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Brian and Kristin Lunsford. PHOTO COURTESY OF KINGFISH PEST CONTROL

Kingfish Pest Control makes 100 fastest-growing businesses led by University of Georgia Alumni list

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Kingfish Pest Control has been named to the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2025 Bulldog 100, a list...

Sam Walker, Waynes Pest Control (left) and Justin Morrow, Waynes Pest Control (right). PHOTO: WAYNES PEST CONTROL

Three Waynes Pest Control team members earn ACE Certifications

Technical Services Director Mark Freeman, Service Center Leader Justin Morrow and Pest Supervisor Sam Walker of Waynes Pest Control have...

VPMA President John Reid, Accel Pest and Termite Control, presents the inaugural VPMA Board Impact Award to Carley Church, Getem Services. PHOTO: VPMA

VPMA board names inaugural recipient of Impact Award

The Virginia Pest Management Association (VPMA) named Carley Church, Getem Services, as the inaugural recipient of the VPMA Board Impact...

Liphatech adds new sales manager to cover the midwest US

Liphatech added Alex Blahnik as Ohio Valley district sales manager. Blahnik will represent Liphatech’s full line of products in the...

Massey Services participates in several charitable initiatives for the 2024 holiday season

Massey Services celebrated the 2024 holiday season by initiating several charitable initiatives.

The association's annual holiday dinner and meeting, held at Mix Prime Steakhouse in Woodbury, Conn., brought together board and committee members to celebrate the occasion. PHOTO: CPCA

Connecticut Pest Control Association reveals 2025 board members

The Connecticut Pest Control Association (CTPCA) recently revealed its new executive board and board of directors. The newly elected leadership...

Boston's inspectional services members during IGI CO2 training. (Photo courtesy of LiphaTech)

Boston partners with Liphatech to adopt IGI CO₂ technology for rodent abatement

Boston recently partnered with Liphatech for innovative rodent control, training and support.

Truly Nolen promotes new customer care center operations manager

Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Destineelee Schmidt to customer care center operations manager in Tucson, Ariz.

IN MEMORIAM: Joe Cavender

Larry “Joe” Cavender of Rose Pest Solutions passed away December 6, 2024, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He...

WSDA's hornet eradication team after removing hornets from the tree at the first hornet nest detection in the United States, Oct. 2020. From left, Chris Looney, Cassie Cichorz, Sven Spichiger and Rian Wojahn. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture)

WSDA, USDA complete eradication of northern giant hornet from the United States

After three years without confirmed detections, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture...

First severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States confirmed

A Louisiana patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus ("H5N1 bird flu") infection.

Dennis Judy, Owner, Judy’s Pest Services, Snellville, Ga.

IN MEMORIAM: Dennis R. Judy

Dennis Ray Judy, owner of Judy's Pest Services in Snellville, Ga., passed away after a battle with cancer on Dec....

Researchers map bed bug genome

A new University of Texas at Arlington study published in the Journal of Heredity, shows that scientists now have a better...

Registration open for NPMA’s 2025 Legislative Day

Registration is open for the National Pest Management Association's (NPMA) 2025 Legislative Day program, which will take place March 9 – 11,...

The new headquarters moves the team out of a shared office space and gives the team its own space to help support growth. PHOTO: DOUBLE C PEST CONTROL

Double C Pest Control moves to standalone headquarters

Double C Pest Control, a professional pest management solutions provider across South Central Texas, relocated its corporate headquarters to La...