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Top Programs from Bayer’s 5th Week Training Series™ |
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Six Training
Videos Combined and Updated
to Create One
Effective Training Tool
Research Triangle Park, N.C. –
August 26, 2008 – Bayer Environmental Science has released a new DVD
showcasing six of the most popular training videos from the company’s
“5th Week Training Series™.” The new DVD includes:
“Understanding Pesticide Formulations,” “Effective Perimeter Applications,”
“Bugs,” “Ant Biology and Control,” “Innovative Ant Baiting,” and “Innovative
Nursing Home Pest Control.”
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Rising Fuel Costs Makes Reducing Callbacks More Important Than Ever! |
By: Dr. Cisse
Spragins, Rockwell Labs
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We all know the importance of
efficient routing now that the cost of fuel is toppling $4.00 per gallon. But
have you considered ways to reduce callbacks? Consider getting creative with the
use of available pesticides and watch your callbacks plummet and your bottom
line soar.
With the heat of the summer here,
ants and other perimeter pests are thriving in areas that provide food,
moisture, and/or harborage. These areas include mulch beds, heavy vegetation,
woodpiles,attics, crawls and cracks and crevices around structures.
For
fast control, a "one-two punch" using baits combined with a non-repellent
insecticide works extremely well. Bait is attractive to insects,
so applying bait in the zone treated with the nonrepellent will draw pests
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A scrubbable feast: Albemarle to decide if green is clean |
by Laura Hoffman-July 9,
2008-Charlottesville Hook
If your
name is Lysol or Clorox, you're no longer welcome in Albemarle County buildings,
and you may soon be banned from county schools as well. On June 4, the Board of
Supervisors did away with synthetic chemical cleaning agents in county
buildings, ending routine disinfecting of high-touch areas- bathrooms and
kitchens- unless there's a viral outbreak or other health emergency. In place of
disinfecting, the new policy calls for sanitizing- cleaning with plain old soap
and water or green cleaners. On Thursday, July 10, the Albemarle County School
Board will begin considering whether schools should also go green when it's time
to clean.
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Orkin Buys Hometeam Pest Defense |
Rollins, Inc., parent company of Orkin, announced that they would be aquiring the assets of HomeTeam Pest Defense. The purchase price is approximately $137 million. The announcement means the exit of Centex Corporation, the parent company of HomeTeam Pest Defense, from the pest control industry after a 12-year run. The purchase closes the gap between Orkin and Terminix for the lead position in PCT's Top 100 companies.
For the full story please see Orkin Escalates in the May 2008 issue of pctonline.com.
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NATIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP |
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Cindy Mannes steps down as Professional Pest
Management Alliance Executive Director
June 25, 2008
(Fairfax, VA) - The National Pest Management Association (NPMA)
announced today that Cindy
Mannes is stepping
down from her role as Executive Director for the Professional Pest Management Alliance
(PPMA).
Mannes became
Executive Director of PPMA in 2001 following a stint on the manufacturer side
of the pest management industry. Under
her leadership, positive messages about pest management have reached millions
of homeowners every year.
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Pest Control Technology magazine announced the dates and locations of three
comprehensive Bed Bug Seminars:
July 29, 2008 — San Francisco
August 5, 2008 — Washington,
D.C.
August 12, 2008 — Atlanta
Dr. Michael Potter, extension entomologist, University of Kentucky,
and Richard Cooper, technical director, Cooper Pest Solutions, will share
their bed bug observations and insights. Christian Hardigree, professor
at the University of Nevada, will discuss liability and legal considerations
with bed bugs. Attendees also will receive an educational handout binder and be
given the opportunity to ask questions and exchange ideas with others in the
industry. To learn more or to register for a seminar, visit www.PCTevents.com or contact Lola Perez Wenham, 800/456-0707.
The seminars are sponsored by BASF, Bed Shield, Central Life Sciences, Cryonite, J.T. Eaton, London Luxury, Mattress Safe, MGK, Oldham Chemicals, Protect-A-Bed, Residex, Steri-Fab, and Temp-Air</< body> </<br>
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Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators recognized the company's top
producing Service Professionals, Carpenters and Customer Care Specialists for outstanding
sales and service efforts which earned them with the honor of Pinnacle Club 2008
membership. Eighty-five qualifying
employees and their guests were invited to attend the Pinnacle Club awards
banquet and spend a relaxing weekend at Florida's premiere resort destination, Amelia
Island Plantation. Thirty-six of the
attendees also went Beyond the Call
to achieve Arrow Exterminator's elite Chairman's Club status. These individuals arrived a day early and
were treated to a special cocktail reception in a beautiful setting overlooking
the blue waters of the Atlantic.
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MGK Sector Mosquito Control |
SectorTM Misting Concentrate is a unique new
water-based insecticide from McLaughlin Gormley King Company® (MGK®). Sector is specially designed for
residential mosquito control systems and barn misting systems for fly
control. Sector achieves high-level
performance by combining the active ingredient Permethrin with the insecticide
synergist Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO).
Sector is the best choice for situations with extremely high mosquito
populations or other tough-to-control pests such as biting midges and
no-see-ums.
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New DuPont™ Advion® Ant Gel Receives EPA Registration |
PMPs Will Gain Reliable Control of Multiple Ant Species with
Advion® Ant Gel's New Chemistry and Novel Mode of Action
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 22, 2007 - The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has granted regulatory approval for DuPont™ Advion®
ant gel. As the first novel chemistry in the ant gel market in years,
Advion® ant gel will provide pest management professionals (PMPs) with
consistent, broad-spectrum control of multiple ant species including all
key sweet feeders, plus carpenter ants and many others.
Powered by the MetaActive™ compound, Advion® ant gel leverages the
ant's own enzymes to provide total colony control, even when multiple
queens are present. Its strong attractant formulation outperforms other
baits in
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Liphatech Establishes Pest Control Division, |
MILWAUKEE
(October 3, 2007) - In keeping with its customer-centric business
philosophy, Liphatech today announced the formation of a Pest Control Division.
Liphatech, the leading developer of rodent control products and services, also
announced a number of personnel changes that coincide with the new
organizational structure.
Ray Finke, formerly director of sales, has
been named business director, Pest Management Products. Finke is responsible for
all sales and marketing initiatives for U.S.- and Canadian-branded pest control
products including Generation®, BlueMax, Maki®, Rozol® Tracking Powder
Rodenticides and Aegis® Bait Stations. Al Smith, director of marketing for pest
management products before the formation of the new organizational structure, is
appointed to the new position of business director, Agricultural Division. As
part of the restructuring, Midwest District Sales Manager Ray White has been
promoted to national sales manager, reporting directly to Finke. In addition to
his new responsibilities, White will continue to manage sales in the Midwest
territory.
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