including pyrethroid-resistant strains), spiders, fleas, ticks, lice, cockroaches, ants, firebrats, silverfish and mites; it...
View ArticleZoëcon: Precor 2000 Plus Premise Spray
The Zoëcon Professional Products division of Central Life Sciences offers a variety of products and solutions for tick and flea control, such as Precor 2000 Plus Premise Spray, which features the...
View ArticleBlasingame Pest Management opens new office
MCDONOUGH, GA— Blasingame Pest Management announces the opening of its new office in McDonough, Ga. Since its start in March 2012, the business has experienced tremendous growth. “We are really about a...
View ArticleAcademy 2014 focuses on strategic planning, staff development
FAIRFAX, VA—Academy 2014, the annual summer conference hosted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), will be held July 17-19 at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson, Ariz. Sponsored by...
View ArticleWildlife Control Supplies: Dig Defence
Dig Defence Animal Control Commercial Grade (DDAC) is a below-ground fence system that protects commercial and residential structures against invasive wildlife, and keeps pets from digging out of...
View ArticleSyngenta Professional Pest Management: Weatherblok XT
Rodents pose a danger to human health and property, especially during the colder months. That’s why Weatherblok XT rodenticide was developed to provide an optimal blend of weatherability and...
View ArticlePest Barrier: Cimi-Shield
“After more than 50 Cimi-Shield jobs, I know I can trust this product.,” says Dennis O’Rourke, owner of Inside Out Pest Control, Cape Coral, Fla. “It’s green, doesn’t smell, and eliminates callbacks;...
View ArticleNisus Corp.: Nibor-D
Nisus calls Nibor-D the “Swiss Army Knife of Pest Control” because of its versatility. Its newly expanded label adds even more pests, application sites and methods, including ants, cockroaches,...
View ArticleNPMA expands gift store with Insectarium partnership
FAIRFAX, VA—The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has partnered with the Philadelphia-based Insectarium to provide an expanded online gift store within the Bugstore. “While our members will...
View ArticlePest Invasion event addresses best practices
SOUTH ELGIN, IL—McCloud Services hosted its annual Pest Invasion premier food industry pest management seminar on April 15, 2014 at the Drury Lane Convention Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. The...
View ArticleJ.T. Eaton & Co.: Stick-A-Fly trap (No. 444)
Now featuring new packaging, the pesticide-free Eaton Stick-A-Fly trap (No. 444) uses a combination sex and food pheromone lure to attract house flies, then trap them on the non-drying glue. It can be...
View ArticleMay is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
CHICAGO—Bird-X has distributed the following release to the public: Lyme Disease is exclusively transmitted by deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis), who’ve earned their name by regularly parasitizing deer....
View ArticleNPMA: IgCC evaluates termite control barriers
FAIRFAX, VA—The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has defeated a second addition to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) at the code hearings in Memphis. Click here to download a...
View ArticleSpak joins J.T. Eaton
TWINSBURG, OH—Jessica Spak has joined the J.T. Eaton Pest Control Division as the Southeastern regional manager. Spak’s years of experience in the pest control industry have been focused on both rodent...
View ArticleHarris joins Zoecon as Western region sales manager
SCHAUMBURG, IL—The Zoëcon Professional Products (ZPP) division of Central Life Sciences has named Scott Harris to the position of Western region sales manager. Harris will be responsible for the pest...
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