Happy Holidays! Consider an End of Year Gift to the Pest Management Foundation
The Pest Management Foundation funds research into practical topics that impact pest management companies and the pests they control. Please consider making an end of the year gift to the Pest Management Foundation, any size donation will make a difference! By making a tax deductible donation, you will help fund structural pest control research projects at Universities across the United States and help encourage the next generation of urban entomologists through scholarship programs. For more information about the Pest Management Foundation, or to make a donation, visit www.NPMAFoundation.org or follow us on Facebook. 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. Heard From the HillDecember is often a slow time on Capitol Hill, as legislators leave for the Holidays and most legislation stalls. It’s a little different this year – not only are impeachment hearings happening most session days, but the government is not funded, the trade deal is still outstanding, and the defense authorization act has not yet been passed. With government funding expiring on December 20th, the rumor in the House is that there may be two small minibus bills (a minibus is several appropriations bills packaged together, as compared to an omnibus which is all appropriation bills packaged together). There have also been rumors that Trump will refuse to sign any bill until Homeland Security is passed (clearly tying his signature to money for the wall).
Formed at the RISE LAC meeting in Arizona back in August the RISE LAC Preemption Workgroup met at NPMA Headquarters in Fairfax, VA to discuss, strategize and prepare for proposed pesticide preemption roll backs in state legislatures. The workgroup will meet again in January. The following states that are of interest include:
News From NationalAs spam has become ever more sophisticated, it’s come to our attention that scammers are impersonating the leadership and staff of NPMA and the state pest control associations. Should you ever receive a request asking for money, help, or simply a phishing email in which they want you to respond (i.e., I’m hoping to hear from you soon or can you do me a favor), please ignore.
 A strong start to the newest Professional Women in Pest Management local network A group of multi-dimensional women who work for, and alongside, pest management companies in Pakistan convened for the first official interest meeting of the Pakistan Professional Women in Pest Management (PPWIPM). The meeting was an astounding success having 42 attendees, it marked the strongest start of any local PWIPM network to date. 
The NPMA Diversity Committee is trying to determine if there is a need in the pest control industry for Spanish product labels. Currently, few products have Spanish labels in addition to the EPA required English labels. Please complete this simple, three question survey on whether your company would, or would not, benefit from having both English and Spanish labels.
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Member Benefit HighlightDid you know that NPMA has worked with Transamerica to be able to offer your employees a guaranteed issue (NO UNDERWRITING REQUIREMENT) TransDi benefit in the instance that they get sick or hurt and can’t work? TransDI Plus helps replace up to 60% of an employee’s salary up to $2000 if they are unable to work because of a total disability, and your employee’s can select the amount they want to purchase in $100 increments. Once an employee has satisfied the waiting period, their benefits will continue for as long as they are totally disabled up to the maximum period stated in the policy. For more information please contact JerriLynn Cobb at DK Young at jerrilynn@dkyoung.com. NPMA Education and Events Join NPMA and the National Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA) at the 2020 Wildlife Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program combines training and education with networking opportunities and the chance to check out the newest technology and services in the Exhibit Hall. Whether you are a large company or a one-man shop, use this opportunity to grow this segment of your business by attending this unique meeting.
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