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IN MEMORIAM: Richard Deering

The Pest Management Professional staff is saddened to learn of the passing of a member of its Hall of Fame. Richard Deering...

5 questions with Dan Baldwin

Pest Management Professional (PMP) caught up with Editorial Advisory Board member Dan Baldwin, BCE, REHS/RS, CCFS, CP-FS, PCQI, VP of...

Western Treehole Mosquito (Aedes sierrensis) PHOTO COURTESY OF INATURALIST

Study: Mosquitoes species adapts to higher heat

A study led by a researcher from the University of California-Berkeley found that western tree hole mosquitoes adapted their overall...

CDC graphic showing how animals carry avian flu

Be mindful of the occupational hazard of bird flu

As of early June, the Atlanta, Ga.-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the United States is still experiencing...

PMP Growth Summit 2025: Obstacles and Opportunities Roundtable

Attendees at the 2025 PMP Growth Summit were able to collaborate with fellow industry pros for a discussion on various...

PMP magazine garners regional, national awards

Since 2014, PMP has accumulated 86 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

Aedes aegypti. Photo: James Gathany, CDC

Florida study finds optimal treatment time for yellow fever mosquitoes

As a recent article in the Entomological Society of America's Entomology Today publication reports, the success of treating permethrin-resistant yellow...

From left are BOM co-founders Jim Steed, Neighborly Pest Management, Roseville, Calif., Wayne Golden, GSquare Consulting, and PHOTO: BOM

BOM welcomes new executive, plans Juneteenth anniversary celebration

Black Ownership Matters was founded on June 19, 2020, and plans a day of mentorship and volunteerism to commemorate the...

Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). PHOTO: MAT POUND, USDA AGRICULTRUAL RESEARCH SERVICE, BUGWOOD. ORG

Insights on common tick species PMPs may encounter this year

In honor of National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, as well as Tick Awareness Week, May 4-10, we’ve rounded up a...

Study: Bed bugs exhibit fipronil resistance

While fipronil is not labeled for bed bugs, researchers are exploring how, when and why a new gene mutation is...

California hantavirus deaths raise questions

Authorities in a California county are concerned over increased reports of hantavirus this early in the year.

5 questions with Dr. Matt Frye

Dr. Frye is the Community Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Extension Educator for Cornell University’s New York State IPM Program. With...

New report finds Ixodes ticks may also transmit meat allergy

Black-legged and western black-legged ticks are being looked at as culprits in this ailment.

Saela sells to Rollins

Atlanta, Ga.-based Rollins Inc. acquired Saela Holdings LLC, a rapidly expanding pest management company based in Orem, Utah.

IMAGE: WILLIAM BLAIR/PCO M&A SPECIALISTS PEST INDEX

Industry up 9 percent in February, per Blair/PCO M&A Specialists index

The first two months of 2025 were slightly below the long-term average pest index growth rate of 10 percent.