News – Page 187 – Pest Management Professional

Ace Exterminating honored for business ethics

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Ace Exterminating earned the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Center for Ethics.

Bobby and Jan Jenkins giving acceptance remarks. PHOTO: SANDY CARSON

ABC Home & Commercial Services owners earn philanthropic award

Caritas of Austin awarded Jan and Bobby Jenkins — owners of ABC Home & Commercial Services — the Harvey Penick...

NPMA updates wood destroying insect report form

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) licensed ServiceMark to print the updated National Wood Destroying Insect Report form NPMA-33.

PPMA selects new executive committee leadership

The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) names John Myers of Rentokil Steritech and Matt Stevenson of Terminix to its executive...

NPMA launches PestWorld 2019 day of service

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is offering pest management professionals an opportunity to give back during PestWorld 2019.

Cats USA deploys ContraPest in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Calif., will begin implementing SenesTech Inc.'s ContraPest solution in its current integrated pest management (IPM) programs.

Arrow celebrates top performers at annual event

Arrow Exterminators hosted the company’s top performing sales and management team members at its annual Premier Club and Circle of...

Mating temporarily blinds honey bee queens

New research from the University of California (UC) Riverside finds male honey bees inject toxins during sex that cause temporary...

Truly Nolen selects district manager of ‘Team Thunder’

Truly Nolen promoted Tom Larrabee to district manager of “Team Thunder,” a district of six up-and-coming service offices in Florida,...

From left are Dayton and Sheila Hylton, Waynes President Eric Frye, and Shawn Hollis of Waynes. PHOTO: WAYNES PEST CONTROL

Waynes purchases Dayton’s Pest Control

Birmingham, Ala.-based Waynes Pest Control expands its operations to eastern Tennessee with the acquisition of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Dayton’s Pest Control.

From left are Paul Giannamore of Potomac; Tony DiLucente, CFO of ServiceMaster; and Svein Olav Stölen, CEO of Nomor. PHOTO: THE POTOMAC CO.

ServiceMaster enters European pest control market

ServiceMaster acquired Stockholm, Sweden-based Nomor Holding AB, the fourth largest pest control company in Europe with operations in Sweden and...

Terminix acquires Desert Pacific Exterminators

Terminix International — a subsidiary of ServiceMaster — acquired Desert Pacific Exterminators, located in Yucca Valley, California.

Rockwell earns patent for ant bait

The United States Patent Office issued patent number 10,398,141 to Rockwell Labs for the company’s invention entitled “breakable non-flowing gel...

FSS expands to Southeast, selects manager

Fumigation Service & Supply (FSS) is extending its coverage area to the Southeast and named James "Beau" Bridwell, ACE, manager...

Bees are omnivores, new research shows

Contrary to the belief that bees eat just nectar and pollen, a team of scientists has shown that bee larvae have...