Don Leland discuses Things we can do to help your business Text conquer Covid-19 text 44222 to get the free Conquer Covid-19 The Free Field Guide For Home Service Business

Some of you listening are having to be at home business is slow and you are worried about how you are going to make past the next couple of weeks. I hope we can make it with no new customers just with our current base and that cancelations are at a minimum.

Keep

Asking, Seeking, Knocking

Matthew

7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it

will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,

and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9Or what man is there among you who,

if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish,

will he give him a serpent? 11If you then, being evil, know how to give good

gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give

good things to those who ask Him! 12Therefore, whatever you want men to do to

you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Take Action Now!

As

you know, over the past several days as more information on the Coronavirus

(COVID-19) is being disseminated by the federal, state and local governments,

there has been a push to classify industries as essential or non-essential.

Those deemed as essential can continue to operate as more quarantines and

restrictions are put in place. WVPMA & NPMA firmly believe that structural

pest control is an essential industry that must continue to provide the

valuable services we offer during this pandemic.

Tell

your State lawmakers that pest control is an essential service!

https://npmapestworld.org/public-policy/take-action/take-action/

Pest Control is under the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce

MEMORANDUM ON IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL CRITICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE FROM: Christopher C. Krebs

Director Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Workers supporting HEALTHCARE / PUBLIC HEALTH, FOOD AND

AGRICULTURE

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA-Guidance-on-Essential-Critical-Infrastructure-Workers-1-20-508c.pdf

BPCA

calls for pest management professionals to be designated “key workers” amid

Covid-19 pandemic

https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/en/news/posts/2020/march/bpca-calls-for-pest-management-professionals-to-be-designated-key-workers-amid-covid-19-pandemic

Allen Fugler, director of risk management for Xterminator

Pro, a division of Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG), created a

check list called: Dotting Your I’s and Crossing Your T’s on Employment

Paperwork

* Accident report forms* Employee injury forms (state and OSHA 300A)* OSHA and state employment posters* Vehicle maintenance logs* Vehicle use and cell phone policies* Employment applications* Licensing and training records* MVR release forms

https://www.pctonline.com/article/dotting-is-crossing-ts/

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the phone isn’t ringing yea I know it has slowed down for use too,

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Steven Van Tassel here. Wildlife control consultant bringing another episode of Living the Wildlife. Today’s topic is on skunks because it was requested from a gentleman who he emailed me and I contacted me and said, hey, he wanted some information on Skunk. So I’m responding to the call of the listeners. So thanks for the shout out. There’s a lot to say about skunks, I’m going to break it down over several podcasts.

What Is Transient Skunk Damage

Today I want to talk about transient skunk. So let’s reflect back on the difference between transient damage and domiciled damage. Transient damage. The animal is not living on the property of the owner that you’ve been hired to serve. It is an instance where the animal is coming off property onto the property, doing some activity and then leaving such as with skunks. They’ll often come from another area, come on to the person’s grass, perform an activity we call grubbing. Now they’re doing more than just going after grubs. But certainly, it’s one of the insects that they will go after in grass. They’ll also go after worms, but they’ll be caught grubbing where they’re digging small holes in the grass and then they’ll move on. Domicile damage is when the skunk is actually living on the property, such as under the client’s deck, under a shed. Maybe they’ve fallen into a window. Well, even though it’s more accidental or an entrapment situation. But the animal is on the property. You’re not having to wonder where is the animal? The animal is living on the property. So today I want to talk about transient damage. This is when the skunk is coming onto the property. But it’s living. Its den is somewhere else.

Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC367 Castle Ridge Dr.Lewistown, MT 59457-8601402-489-1042 MTN Time [email protected] https://wildlifecontrolconsultant.com/

The top 5 things to know about lawn care pest control are the cultural practices, Soil, Mowing, Aeration, Irrigation, Light, without getting these right no amount of chemical will ever give you a good looking lawn.

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Georgia man pleads guilty to using restricted pesticide to

bait and kill coyotes

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/georgia-man-pleads-guilty-using-restricted-pesticide-bait-and-kill-coyotes

Public Health Entomology Certificate

Personal credentialing is the future of professional pest

management and vector control. Earning your Public Health Entomology (PHE)

certificate can lead to better visibility, opportunities, and jobs.

https://www.entocert.org/phe

Cultivate a positive company culture Pete Schopen

On Dec. 31, 2019,

Schopen Pest Solutions had its first-ever awards party, “The Schopies.” I

handed out awards for “All-Stars,” “Rookie of the Year,” “Salesman of the

Year,” “Most Valuable Person” and the “Employee of the Year.”

