Don’t miss out! Access one of the many benefits that comes with NPMA membership, your Small Business Toolbox! If you’re seeking finance resources like budgeting advice, access our informative webinar on budgeting basics as well as our helpful budget template. Running a business isn’t easy, and we’re here to help by providing you with useful materials to ease the pressure. Get budgeting tips for your business by accessing the financial resources within the toolbox.

We welcome everyone to vote for one charity to receive the proceeds from the PestWorld PWIPM 5k Walk/Run. This year will be the 12th anniversary of this annual fundraiser. Last year we raised $6,000 for empowerHER. Choose which charity you’d like to raise funds for this year by voting! Voting is open through June.

On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing for the USDA's budget request for FY 2023. The overall budget request is for a total of $195.9 billion, which is slightly lower than the 2022 FY request of $198.1 billion. Questions from the committee for the Agriculture department are due by May 17th, and the department will have thirty days to follow up. Until then, the department will not be moving forward on the budget plan, and no other meetings have been scheduled yet. The hearing did not directly cover items of interest to the industry, but NPMA is committed to monitoring all elements of the Farm Bill to ensure we are always ready to take advantage of any opportunity to push for preemption.

Paul Long brings the F.U.N with his session Connecting the Workplace and Life Through F.U.N. Paul answers the question: how do today’s best companies accelerate business results? By engaging their employees, celebrating all that’s GOOD, and creating a culture of experience that inspires their workforce to create joy, FUN, and fulfillment.

Registration for NPMA Academy 2022 is now open. Members of the pest management community will not want to miss Paul and a full program of team-building, networking, and fun!

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Occasional invaders and bed bugs capture most search interest

The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), the consumer marketing arm of NPMA, manages a robust digital presence of consumer websites, including PestWorld.org and PestWorldForKids.org in addition to a variety of microsites. These properties allow PPMA to educate consumer audiences about pest prevention and the value of partnering with a pest control professional while also establishing NPMA as the go-to resource and authority for pest-related advice and content.

In its most recent PPMA Update, a monthly newsletter shared with investors, PPMA shared that PestWorld.org and PestWorldForKids.org saw nearly 400,000 total sessions in March – a 25% Month-over-Month increase. Stink bugs and boxelder bugs continue to be of top interest to site visitors, but as we inch closer to travel season, its Bed Bug Pest Guide saw nearly 9,000 pageviews in March. In fact, traffic to the Pest Guide section in general was up 46% MoM, indicating that there is a renewed and active interest in pest activity as spring brings out the bugs. Additional pests of interest included silverfish, carpenter ants and jumping spiders.

To learn more about PPMA and its many consumer marketing programs, and to lend your support with an investment in PPMA, contact Cindy Mannes at cmannes@pestworld.org.

As part of NPMA’s ongoing efforts to provide exceptional and timely content to members, we have sent a brief survey to a representative segment of members to gather feedback on the NPMA website and print and digital communications. If you receive a request to complete the survey, we encourage you to participate and share your feedback with us by Friday, May 20 and help NPMA continue to provide timely and relevant information to all members.

The May/June 2022 issue of PestWorld magazine has arrived! The issue features new technology that can help safeguard your business and help it run more efficiently.

Articles include:

Raising Employee Awareness Critical to Prevent Cyber-Attacks

Technology Supports Fleet Management Best Practices

The Importance of Personal Messaging in Marketing

Form I-9: The Employment Eligibility Verification Form

Connecting Policy makers and the Industry

Flexible Work Schedules Result in Increased Benefits for All: Thomas Pest Services, Inc.

Pestmaster Services of the Villages of Howey in the Hills, FL
Kuwait Hygiene Contracting for Rodent and Pest Control Company of Mirqab, Kuwait

NPMA’s Resource Center provides members with an intuitive one-stop-shop for access to the latest technical and business management resources including online training.

Training on Your Schedule: We work to fit your schedule. From certifications and state-required recertification credits to business webinars and conference recaps, the Resource Center allows self-guided learning with more than 60 career-building webinars. Explore our online training resources.

You've hired talented employees; now how do you bring out their best? Who in your organization is trained to train your team? What are the best practices and latest technologies for training adult learners? Join us May 26th at 3:00 PM EDT as we open a dialog about how companies train their trainers. What's working? What's not? What have we learned? Come if you have answers. Come if you have questions. All are welcome to join the discussion.

We invite you to join us for the 2022 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference in Cherokee, North Carolina. In addition to the quality education sessions featuring the latest in technical research, join colleagues for an array of social functions, including a golf tournament at Sequoyah National Golf Club, our Mid-Atlantic Family Picnic, and a closing BBQ Lunch! It’s an event for fun, families, and friends from across the Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas.

Join us July 21-23 in Cherokee, NC.

When you connect with other pest management professionals from around the world, you create greater possibilities—possibilities that advance your career, grow your business, and support your customers. PestWorld 2022 brings individuals from every facet of pest management together to share tactical knowledge, hear different perspectives on business trends, learn from the latest technical research, and form strong relationships.

Just Announced - Alex Sheen, Founder, because I said I would
As one of the world’s foremost experts on accountability and commitment, Alex is a five-time TEDxTalk speaker, author, podcast host, internationally-recognized humanitarian and Founder of the because I said I would, a social movement and nonprofit dedicated to bettering humanity through promises made and kept. His work has been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, the Steve Harvey Show, CNN, Fox News and many other programs.

Connected. Inspired. Educated.
Join us in Boston, October 11-14.

View our master calendar for a full list of industry events.