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Join PPMA in Showing Your Support for Science Education

Just in time for back-to-school season, PPMA has released updates to its children’s website, PestWorldForKids.org, featuring improvements to its design and functionality, and new teaching materials. The educational website now boasts a revamped Critter Crafts section with downloadable instructions and new navigation and categorization of its learning materials by grade level. Brand new content has also been added to attract an audience of young learners, ages three to five for use in daycare, preschool and Pre-K programs, and at home.

Industry members are invited to share this ad-free, friendly children’s resource on their social media pages and with their communities. Mainframe subscribers also have access to a downloadable badge that they can add to their company website to proudly display their affiliation with promoting early childhood education and support of PestWorldForKids.org.

News From National

PWIPM 5K to Benefit the National Girls Collaborative Project

The National Girls Collaborative Project works to bring together organizations from around the United States who are committed to supporting and encouraging young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This charity has been selected to receive the funds of the PWIPM 5K Fun Run/Walk, to be held October 26th, in conjunction with PestWorld 2018. To support the NGCP and register for the 5K, click here.

Still need to make your hotel reservations for PestWorld 2018? Click here

NPMA Names Top 10 Vector Sectors

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released a new Vector Sectors™ list of the top 10 U.S. cities with the greatest risk for increased pest pressure from vector pests, including ticks and mosquitoes.

As vectors of disease, these pests are able to transmit pathogens such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus to humans through their bites, making awareness and prevention paramount to protecting public health.

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Ask the Expert

Q: I am having problems controlling silverfish in a residential account. The customer keeps complaining of silverfish in the master bathroom. I’ve treated the bathroom and looked around the exterior of the home but am not finding any evidence. What am I missing?

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New Members

Welcome New Members

Achieve Pest & Wildlife Solutions of Lincoln, RI
Brantley's Pest Control of Henderson, KY
Dar Mas Control SA De CV of Mexico
Harmony Pest Management of Albuquerque, NM
Nature-Cide of Canoga Park, CA
NPO "GARANT" of Russian Federation
Pacific View Marketing of Camarillo, CA
ProGreen Pest Managemnent Service, LLC of Quincy, MA
Rice Pest Control Company of Anniston, AL
Rumberger, Kirk, and Caldwell of Orlando, FL
Tabor Pest Services of Benton, IL

QualityPro Accredited

Hoffman's Exterminating Co., Inc. of Mantua, NJ
Harlow Pest & Sanitation Control Ltd. of Edmonton, AB Canada

Pest Pic of the Week

Yellow Jacket

As a membership benefit, NPMA has developed a gallery of
pest images at My.NPMAPestWorld.org for use by NPMA members.

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Member Benefit Highlight

NPMA Offers Prescription Discounts!

Save 10-85% on prescription costs with myRxMedSaver, a discount program available to NPMA members, their families and friends. Immediately begin saving on both brand-name and generic drugs by using the free app or discount card. Download the app.

NPMA Education and Events

Educational Highlight: The Latest Breakthroughs and Discoveries in Bed Bug Science

Showcasing the latest research on bed bug control strategies, the NPMA Global Bed Bug Summit, to be held November 27-29 in Colorado, is a not-to-be-missed event for PMPs who offer bed bug services. Join us for a general session, presented by Dini Miller of Virginia Tech University and learn about the biggest breakthroughs that happened in bed bug research over the last couple of years, and gain insight that can be applied to your business today. Click here for more information and to register.

NPMA’s 2018 Technical Webinar Schedule

Monday, September 10, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Understanding the Disease Potential of Urban Rodents
Matt Frye, Ph.D., Community IPM Extension Area Educator, Cornell University
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Advanced Control Techniques for Domestic and Peridomestic Cockroaches
Chad Gore, Entomologist/Market Technical Director, Rentokil North America
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Weekly Headlines

Health Officials Sound Alarm as Invasive Tick, New To US, Spreads

USA Today
An exotic tick previously unknown to the United States is spreading across the eastern U.S. with sightings in eight states this summer.

'Drunk and Irritable' Wasps Are Going on 'Stinging Rampages'

Fox News
So-called "lager lout" wasps are attacking Britain after getting drunk drinking fermented fruit and leftover pub-garden cider, stinging anyone and everyone they can find, the Daily Mail reports.

Rodent Falls Through Ceiling, Disrupts Business At NH Town Hall

CBS Boston
A rodent fell through a ceiling hole at Town Hall amid screams of town employees, who caught the critter when it landed in a waste basket.

Lyme Disease — and The Ticks That Carry It — Spreads Across The U.S.

WBUR
The threat of Lyme disease has spread to all 50 states. Quest Diagnostics analyzed 6 million blood samples and found the tick-borne disease is now in 100 percent of the country.

Mutant Mosquitoes: Can Gene Editing Kill Off Malaria?

The Telegraph
Scientists want to harness ‘gene-drive’ technology to render mosquitoes incapable of reproduction so that their populations crash.

For your Business

6 Steps to Make Your Strategic Plan Really Strategic

Harvard Business Review
Why is it that when a group of managers gets together for a strategic planning session they often emerge with a document that’s devoid of “strategy”, and often not even a plan?

Are You an Integrator or a Segmentor? Knowing the Answer Can Help With Work-Life Balance

Quartz
As technology consumes our lives, nudging us to respond to Slack messages at midnight and email pings on weekends, the concept of “work-life balance” increasingly feels like a myth.

5 Ways New Managers Can Protect Themselves From Burning Out

Fast Company
In my experience, new managers tend to make one crucial mistake–trying to do it all.

How Executives Can Help Millennial Leaders Become Better Collaborators

Forbes
To achieve breakthrough results, business leaders need a winning culture that taps the creative brilliance of every person on their teams.

10 Traits of Great Leaders in This New World of Work

Great Leadership
These are the 10 traits that employees expect -- and I strongly believe that companies need -- from their leaders.