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Take Advantage of PestWorld 2021 Early Bird Rates Before Oct. 8!

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Only One Week Left to Submit Your Nominations for a Deserving Colleague

Women of Excellence Award
Submit a nomination for the annual Women of Excellence Award, sponsored by Target Specialty Products. This award is open to women across the pest management industry - pest control companies, manufacturers, research organizations, etc. - who demonstrate outstanding leadership and have made notable contributions to the development and growth of the profession, their business, and other women in the industry. Click here for more information and to nominate a candidate. All nominations must be received by August 31, 2021.

Young Entrepreneur Award
Submit a nomination for the annual Young Entrepreneur Award, presented by Rentokil North America. This award recognizes young entrepreneurs (40 years of age or less) working in the professional pest management industry who have helped create or develop an industry business and/or those who have stewarded a meaningful industry concept to fruition. Nominations are dues by August 31, 2021, click here for more information.

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News From National

FREE WEBINAR: Navigating the Challenges of Employee Vaccinations Webinar

Challenging times call for creative solutions. Commercial customers are demanding that only vaccinated employees can enter their facilities. You cannot operate your routes when unvaccinated employees are out sick due to Covid. Join NPMA on Tuesday, August 31 at 2:30 PM EDT to hear candid feedback from pest control company owners on what is working to encourage a vaccinated workplace and what is not and engage with panelists during an interactive Q&A portion of the discussion. During these challenging times we need to work together to help our industry continue to succeed and prosper.

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Member Benefit Highlight

National Fit Testing Service

National Fit Testing Service offers you an easy economical way to achieve OSHA compliance. At your convenience, National Fit Testing Service's technicians come to your site and perform Qualitative or Quantitative fit testing of your employees in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134.

Help protect your valued employees health and well-being as well as comply with OSHA regulations, by scheduling your respirator fit testing and training session. Contact Linda Lane for special NPMA member pricing today!

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NPMA Education and Events

You’re Invited to the Pest Management Foundation's 2021 Gala Dinner

The Pest Management Foundation requests the pleasure of your company at a special gala dinner in conjunction with PestWorld 2021 on November 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to benefit the programs it funds. Your $1,000 donation per plate, or $10,000 donation per table of ten, will help the Foundation advance the pest management industry through education, research, and outreach. Reserve Your Seat Today!

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Attend Your Local Pest Management Association Events!

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Members Make Headlines

Biology of Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Other Disease-Causing Arthropods Course

Cornell University is offering a certificate course on the biology of arthropods — both insects and related forms — that impact human health. You will explore the fascinating biology, behaviors, and disease-transmission processes of a range of organisms, with special emphasis on the most important groups, including ticks and mosquitoes.

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Aruza Pest Control Named to 2021 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Aruza Pest Control has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., landing at No. 256 on Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list.

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Weekly Headlines

Northeast Residents Told to Destroy Invasive Insect

Fox News

Officials warn the spotted lanternfly could do some serious economic damage.

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Experts Expect High Mosquito Population in Northeast Wisconsin for Several Weeks

NBC 26

Experts said recent rainfall "set the stage" for the increase in mosquitoes we've seen buzzing around Northeast Wisconsin lately.

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Philly Region Ranked No. 1 for Rodents in Homes Before the Pandemic, When The Problem Only Grew

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nearly 19% of housing units reported sightings of mice or rats, a higher share than the roughly 11% that reported sightings in the New York metro area.

Visit https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/housing/mice-rats-philadelphia-roaches-infestation-home-sightings-20210823.html to view the full article online.

The 2021 Brood X Cicada Emergence: A Recap

Entomology Today

The world’s largest emergence of periodical cicadas occurred this spring in the mid-Atlantic and eastern Midwest regions of the U.S., with billions of them rising from the earth after a 17-year wait, making a bunch of noise, mating and reproducing, then swiftly dying.

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Snake Invasion: As Drought Persists, More Snakes Slithering into SoCal communities

California News Times

If you’ve ever run horribly with a sly snake, you’re not alone. There are snake invasions in some communities in Southern California.

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