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Marathon Data becomes WorkWave
Marathon Data Systems, a Neptune, N.J.-based provider of cloud-based field service management and fleet management solutions, has acquired Foxtrax GPS, a cloud-based fleet tracking technology provider....
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No Joke, Wayback Burgers Adds Bug-Infused Milkshake to Menu
Photo: @waybackburgers If there are two things you are guaranteed to see everywhere this summer, it is ice cream and insects — just not together. At least, not until now. Starting July 1, fast food...
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Bug Off Pest Control Center: Rats and the Citi – Let’s Play 2!
Rats and the Citi – Let’s Play 2! will take place Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. The recertification workshop will be presented by Liphatech’s John Murphy in Citi...
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Pest Trends: Brown Widow Knows How to Deal with Unusual Prey
The brown widow spider was first reported in the United States in 1935. Photo: Matthew Field, wikimedia commons Latrodectus geometricus is also known as the brown widow spider, gray spider, geometric...
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Applegate to lead Environmental Science
Effective July 1, longtime Bayer Executive Dr. Jacqueline Applegate will become head of Environmental Science, the non-agricultural business operations unit of Bayer CropScience. Applegate, who will be...
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Arrow acquires Hallman Pest Control
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators has acquired Hallman Pest Control of Oneonta, Ala., expanding its footprint in the growing Alabama market. “We are so pleased to welcome the customers and team members...
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BREAKING: EPA proposes curtailing propoxur use
EDITED AT 3:50 P.M. EASTERN TO REFLECT NPMA’S DR. JIM FREDERICKS’ COMMENTS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to cancel certain uses of the insecticide propoxur after...
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Protect-A-Bed: Rip-Resistant Box Spring PLUS Encasement
The new Rip-Resistant Box Spring PLUS Encasement is bed bug entry and escape-proof, offering protection that a typical box spring encasement cannot. It uses Rip-Resistant fabric, which increases its...
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Tips & Tricks: A Nontoxic Approach to Controlling Yellowjackets
Ed Dolshun Yellowjacket nests are often located in structures behind shutters, in eaves, soffits, wall voids and other inconspicuous, protected areas. They also commonly nest in swing sets, patio...
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Ask the Expert: Black Blow Flies, Bed Bugs and Lice
An adult black blow fly (Phormia regina). Photo: Kurt Schaefer, Texhoma, Okla. Q. A business customer is finding black blow flies in its offices. A restaurant two doors away (all of the buildings are...
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Bee Attack Turns Deadly for Texas Farmer
The tractor farmer Rogerio Zuniga was riding when attacked by bees. Photo: Action 4 News Killer bees don’t just appear in horror movies; they are very real,unfortunately. A run in with bees proved...
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Dow names Hanson to lead ActiveSense brand
Mike Hanson has been named product manager for the ActiveSense Remote Monitoring System under development by Dow AgroSciences. Hanson joined the company last year as a commercial project manager for...
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After Hours: His Heart is Racing
Joe LaFlamme is a first-generation pest management professional, but he’s a second-generation racecar driver. The general manager of Troy, N.Y.-based Northeast Pest Control (NEPC) recalls how one of...
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Silvandersson USA: CoreDot 2.0
With 10-plus years of in-the-field success, the exclusive CoreDot Application Technology gives Silvandersson the unique ability to apply the right amount of liquid glue on surfaces with exact...
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Mayfly Mayhem: Coming to a City Near You
What could possibly be more terrifying than a swarm of bugs so large it shows up on Doppler radar? Maybe a swarm of spiders, but luckily, that’s not the case for parts of the Northeast. Unlucky for...
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Control Solutions Inc.: Taurus SC
In addition to pre- and post-construction termite applications, Taurus SC can be used in exterior perimeter/localized interior (EP/LI) applications for fleas, cluster flies, cockroaches, ants and more....
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Pest Control Insulation meeting extends Legislative Day
Pest Control Insulation hosted a town hall lunch discussion with local PMPs and its state representative. Pest Control Insulation took its concerns and challenges to its state representative when it...
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Marketing Matters: Motivating Techs, Residential Sales
Photo: ©istock.com/Scharvik Q. I own a small pest control company and can’t afford to hire a salesperson at this time. How can I motivate my technicians to sell? Money! Most technicians don’t like to...
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Wil-Kil Pest Control names regional manager
Wil-Kil Pest Control named Terry Witter regional manager to oversee the company’s operations and business development, as well as residential and commercial services, for customers in Sun Prairie,...
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Insect Legs Help Researchers Who Aim to Help Airplane Designers
Photo credit: jurvetson/Foter/CC BY Insects are amazing creatures, a fact not lost on researchers who are investigating ways to mimic some species’ legs in an effort to strengthen airplane parts and...
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