[The following post was submitted to PMP by guest writer, Andrea Hancock of P.E.S.T. International.] Summer was busy for all of us, but we ended strong with a day of education and service.P.E.S.T. Relief International and CPCO of Georgia partnered together in the REST Initiativeto bring comfort and relief to two women’s recovery centers the last […]
Difference Makers
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
Difference Maker: Dr. William Robinson, B&G Equipment Co.
Describe your duties for B&G Equipment Co. There’s no other place, company or location I’d rather be than B&G. I’m...
Difference Maker: David Naffziger, DHN Solutions LLC
Tell us about your new organization: When BASF consolidated its Specialty Products Division in Raleigh, N.C., in January 2013, my...
Difference Maker: Joe Wilson, Permatreat Pest & Termite Control
Were you fearful of pests as a child? No. My father raised bees, and I had squirrels as pets. When...
Difference Maker: Dr. Susan Jones, The Ohio State University
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I was fascinated by all kinds of insects. I...
Difference Maker: Norman Goldenberg, Terminix
How many years have you now been in the industry? The year 2013 will mark 52 years that I have...
Difference Maker: Dr. Dini Miller, Virginia Tech University
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I don’t know if I would say fascinated, but...
Difference Maker: Shripat T. Kamble, University of Nebraska
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? I wasn’t fascinated or fearful, but I was curious...
Difference Maker: Gary Bennett, Purdue University
As a child, were you fascinated by or fearful of pests? Growing up in a pest control family (Bennett Pest...
Linden Griffin, Griffin Pest Solutions Inc.
As a child, were you fascinated by, or fearful of pests? As a child, I did an insect collection for...