CenterOak Partners, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm, announced its portfolio company Palmetto Exterminators has acquired PestNow and formed Entomo Brands. Entomo Brands manages multiple insect-related service companies operating under well-established regional and local brands. The company will maintain its corporate headquarters in Charleston, S.C., and Palmetto Exterminators CEO Brian Butler will serve as CEO […]
Ellen Wagner
Ellen Wagner is a former digital editor for PMP magazine.
World Pest Control partners with Rentokil North America
Sylvan Grove, Kan.-based World Pest Control partnered with Rentokil North America as of May 1, 2023. World Pest Control served...
Train and retain employees, part I
2023 PMP Summit attendees share how their companies train and retain employees.
Orkin donates $250,000 to American Red Cross
Orkin donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross as part of Mosquitoes Don’t Deserve A Drop campaign. On July 6,...
NIAID funds Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome research
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded five projects for...
Truly Nolen Pest Control promotes 3 employees
Truly Nolen Pest Control recently promoted three employees.
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Study: Use sticky traps to get rid of nuisance pests
While flies, beetles and silverfish aren’t of medical or economic concern like mosquitoes and termites, they can be considered a...
BioOne partners with ESA to launch eBook Collection
More than 160 eBooks in insect science is now available on the BioOne Digital Library, through an extension of BioOne’s partnership with...
The Pest Management Foundation awards first NJPMA scholarship
The Pest Management Foundation announced the first recipient of the New Jersey Pest Management Association Pest Professional Stewardship Scholarship.
Dates announced for 31st Vertebrate Pest Conference
The 31st Vertebrate Pest Conference (VPC) will be March 11-14, 2024, in Monterey, Calif.
Excel Pest Services names top bed bug states
A new study by Excel Pest Services finds that people are more likely to be bitten by a bed bug...
NPMA releases new season of ‘Will They Eat It?’
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IN MEMORIAM: Chris Giannopulos
Chris Giannopulos, owner of Pest Management Supply, died on May 29 at the age of 79 after a long illness.
Green Pest Solutions promotes VP of pest control
West Chester, Pa.-based Green Pest Solutions recently promoted Jim Carnelli to vice president of pest control.
CDC helps fund Penn State’s vector control program
With a projected $6.25 million in CDC funding over five years, Penn State will lead a new Vector-Borne Disease Regional...