Logo: Zoëcon Professional Products Zoëcon Professional Products, a leader in innovative professional pest management, provides effective tools—including insect growth regulators, adulticides, botanicals and synergists —to help control bed bugs and cockroaches, fleas and nuisance flies, ants, stored product pests and more. From commercial to residential accounts, Zoëcon products can be trusted to perform, even in … Read more
FAIRFAX, Va. — The National Pest Management Association announced results from its recent QualityPro Board election. The QualityPro Executive Committee will consist of the following board members:• Chair: Jen McCauley, McCauley Services• Treasurer and Vice Chair: Andrew Feldstein, Assured Environments• Secretary: Susan Hare, Thrasher Termite & Pest Control The 2020-2021 Board will consist of the following members:• Judy Black, … Read more
The inaugural World Pest Day ceremony was held at the Beijing Hotel on June 6, 2017. Three years on, the day is a firm fixture in the calendar. Businesses involved in pest control support the day to raise awareness of the threat of pests and explain how the industry is working to manage pests worldwide. … Read more
Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine financial columnist Dan Gordon, CPA, PCO Bookkeepers, is once again teaming up with Triangle Pest Control owner and Coalmarch CEO Donnie Shelton to co-host a webinar on the latest round of Congressional changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). On Tuesday, June 9, at 1 p.m. Eastern, the pair will … Read more
READING, Pa.- Rentokil North America colleagues from the United States and Canada took to their communities over the past few weeks to give back to the frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deemed Hometown Heroes, the frontline workers included healthcare professionals, senior care facility workers and first responders. More than 108 teams and districts participated in the … Read more
Man fined £400 for leaving rubbish bags next to recycling bin – Pest Leaving bags of recycling next to a collection bin, rather than putting them in it, has resulted in a Wiltshire man being fined £400. ITV reported that CCTV captured the man from Lyneham, Wiltshire, leaving bin liners full of waste next to … Read more
PHOTO: WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Just as the whole “murder hornet” hysteria was starting to die down, a sighting of an Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) carcass was reported on a roadway near Custer, Wash. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) collected the specimen and confirmed it was indeed the statuesque species on … Read more
BPCA to host wasps, hornets and bees webinar – Pest The British Pest Control Association has announced that its next free webinar on Tuesday, June 16, will look at the biology, behaviour and control of wasps, hornets and bees. This online webinar, which will start at 12.30pm and will be hosted by Natalie Bungay, BPCA’s … Read more
READING, Pa.- Rentokil North America colleagues from the United States and Canada took to their communities over the past few weeks to give back to the frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deemed Hometown Heroes, the frontline workers included healthcare professionals, senior care facility workers and first responders. More than 108 teams and districts participated in the … Read more
On June 2, Newton, N.J.-based industry accounting firm PCO Bookkeepers introduced its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan service, to help pest management companies prepare an accurate PPP loan application and maximize their loan forgiveness. Managing Partner Dan Gordon is both a certified public accountant (CPA) and Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine’s “The Bottom Line” financial … Read more
CIEH calls on government to stand firm on two-metre social distancing – Pest As businesses start to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has urged the Government to maintain the two-metre rule on social distancing. As non-essential businesses prepare to re-open, there has been growing pressure from some sectors … Read more
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – Florida and Texas, two of the busiest states for pest control activity, approved EcoRaider’s upcoming June 9 webinar, allowing PMPs to earn CEUs for the online learning session. EcoRaider’s June 9th Zoom webinar – the third in a regular monthly series – focuses on Resistance and How to Manage. The presentation … Read more
PHOTO: ELEN11/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially got under way June 1, so RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) and the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) are promoting awareness about the importance of preventing, removing and treating standing water to combat the spread of disease through mosquitoes. “We … Read more
The company said that residential rodent enquiries reached record levels for the months of March and April, according to data released. Rodent enquiries traditionally decline as the weather warms up, however, enquiry data covering the first two months of the lockdown period (March – April) reveal enquiries are 45% above the six-year average. Paul Blackhurst, … Read more
OLYMPIA – On May 29, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) reported the first confirmed sighting of an Asian giant hornet in Washington this year. On May 27, a resident near Custer, Wash. found the dead specimen while walking on a roadway. The resident submitted a photo and report using WSDA’s online Hornet Watch … Read more
LOGO: ECORAIDER On June 9, North Bergen, N.J.-based EcoRaider, a leading botanical pest management product manufacturer, will host a Zoom webinar on pest control resistance. The presentation will focus on how insects become resistant, how resistance occurs, how to choose products to combat resistance, and more. Continuing education units (CEUs) are available to pest management … Read more
CPD assignment on behavioural resistance launched by the BPCA – Pest The British Pest Control Association has launched a downloadable assignment on behavioural resistance, to help pest professionals keep up with their CPD. The assignments are designed for those working in pest control who are looking to improve their knowledge and understanding of pest management … Read more
Back by popular demand after their successful series of COVID 19-related webinars in April, Donnie Shelton, CEO of Coalmarch and owner of Triangle Pest Control, and Pest Management Professional financial columnist Dan Gordon, CPA, of PCO Bookkeepers, have announced another free webinar installment taking place tomorrow, May 29, at 1 p.m. EDT. Titled simply “What’s … Read more
Are Asian tiger mosquitos headed for the UK? – Pest With rising temperatures across the UK signalling the beginning of summertime, there are concerns that Asian tiger mosquitos may be heading to the UK. The Independent reported that in France, the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) has become established in some regions, and more than … Read more
Editor’s note: Industry consultant Kemp Anderson and Dr. Faith Oi, an associate extension scientist at the University of Florida, have joined forces to author a series of articles related to COVID-19 titled “Leading Your Company in Difficult Time.” In the series (also available in Spanish), Oi shares her insight on the quickly emerging science as … Read more