At January's Purdue Pest Management Conference, Rentokil Initial's Cassie Krejci presented on how to read labels, calculate chemical usage and prepare solutions in the field.

Caroline Kohnert, technical director for Plunkett’s Pest Control, Fridley, Minn., discussed the history of Urban Pest Management Technical Committee and the growth of the group representing 25 pest control companies.

At PestWorld 2023, Dr. Chow-Yang Lee, entomology professor, UC, Riverside, shared his thoughts on global bed bug issues, including last summer’s reports of bed bug infestations in Paris.

At this year's Purdue Pest Management Conference, Dr. Faith Oi, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) extension associate professor, was the keynote speaker on where PMPs fit into the One Health initiative.

For this year's Day of Service, PestVets partnered with Wounded Warrior Ohana to treat Honolulu veterans to a BBQ meal. To donate to Wounded Warrior Ohana visit https://www.wwohana.org/support-us.

Listen to an audio recording of Wise House Environmental Services CEO Dennis Kuchta interviewing Ed Algermissen, former owner of A Real Pest Control, on his quality-over-quantity business model that led to 37 years of successful service in the pest control industry.

Bobby Jenkins, president of ABCHome & Commercial Services, Austin, Texas, talked about the growing trends in the pest control industry, like consumers recognizing the value of pest management and tolerance for pests.

Carrie Campbell, owner of Hatfield Pest Control and industry chair of the Purdue Pest Management Conference, shared the idea behind this year’s One Health theme and how PMPs play an important role in the initiative.

PCT caught up with Marillian Missiti, second-generation owner of Buono Pest Control, Belmont, Mass., to learn about her pest control journey and her goals as NPMA president.

Listen to an audio recording of the September wildlife control feature "Oh, Behave," read by the article's author Jack Ammerman, owner of Advanced Wildlife Control, Genesee County, Mich.