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Mobile Matters: Texting Technicians
Many pest management companies are shifting from emailing their mobile staff to texting them because technicians tend to look at texts more frequently. Illustration: ©iStock.com/sirup Technology for...
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Bird Management: Not as Simple as One Might Think
To many, bird management equates to merely tackling pigeons, sparrows and starlings. But our industry must foresee myriad other challenges, such as: woodpeckers drilling holes in the marque facing of a...
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Off the Cuff: Camaraderie, Competition and Common Goals
The September issue of Pest Management Professional (PMP) celebrates the PMP Hall of Fame Class of 2014. Like those who’ve been inducted in years past, these individuals have done more than contribute...
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Converted DIYer Salutes PMPs
Mike Joyce This month, publisher and editorial director, Marty Whitford, cedes his column to the newest member of the PMP’s team: Mike Joyce, senior account manager. Joyce shares three stories of pest...
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Zoëcon Professional Products: PestWorld Booth 509
While at the Zoëcon booth during the National Pest Management Association’s PestWorld Conference later this month, have your photo taken with a 2014 Lamborghini Gallardo and enter for your chance to...
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Tips and Tricks: 3 Questions to Ask When Baiting for Rodents
Dr. ElRay Roper When baiting for rodents, consider these three questions: 1. Where should I place bait stations? Placing units along walls or other guidelines won’t guarantee rodents will find the...
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Massey Acquires Baco Exterminating Services
ORLANDO, FL—Massey Services has purchased Baco Exterminating Services, a pest management company headquartered in Norcross, Ga. Baco was established in 1995 and provides residential pest control,...
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NCPMA Announces United We Stand Leadership Conference
FAIRFAX, VA—The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) announces the 2014 United We Stand Leadership Conference. Taking place at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C., on Nov. 20-21,...
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Marathon Data: PestPac Sales Assistant
PestPac’s Sales Assistant module streamlines the sales process with internal call center scripting or an external webpage that acts as a virtual salesperson. It is designed to quickly match customer...
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PestWorld 2014 Mobile App is Live
FAIRFAX, VA—The mobile app created just for National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) PestWorld 2014 is now live. Download it for free to your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Once installed, you...
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Altland Joins Bell Laboratories
MADISON, WI—Kelley Altland has joined Bell Laboratories as its New England technical sales representative, representing Bell products to distributors and pest management professionals (PMPs) in...
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FMC Professional Solutions: Talstar Professional Insecticide
Trust Talstar Professional Insecticide for flea and tick control. Proven to control a broad spectrum of pests, the product provides fast, dependable control in many use sites, indoors and out, the...
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Syngenta: Optigard Flex
Optigard Flex liquid insecticide from Syngenta controls paper wasps, yellowjackets and other stinging insects. Its active ingredient, thiamethoxam, affects target pests via contact as well as...
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BASF Pest Control Solutions: Alpine Flea Insecticide
Prescription Treatment brand Alpine Flea Insecticide with insect growth regulator (IGR) provides a significant reduction in pupal stage callbacks. The active ingredients enable the product to kill...
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Nisus Corporation: Fireback Bedbug & Insect Spray
Fireback Bedbug & Insect Spray is used kill and prevent bed bugs and other insect pests, including the adult and larval stages of fleas and ticks. This product is an aerosol spray containing active...
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Tips and Tricks: Rodent Infestations that Just Won’t Go Away
Ted Bruesch Do you occasionally experience rodent infestations that just won’t go away? Maybe you’re using a rodenticide that some rodents simply don’t like. Rats and mice are some of the most prolific...
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McCloud Wins Family Business Award
SOUTH ELGIN, IL—McCloud Services has been named the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Century Award in Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business 21st Annual Illinois Family Business of the...
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Tesh Recognized as Outstanding Philanthropist
HIGH POINT, NC—Billy Tesh, president of Pest Management Systems (PMi) as well as of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), recently received the Outstanding Philanthropist in Greensboro Award...
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Use ants’ predictability against them
Ants generate more business than any other group of insects. With greater government regulations about how you can use pesticides, particularly residuals, the need for an integrated pest management...
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WCS: 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 yards. This innovative exclusion product is easy to...
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