Heather Gooch – Page 78 – Pest Management Professional

Celebrate pollinators Aug. 22

What are you doing to celebrate National Honey Bee Day Aug. 22? You could take a cue from the National Pest Management Association...

Contest Winner was Pretty Fly for Her Day

The Toronto Star looked to its archives recently to unearth the life story of Beatrice “Beattie” White, who in 1912...

EPA proposes stronger RUP standards

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication rule. Weighing in at 280 pages, it proposes stronger...

PMP Hall of Fame Spotlight: John R. Cook Sr.

The Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is comprised of Dr. Laurel Hansen, Dr. Phil Koehler, John R. Cook Sr....

Abby Wambach partners with RISE for awareness project

We realize that the majority of our readers don’t have much to do professionally with groundskeeping, but we couldn’t pass...

When Pest Management and Archeology Collide

As many of you know, my late father-in-law, Ray Gooch, was a Terminix technician for many years in Canton, Ohio....

EPA seeks school IPM research

Integrated pest management (IPM) strategies in schools has long been an industry focus, but to date, much of the data...

Non-commensal rodents added to EPA labels

Are you reviewing rodent training with your techs anytime soon? If so, you might want to take note of expanded...

NPMA announces summer group of certified PMPs

The National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) QualityPro Certification Program congratulates the following companies for earning their QualityPro designation: Arrow Exterminators,...

Green Pest awards scholarships

When the Green Pest Services team decided to give back to their Southern Maryland/Northern Virginia community by setting up a...

Mosquito Joe raises $7,100 for blood banks

As first reported last month, Virginia Beach, Va.-based Mosquito Joe celebrated National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (June 21-27) in an unusual...

After Hours: His Heart is Racing

Joe LaFlamme is a first-generation pest management professional, but he’s a second-generation racecar driver. The general manager of Troy, N.Y.-based...

BREAKING: EPA proposes curtailing propoxur use

EDITED AT 3:50 P.M. EASTERN TO REFLECT NPMA’S DR. JIM FREDERICKS’ COMMENTS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing...

Mitchell adds diplomate designation

Pest Management Professional (PMP) magazine is proud to announce that Technical Editor Dr. Stuart Mitchell has been awarded Diplomate status with...

As an Industry, Let’s Thank a Vet

So many qualities of the military, especially discipline, following protocols and problem-solving, dovetail perfectly with the requirements of being a...