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NPMA’s Resource Center

NPMA’s Resource Center provides members with an intuitive one-stop-shop for access to the latest technical and business management resources including online training.

Training on Your Schedule: We work to fit your schedule. From certifications and state-required recertification credits to business webinars and conference recaps, the Resource Center allows self-guided learning with more than 60 career-building webinars. Explore our online training resources now!

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Boost Worker Productivity with Brother Mobile Solutions

You’ve got pest control down to a science. You’ve mastered the tools and technology, but the job’s not over until the paperwork is done. With PocketJet 7 mobile printers, you have what it takes to eradicate printing problems in the field and combat those daily hordes of paper. Let Brother help you finish the job strong. Because at the end of the day, we’re crushing it.

NPMA Education and Events

PestWorld 2019: Speaker Recommendations Due Friday

NPMA is seeking your assistance to help identify the most innovative and exciting speakers for PestWorld 2019. This year's event will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California on October 15-18.

Please submit your speaker suggestions via email to speakers@pestworld.org. Feel free to provide multiple speaker names and topics. NPMA welcomes both technical and business-related sessions, click here for some suggestions. Thank you for your help and we will see you in San Diego!

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Join us in Abu Dhabi for PestWorld East from April 9-10, 2019. This one of a kind conference is designed to address pest management challenges specific to the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and India.

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Weekly Headlines

With Collection Delayed, Overflowing Trash Brings ‘All Kinds of Rodents’ in Milwaukee

Fox 6
Garbage pickup in Milwaukee, delayed for days due to severe weather, has created major problems in their neighborhoods.

Visit https://fox6now.com/2019/02/04/with-collection-delayed-overflowing-trash-brings-all-kinds-of-rodents-in-milwaukee/ to view the full article online.

Drones Dispense Rat Poison to Help Rid Islands in Galapagos Region of Rodents

Digital Trends
If you’re trying to get rats off an island without damaging the native animals or plants, what’s the best way to go about it? The answer is simple: Use drones that dispense rat poison.

Visit https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/drone-rat-poison-dispensing/ to view the full article online.

The Polar Vortex Should Kill Bugs, Right? Not So Much

UWMadScience
Although the cold weather will have some impacts, it’s difficult to predict if it will affect the peskiest insects.

Visit https://uwmadscience.news.wisc.edu/bugs/the-polar-vortex-should-kill-bugs-right-not-so-much/ to view the full article online.

Experts Rush to I.D. an Invasive, Self-Cloning Tick

Futurity
A new visual guide will help scientists identify and control the Asian longhorned tick, which transmits a fatal human disease in its native countries and threatens livestock in the United States.

Visit https://www.futurity.org/asian-longhorned-ticks-1969702-2/ to view the full article online.

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