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Employee milestones are business blessings

"Keva has been involved since our early days, and has seen our company grow to where it is today."

Dr. Reid Ipser, Director of Technical Services, Nisus Corp.

Determine when to use control for stinging insects

Stinging insects include all species in the order Hymenoptera; however, the major concerns are from bees, hornets and wasps. Species...

PCI: HomeDepot.com

Pest Control Insulation (PCI) announces a new distribution channel for purchasing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered TAP Pest Control Insulation:...

Debugging pest control recruitment problems

In today’s tight labor markets, pest management companies don’t have the luxury to stick with an old-fashioned playbook for recruiting...

Research reveals impacts of total solar eclipse on bees

You may remember to total solar eclipse in 2017 in North America that everyone was buzzing about? Well, research from...

Smith & Sons merges with Modern

Aiken, S.C.-based Smith & Sons Pest Control has merged with Modern Exterminating, Columbia, S.C. It will do business under the...

RISE encourages PMPs to move ‘boldly forward’

With a theme of @boldly4ward, RISE’s annual meeting brought together our industry’s leaders in September to review our progress on...

ShuBee: Red BeeArmor

ShuBee BeeArmor is reusable, stay-in-place surface protection for use on any hard surface — even marble and tile. The non-woven...

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6 steps to screening superstars

No matter the position you’re looking to fill, your interview and follow-up procedures are key. Here are six steps to...

ServiceTitan names CFO

ServiceTitan, the Glendale, Calif.-based all-in-one software for residential home service businesses, has named David Burt, a veteran finance and technology...

Identifying sources of distraction for detector dogs

(Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions...

Recruiting, training and retaining ‘A’ players

Tips from the trenches: How to turn your No. 1 operations obstacle into your No. 1 business growth opportunity.

WorkWave PestPac: Commercial 4.0

PestPac’s new and updated features for commercial pest control services include CustomerConnect+ LogBook allowing for documentation storage and tracking, with...

Local paper names Wil-Kil to top employers list, again

Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Wil-Kil Pest Control, a Copesan Pest Solutions partner, was named one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Best...

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Behold the power of policies

I hate holiday parties. I love the religious celebration of Christmas and spending time with my family — I’ll be...