Nuisance Wildlife Removal shares how bird work comprises nearly a third of its revenue. Bird management can be time-consuming, complex work. Sure, it’s relatively easy to remove sparrows and their nests from big box store signs. But when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want osprey and their nest removed from a 125-ft.-tall light pole at Raymond […]
Jerry Mix
Longtime Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Jerry Mix died June 15, 2021. Read more about his life and career here.
Isotech turns commercial prospects into clients
Isotech Pest Management places a premium on being the best at what it does, which leads to interested prospects and...
PMP Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee: Dr. Vernard Lewis reflects on career
Dr. Vernard Lewis reflects on a 26-year career at the University of California, Berkeley. PMP Hall of Fame 2016 Inductee...
Dr. Koehler’s Four Decades of Service Earns Him Spot in Hall of Fame
When a person reaches age 68 and reflects on more than 40 years of highly successful service with one organization,...
Family Matters: Braman Termite and Pest Elimination
In the 1980s, Jerry Lazarus, owner of Braman Termite and Pest Elimination in Agawam, Mass., was busy doing his very...
PMP Hall of Fame Spotlight: Dr. Phil Koehler
The Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is comprised of Dr. Laurel Hansen, Dr. Phil Koehler, John R. Cook Sr....
Difference Maker: Lloyd Merritt Smigel
Editor’s Note: The PMP staff is saddened to report that Smigel, a former columnist and loyal friend of the magazine, passed...
Family Matters: Plunkett’s Pest Control
This year, Fridley, Minn.-based Plunkett’s Pest Control is celebrating its 100th anniversary. A century of service is an industry milestone,...
Difference Maker: Dr. Faith Oi
Dr. Faith Oi considers the hours she spends helping pest management professionals (PMPs) solve problems time well spent. After all,...
Ride Along: Fahey Pest Management
It’s 8:30 a.m. on a Wednesday in early March. We’re in the all-purpose room at Fahey Pest Management in Sarasota,...
A Day in the Life: Dominique Stumpf
Dominique Stumpf, CAE, CMP, Chief Operating Officer of the National Pest Management Association It’s 1 a.m. on a Friday, and the...
Family Matters: Lloyd Pest Control
In 1937, Al Ogle traveled from Los Angeles to San Diego and bought The Lloyd Co. for $125. That’s no...
Difference Maker: Dr. Barbara L. Thorne
Dr. Barbara L. Thorne is termite expert with the University of Maryland and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services As...
Difference Maker: Mike Katz, Rentokil North America
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I never had much interest in insect or vertebrate...
Family Matters: Russ Ives
“We have to make sure we remain flexible enough to adapt to whatever changes nature and government throw at us....
Difference Maker: Laura Simpson, Dugas Pest Control
The years 2012 and 2013 were significant ones for Laura Simpson, owner of Dugas Pest Control based in Baton Rouge,...