Pete Schopen – Page 3 – Pest Management Professional

Many moons ago, when I was a waiter at an exclusive country club in the Chicago suburbs, I worked with...

When I was 19, I spent the summer as an outdoor technician for my dad’s company. I did all of...

This month, my back-page column features a question- and -answer (Q&A) session with Pete Schopen, a regular Pest Management Professional...

Have you noticed that hardly anyone volunteers anymore? It used to be that you’d have waiting lists to get into...

Years ago in Chicago, I inspected for termites at a brick bungalow with a cellar and an attached crawlspace. The...

Recently, within the span of a few days, three of my pest management brethren (in California, Wisconsin and Michigan, respectively)...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been working. When I was 14 years old, I’d mow the grass...

I love to play Scrabble. Growing up on a farm in Nebraska, our winter days were long and weekends even...

A few years ago, I visited my chiropractor because my back was killing me. I explained to him I hurt it...

My brother Drake, owner of Mid Central Pest Control in East Dundee, Ill., recently asked me to help train our...

I was reading an interesting interview in Sports Illustrated (my second-favorite magazine) a few months ago with the much-maligned commissioner of...

As told by Pete Schopen, owner of McHenry, Ill.-based Schopen Pest Solutions When I was 19 and working with my...

You know the look: eyes pinched shut, hand on your stomach, sweat beading off your forehead. Are you nervous because...

We at Pest Management Professional (PMP) have experienced significant growth the past several years, and we have you to thank...