https://www.mypmp.net/2020/03/12/cultivate-a-positive-company-culture/

Revised Method for National Level Listed Species Biological

Evaluations of Conventional Pesticides

In May 2019, EPA

released draft revisions to the method used to develop BEs for pesticides. The

proposed draft Revised Method for National Level Endangered

Species Risk Assessment Process for Biological Evaluations of Pesticides was an important step in further refining

the Interim Method.

https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/revised-method-national-level-listed-species-biological-evaluations-conventional

NPMA to host International PWIPM Leadership Forum

It will take place May

13-15 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif. Hotel rooms can be

reserved at the discounted rate through April 17. Attendees can call 619-232-1234

http://womensforum.npmapestworld.org/

New Online Training Series For Landscape Workers

Stephen Vantassel interviews Greg and Kyle Smith of Tomahawk Live Trap Company

6151 US-51, Hazelhurst, WI 54531

 (800) 272-8727

Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC367 Castle Ridge Dr.Lewistown, MT 59457-8601402-489-1042 MTN Time [email protected] https://wildlifecontrolconsultant.com/

I want to talk a little bit about complaints of associations. And so let me just source state straight away. Look, is every association perfect? No. Is every association knocking it out of the park? No. However, sometimes the criticisms of associations lack proper perspective and context. Let me kind of unpack what that means a little bit. When we talk about the association in why it’s not why it’s failing to do what you think the association should be doing. You have to ask the question what are the challenges and goals present for that association?

Stephen M. Vantassel

Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC

367 Castle Ridge Dr.

Lewistown, MT 59457-8601

402-489-1042 MTN Time

https://wildlifecontrolconsultant.com/

So now I want to talk to you about organic lawn care in the wave of cosmetic pesticide bands across Canada and the U.S. Canada leads the way in pesticide bans on cosmetic what are known as, in quotes, cosmetic pesticides, meaning pesticides that are used for the exclusive purpose of beautifying and keeping a beautiful lawn or landscape. It’s no different than doing what they do in golf courses and keeping those golf courses green so that people want to play on them.

Pesticide Reduction Resource Guide For Citizens and

Municipalities of Massachusetts May, 2002

https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/ox/rpcguide.pdf

Health Canada worked with provincial and territorial

governments to create the Healthy Lawns Strategy for Urban Pesticide Risk

Reduction, with the goal of helping Canadians reduce their reliance on lawn

care pesticides. This can be accomplished through the use of Integrated Pest

Management (IPM) practices such as pest prevention, use of reduced risk

products and the application of pesticides only when necessary.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/about-pesticides/cosmetic-pesticide-bans.html

2009 62376.4 Tons of pesticide was used in agriculture

2017 90838.7 Tons of pesticide was used in agriculture

32% Increase

http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RP

Gregg Shumaker is the Training Coordinator for the National Wildlife Control Operators Association. He discusses NWCOA training programs (Wildlife Control Training Program, Rodent Control Course, Bat Standards 1 & 2, Shooting in Sensitive Environments 1 & 2, Bird Control Course, Goose Academy, Zoonotic Awareness Course, Advanced Operator Training Course,  schedule and how to have training events in your neck of the woods. 

Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, ACE

Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC

http://wildlifecontrolconsultant.com

http://kingsdivinity.academia.edu/StephenMVantassel

Helping people resolve conflicts with wildlife through teaching, training, writing, and research

Whether you have a local phone number or a toll-free number you can create a memorable phone number for your brand such as vanity number or and easy to remember one.

Andrew is currently the Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships for RingBoost, the voice division of Primary Wave Media. 20 years of sales, marketing & consulting experience across a number of industries; mostly working with small and mid-size business owners.

“The Power of Voice in the Digital Age”. – Small investment with a high return – How much customer interaction is over the phone – Not forgetting to “tighten all the lugnuts” with your marketing plan – How having a memorable number can help your brand and growth (1-800-GOT-JUNK)

Steven Van Tassel here, wildlife control consultant, giving you another episode of Living the Wildlife. Wanted to the talk today about trapping armadillos, Yeah, kind of a cool creature. So let’s talk about Armadillo’s scientific name, Dasypus novemcinctus . Yeah, let’s say that ten times in a row that’s gonna be a little difficult, but it’s the nine-banded armadillo’s we’re talking about here and there is always there’s been this debate about what is the best bait to lure Armadillo’s because Armadillo’s can really trash someone’s yard. And of course, a lot of people out there, I call them lawn Nazis. Yes. It’s not very respectful, but some people are just a little too enamored with their grass. But nevertheless, their property, they do that. So clearly they don’t like Armadillo’s coming in and trashing their grass. And so they want the armadillo’s to be removed.