The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) released a revised version of the NPMA-33 Wood Destroying Insect Inspection Form this year. The revised NPMA-33 form is available for purchase as a hard copy through NPMA’s BugStore, or as a digital form on the newly redesigned forms website: www.npmaforms.com. NPMA hosted a webinar highlighting the changes to the NPMA-33 form in August. If you missed the training course, you can view the recording on NPMA’s Online Learning Center to learn about the new and improved form. The previous edition of this form will become obsolete after December 31, 2019. For questions on purchasing NPMA forms or the new NPMA forms website, contact Michael Bentley at mbentley@pestworld.org. Please direct all questions or concerns regarding the updated NPMA-33 form to Jim Fredericks at jfredericks@pestworld.org. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=594233&issueID=65931 to view the full article online.
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Back by popular demand, NPMA will be hosting a Kid’s Program on March 9th within the larger Legislative Day program. Children will get a chance to explore some of the most iconic DC landmarks as well as a tour of the Capitol Building! If you are interested in having your child(ren) participate, please RSVP to Maria Mercado by January 15. NPMA can only host this program based on confirmed commitments. Please RSVP as soon as possible. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=594231&issueID=65931 to view the full article online. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=594232&issueID=65931 to view the full article online. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=594220&issueID=65931 to view the full article online.
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Critter Control is pleased to announce that it is on track for 10 new franchise locations in 2019, which is the largest franchise growth for the company since 2007.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=594243&issueID=65931 to view the full article online. The Aust Group is pleased to announce the most recent acquisition of their client, Lytle’s Termite & Pest Control to ServiceMaster’s subsidiary, Terminix International.
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Officials in Erie County, Ohio, have posted an image of a strange brown mass found in a Christmas tree, which contains hundreds of praying mantis eggs. Visit https://www.newsweek.com/walnut-mass-christmas-tree-hundreds-praying-mantis-eggs-1476924 to view the full article online. Smithsonian.com
Prehistoric insects that resemble modern lice infested animals as early as the mid-Cretaceous, living and evolving along with dinosaurs and early birds. Visit https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lice-filled-dinosaur-feathers-found-trapped-100-million-year-old-amber-180973727/ to view the full article online. CTV News
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is partnering with agencies in six provinces to investigate an outbreak of salmonella infections across the country. Visit https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/outbreak-of-salmonella-in-six-canadian-provinces-linked-to-snakes-and-rodents-1.4724023 to view the full article online. Asbury Park Press
Lone star ticks, carriers of diseases that can sicken humans, are expanding their range in New Jersey, according to a newly published study in the New England Journal of Medicine from researchers in Connecticut. Visit https://www.app.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2019/12/11/lone-star-ticks-expand-range-nj-bringing-risk-new-diseases/4387657002/ to view the full article online. |