More than 500 Asian giant hornet specimens in various stages of development were collected when entomologists found the first Asian giant hornet nest in the United States. But finding the nest was just the first step in the eradication. After the discovery of the nest site, WSDA entomologists had to safely remove hornets living in … Read more
SenesTech elected three new directors to its board of directors. In a news release, the Phoenix, Ariz.-based company says the move positions the board “to best support the commercial growth” of ContraPest, its lead fertility control product. “All three have unique and complementary skills to best support SenesTech in its current commercial growth strategies,” Dr. … Read more
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) held its first International Professional Women in Pest Management Leadership Forum (WLF) via a virtual platform on Nov. 9-10. IMAGE: PMP STAFF Originally, the inaugural event was scheduled for May in San Diego, Calif., but the coronavirus pandemic changed those plans. The WLF was geared toward female owners and … Read more
More than 500 Asian giant hornet specimens in various stages of development were collected when entomologists found the first Asian giant hornet nest in the United States. But finding the nest was just the first step in the eradication. After the discovery of the nest site, WSDA entomologists had to safely remove hornets living in … Read more
This transaction provides Luv-A-Lawn and Pest Control a strong foundation in the Space Coast of Florida – an area near Orlando – from which to grow. This is Luv-A-Lawn’s first entry into Brevard County and the Space Coast of Florida. “We are very excited to team up with the team members of Lawn Supreme and … Read more
Slingshot, the Lehi, Utah-based customer engagement and sales service platform for home services providers, has helped Provo, Utah-based pest management provider Aptive Environmental reach a milestone: 500,000 customer interactions. With more than 100 trained, dedicated agents and now more than 575,000 interactions for the year, Slingshot continues to support Aptive’s sales, accounts receivables (AR), customer … Read more
Cholecalciferol rodenticides covered by stewardship regime – Pest With new cholecalciferol rodenticides coming to the UK market, the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) has confirmed that they are subject to the conditions of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime. CRRU chairman Dr Alan Buckle said that pest controllers, farmers or gamekeepers considering the use of … Read more
PHOTO: MARIO DE MOYA F/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES At Truly Nolen — and industry-wide — we are seeing a spike in rodent activity. I personally was greeted with a husky raccoon nesting in my soffit recently, perhaps an omen for a great rodent season this winter. Upon reflection of the COVID-19 pandemic and … Read more
EDISON, N.J. – Voice for Pest, provider of telephone and call center solutions to the pest control industry, announced their delivery of TechMobile, a mobile communications service that allows PCOs to mobile-enable their company communications. “If the PCO is going to provide Smartphones to their employees, why not have complete control over them,” says Tom Welsh, … Read more
Editor’s note: The following article was submitted to PCT by Adam Allen of PestCon LMM. PestCon works to simplify the way pest control companies market themselves. The company specializes in strategies to help PMPs optimize their website for a mobile audience. As a pest control owner, your prospects are increasingly more mobile. Nowadays, more searches … Read more
IMAGE: RUNEER/DIGITALVISION VECTORS/GETTY IMAGES Managing your pest control business is hard enough on its own, but finding new customers makes it even tougher. Thankfully, you can put together your own marketing strategy to pick up the slack for you. Here are five marketing tips you can start using today to help grow your pest control … Read more
Editor’s Note: Matt Hamblin, owner of Smart Pest Solutions, Tempe, Ariz., was featured in our cover story in September and as part of our November issue’s Photo Finish coverage, focusing on the National Pest Management Association’s PestWorld 2020 closing ceremony Oct. 15. Hamblin wrote the following to share with readers why two keepsakes from when … Read more
Rodent control is one of the pest control industry’s most dynamic and profitable vertical market segments. Even in the midst of a pandemic, rodent control and public health continues to generate headlines, with rodent activity increasing in many urban areas as a result of the traditional food sources for these pests being disrupted by restaurant … Read more
The association, which has issued a guide with advice on preventing the humidity-loving insects getting into homes and businesses, said that cockroach control is a difficult task, so preventative measures are an important step in keeping premises pest-free. Dee Ward-Thompson, BPCA technical manager, said: “The two most common species of cockroaches are the German and … Read more
Based in Randolph, N.J. and founded in 2001, NJ Wildlife and Pest Control is the first pest management firm to achieve QualityPro’s new Public Health in Rodents certification. The QualityPro Public Health certification program equips companies with the resources to build science-based, effective and commercially viable services, ensuring their certified technicians have the knowledge to … Read more
The product contains the active substance cholecalciferol which has a different mode of action to the predominantly used anticoagulant rodenticides. Leon van Mullekom, head of professional & specialty solutions, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia at BASF Agricultural Solutions unit, said that Selontra contains cholecalciferol in a highly palatable bait matrix. This unique combination, he said, … Read more
Stockholm, Sweden-based Anticimex expanded its U.S. footprint with the acquisition of EnviroPest, which has been serving residential and commercial customers throughout northern Colorado since 1989. Terms were not disclosed. EnviroPest CEO Marc Dykstra is the second generation of the Dykstra family to own and operate the Windsor, Colo.-based firm. He was the full-time leader from 2001 … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ecolab announced that Christophe Beck, currently Ecolab’s president and chief operating officer, will succeed Douglas Baker, Jr. as the company’s chief executive officer effective January 1, 2021, becoming president and chief executive officer. Beck also has been elected to Ecolab’s board of directors. Baker, currently Ecolab’s chairman and chief executive officer, … Read more
PestExtra is a three-day conference – running from Tuesday, March 16 to Thursday, March 18 – and will bring together thought-leaders and public health pest experts from far and wide. Simon Lewis, group managing director of Lewis Business Media, the publisher of Pest magazine, said: “We are delighted that Pest magazine, both in-print and online, has been … Read more
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – On Oct. 22, several Western Pest Services employees donated their time to the Food Bank of Delaware, a long-time Western customer, to help man its mobile food bank at Glasgow High School. The Food Bank of Delaware added several mobile food pantries to their fundraisers this year to help keep up with … Read more