Starting a pest control company isn’t easy. It takes time, hard work, and the drive to turn a vision into a thriving business. But, once you’ve launched your start-up, where do you go from there? When is it time to start hiring? How far out should you be forecasting revenue and expenses? Is there a right and a wrong way to develop and implement a business plan? Take control of business’s growth and success with NPMA’s three-part virtual conference series: Working on Your Business, Not in It.
EPISODE 1: Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan - October 9th at 2:30 PM EST
Click here to register!
EPISODE 2: Bridging the Gap – Scheduled November 2018
EPISODE 3: Learning to Let Go – Scheduled December 2018
Visit https://pestworldmag.npmapestworld.org/2018/09/18/1046/?doing_wp_cron=1537278864.5471808910369873046875 to view the full article online.
PestWorld is guaranteed to provide you with valuable educational sessions and enhance your network of pest management professionals, but there are also some great causes you can support while at PestWorld this year. Don’t miss these special events:
LDG Gives Back – Volunteers will help at a local preschool and give back to the community through reading to the kids and maintenance projects at the property. Sponsored by Corteva
PWIPM 5K - 5k Fun Run/Walk benefitting the National Girls Collaborative Project. Sponsored by Arrow Exterminators, Bell Laboratories, Douglas Products, Gardex, PestWest, Rockwell Labs Ltd.,and ServicePro
Golf Tournament - Spend some time on the links supporting NPMA’s Issues Defense Fund.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=522413&issueID=59096 to view the full article online.
Q: I have had a hard time getting control of German cockroaches in a new account. I have tried bait, but they don’t seem to be eating it. Could the cockroaches be bait-averse? Visit https://pestworldmag.npmapestworld.org/ask-the-expert/cockroaches/?doing_wp_cron=1537277757.0572900772094726562500 to view the full article online.
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American Pest Control, LLC of Martinsburg, WV
Blease Exterminating of Moultrie, GA
Bug-N-Out Pest Control, LLC of Deer Park, TX
Carolina Exterminating, LLC of Charleston, SC
Infinite Pest Solutions of Fort Myers, FL
Lang's Pest Control of Malvern, PA
Lanyap Pest Control of Pearland, TX
Monocacy Pest Control of New Market, MD
Morton's Pest Control, Inc. of New Market, AL
Netzero Tools of Chatsworth, CA
Super Empire Public Health Pests Control Services LLC of Dubai
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As a membership benefit, NPMA has developed a gallery of
pest images at My.NPMAPestWorld.org for use by NPMA members.
With almost 6,000 pest management professionals in its network, there’s almost certainly another NPMA member who’s faced the challenges you’re facing. Been there. Done that. NPMA’s Mentor Match program was designed to help you find those professionals and get great advice that will keep you sharp, current and (last but not least) ahead of the pack. Check out a brief video on how to get started with Mentor Match! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=522416&issueID=59096 to view the full article online.
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Arrow Exterminators recently awarded Molly Herring with the second annual E. Raymond Crim, III scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship was created to honor Crim’s 44-year career in the pest control industry and his service to the military.
Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/pdf/267C5FC6.pdf to view the full article online.
PermaTreat Pest Control Chief Executive Officer Joe Wilson and his wife, Mary, have created a $1 million endowment at Virginia Tech to support research into the bugs his company battles.
Visit https://www.fredericksburg.com/business/business_insider/million-endowment-established-at-virginia-tech-by-joe-and-mary/article_6f52fc10-c7a3-5c4e-8d79-d80851e48254.html to view the full article online.
Fox News
The recent rainfall in Houston, Texas, has caused many residents to see an influx in mosquitoes -- some of which are reportedly the size of a quarter.
Visit http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/09/15/south-texas-residents-see-increase-in-mosquitoes-some-reportedly-quarter-sized.html to view the full article online.
NBC Los Angeles
Model Sabrina Jales St. Pierrel is suing the Palm Desert Embassy Suites by Hilton after she says a stay there in 2016 left her with more than 90 bed bug bites
Visit https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Hotel-Bed-Bugs-Investigation-California-Victorias-Secret-Model-Sabrina-Jales-St-Pierre-493505601.html to view the full article online.
WZZM
The water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Especially when the weather is hot and sunny. It's a combination that's led to a wave of mosquitoes in West Michigan.
Visit https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/mosquitoes-swarm-west-michigan-following-august-rains/69-595542804 to view the full article online.
Fox News
A woman in Paulding County, Ga., says dozens of venomous brown recluse spiders have invaded her home and she doesn’t know how to get rid of them.
Visit http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/09/17/should-just-burn-it-down-30-venomous-brown-recluse-spiders-found-in-georgia-house.html to view the full article online.
