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While the government may be in the midst of a shutdown, as soon as the government is funded Congress will be focused on policy issues. Your attendance at Legislative Day will be key to influencing new members of Congress’s perception of the pest management industry. Join us February 24-26th in Washington DC and hear from amazing speakers in our nation’s capital. View the program and register today to join us in making a difference in our industry. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=540526&issueID=63084 to view the full article online. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=540527&issueID=63084 to view the full article online. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=540528&issueID=63084 to view the full article online. Members Make Headlines
The Professional Women in Pest Management of New England held their first training of 2019 on January 8 at Big Blue Bug Solutions.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=540531&issueID=63084 to view the full article online. Rollins recently announced it has agreed to acquire Clark Pest Control of Stockton, located in Lodi, California.
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Patch In the past year, Baltimore had more treatments for bed bugs than any other city in the U.S., according to pest control company Orkin. Visit https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/baltimore-most-bed-bug-infested-city-america-again to view the full article online. Entomology Today To study prevalence of brown marmorated stink bug in host trees, researchers led by Nicole Quinn at Virginia Tech used an eye bolt and pulley system so that the pheromone-baited traps could be raised or lowered along the height of the tree. Visit https://entomologytoday.org/2019/01/10/brown-marmorated-stink-bug-management-scientists-look-up/ to view the full article online. News 10 Because southern Oregon is a rural area, rodents can be a big problem. One real estate agent, home inspector and rat exterminator agree a good majority of homes have evidence of rats or mice. Visit https://ktvl.com/news/local/experts-agree-majority-of-southern-oregon-homes-maybe-90-have-rodent-problem to view the full article online. Forbes Recent research focuses on using the power of mathematical modeling to inform mosquito control aimed at preventing the spread of Zika, dengue, chikungunya and other mosquito-borne infectious diseases. Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelcrowell/2019/01/14/something-more-pleasant-than-the-government-shutdown-math-based-mosquito-control/#76528bb252fa to view the full article online. Fox News A tick-covered carpet python was almost unrecognizable last week after a snake catcher rescued it from a pool in Coolangatta, Australia. Visit https://www.foxnews.com/science/snake-covered-in-500-ticks-suffering-from-anaemia-after-pests-sucked-all-the-blood-out-of-him to view the full article online. |