Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) – Pest Management Professional

Sprague Pest Solutions employee earns ACE certification

Scott Saia, route manager at the Medford, Ore., branch of Sprague Pest Solutions, recently early his associate certified entomologist (ACE)...

4th woman at Sprague earns ACE certification

Tacoma, Wash.-based Sprague Pest Solutions announced Nancy Leshley, route manager in Eugene, Ore., earned the associate certified entomologist (ACE) certification.

Bobby Andrews retires from Sprague, 2 employees receive ACE

Sprague Pest Solutions announces the retirement of Bobby Andrews, BCE, after a 44-year career and two employees received the Associate...

PestStop Pest Control CEO given 2022 ESA ACE Professional Award

PestStop Pest Control CEO, Billy Olesen, ACE, has been honored with the 2022 Entomological Society of America Associate Certified Entomologist...

ESA announces new board-certified entomologists

The Entomological Society of America announced the professionals that earned their Associate Certified Entomologist, Board Certified Entomologist, Certified IMP Technician and Public...

ESA launches IPM certificate program

Pest management professionals can jumpstart their careers through the Certified Integrated Pest Management Technician credential from the Entomological Society of America...

PMPs kick off busy season with achievements, partnerships

The busy season of 2021 has kicked off with multiple pest management professional firms earning awards, certificates and beginning new...

New Bedford GM earns 2 industry designations

Jon Amaral, general manager of New Bedford Pest Control, New Bedford, Mass., can now add certifications ACE and PHE behind...

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2021 could be the start of something big

Consider these resolutions that can be adapted for your circumstances; perhaps one will strike a chord with you for 2021.

ESA honors retired Texas A&M professor

The Entomological Society of America has named retired Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service professor of urban entomology Dr. Michael Merchant, BCE,...

New ACEs, from left, are Vern Davis, Justin Kendall, John Furdek and Shannon Harlow-Ellis, with instructor David Moore, BCE. IMAGE: VPMA

4 earn ACE at VPMA event

In June, the Virginia Pest Management Association (VPMA) hosted its Jeffrey M. Johnson Memorial ACE Prep Course and Exam in...

Turner Pest Control technicians wearing the proper PPE for the TurnerClean Disinfection Misting Service. PHOTO: TURNER PEST CONTROL

Turner Pest Control launches service, gives back to first responders

Turner Pest Control added TurnerClean Disinfection Misting Service, a new indoor treatment that disinfects homes and businesses.

Public health training the focus of QualityPro, ESA

The NPMA has unveiled a suite of public health training exams for to earn the newly introduced QualityPro Public Health...

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Association updates from UPFDA, ESA, NPMA, RISE

Stay updated with the latest news from the Entomological Society of America, the National Pest Management Association, RISE and more.

Billy Blasingame, ACE, owner and CEO of Blasingame Pest Management, and William E. Blasingame Sr., a Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer (Class of 2011).

Blasingame Services reignites training program

W. E. Blasingame Services, a training and consulting firm for urban pest control, has been re-established and reopened by Billy...