NPMA ePestWorld

Early Bird Registration Ends Dec. 24

Join us on January 15-17 for the 2020 Eastern Conference at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City in Atlantic City, NJ. The Conference will feature a mix of in-depth management sessions, and technical courses featuring the latest research in the pest management industry. Recertification credits have been applied for in CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, and WV.

View the full program and register today!

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iSTRIKE Insecticide Foam fills voids, galleries and holes and kills on contact. It also leaves a residual to continue protection. The convenient aerosol can comes with an applicator hose and narrow and wide tips. Keep one on your truck!

• wood boring beetles

• carpenter bees

• subterranean & drywood termites

• listed ants

Pest Pic of the Week

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Member Benefit Highlight

Ramp Up Your Marketing in the New Year

Looking for an inexpensive marketing vehicle to promote your services? The new year is quickly approaching, and there is no better time to ramp up your marketing efforts!

Use the Winter issue of Pest Gazette to show your current and potential customers how your company can help them control the various types of pests that may invade their home during the season.

Pest Gazette is available in a print and digital format that is perfect for online marketing!

Click here to start customizing your Pest Gazette today.

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Millennials account for more than one-third of the U.S. employee population and more are entering the workforce every day, making this generation the biggest opportunity for growth in fleets.

A successful driver recruitment strategy will attract a new pool of dynamic employees who are wholeheartedly engaged in the company. Here are five ideas on how to recruit millennial drivers:

NPMA Education and Events

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Weekly Headlines

Study Shows a Third of New York Ticks Carry a Disease

101.5 WPDH

According to a New York Upstate report, a study has revealed one out of every 3 tickets in New York carries a disease they can spread to humans.

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Battling Bed Bugs and German Cockroaches Requires Cooperation and Continuous Integrated Pest Management Efforts

Entomology Today

Unfortunately, pest management cooperation is low in affordable housing. There is a large discrepancy between treatment and elimination.

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Angry Grave-Dwelling Mutant Cockroaches Found For First Time in 60 Years

Daily Star

Pest controller Arnold Sciberras recently discovered the white-eyed mutation of the American cockroach which are more aggressive and dominant.

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Mosquito-Borne Virus Emerging As Health Threat

The Bismarck Tribune

Federal health officials are warning of a new emerging health threat, a relatively unknown, mosquito-carried virus that causes an illness for which there's no known cure.

Visit https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/mosquito-borne-virus-emerging-as-health-threat/article_188aad53-f727-58d3-b86b-c27678212a5a.html to view the full article online.

Video Shows Rats Running Rampant In Bourbon Street Pizza Joint

4WWL

A Bourbon Street restaurant has temporarily closed its doors after a video showed a pack of rats running through the kitchen and counter.

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