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Join NPMA today 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. 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. During these challenging times we need to work together to help our industry continue to succeed and prosper.
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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=691270&issueID=79606 to view the full article online. 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! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=691273&issueID=79606 to view the full article online. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=691070&issueID=79606 to view the full article online. Members Make Headlines
Plunkett’s Pest Control, Inc. has acquired Illiana Wildlife & Pest Control based in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/pdf/Plunketts_Acquisition_Press_Release__.pdf to view the full article online. The Better Business Bureau, serving South Florida and the Caribbean, named Native Pest Management the Torch Award for Ethics winner. Since 1998, this award has been recognizing local companies with an exceptional commitment to ethical business practices. The Torch Award for Ethics is designed to promote the importance of building trust and the willingness and efforts made by outstanding businesses to help contribute to an honorable marketplace.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/pdf/PressRelease-NPM-WinsBBBTorchAwardforEthics.pdf to view the full article online. Tue, Sep 21, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Health care facilities must maintain a clean, pest-free environment while caring for sensitive populations. This webinar will discuss how facilities can support the wellbeing of their patients by implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that limits both pests and pesticides. Learn more and register. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=691388&issueID=79606 to view the full article online. Weekly Headlines
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Chemicals released by predators could serve as a pesticide alternative for ridding fields of insects. Visit https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-use-smell-of-fear-to-ward-off-insect-pests-from-crops-and-gardens/ to view the full article online. Geek Wire
Another Asian giant hornet nest has been removed from a tree in Washington as the state’s Department of Agriculture tries to stay a step ahead of the invasive pest sometimes called the “murder hornet.” Visit https://www.geekwire.com/2021/murder-hornet-nest-cut-tree-washington-state-1500-developing-insects-found-inside/ to view the full article online. WSB-TV
It’s hardly one of those things that the city of Atlanta probably wants to be known for, but ApartmentGuide.com’s analysis of data from the American Housing Survey shows Atlanta is the U.S. city with the second-highest number of roach infestations. Visit https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/atlanta-comes-near-top-worst-cities-with-roach-infestations/UFG5GXUYNNEOJHJLXWIH3VQI24/ to view the full article online. Entomology Today
A team of researchers at Ohio State University used an integrative taxonomy approach—looking at both physical and genetic evidence—to determine that the ticks formerly known as Dermacentor variabilis in the west are a new species, which they’ve named Dermacentor similis. Visit https://entomologytoday.org/2021/08/25/american-dog-ticks-western-new-species-dermacentor-similis/ to view the full article online. Fox 9
An officer made a surprising discovery in his squad Monday after a squirrel jumped from underneath his computer and onto the dash. Visit https://www.fox9.com/news/squirrel-stashes-nuts-in-minnesota-deputys-squad-car to view the full article online. |