[PCTOnline.com Contest] Say Cheese!

Florida PCO Jim Irvin wins PCT's first 'Best Pest Photo Contest.'

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PCT BEST PEST PHOTO CONTEST WINNER: “Paper Wasps Up Close”

Photographer: Jim Irvin, Irvin Pest Control, Cape Coral, Fla.

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Finalist Photo: "Maternal Green Lynx Spider With Her Egg Case"

Photographer: Gerry Wegner, Varment Guard Environmental Services, Columbus, OH.

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Finalist Photo: "Mouse Stuck In A Basket Under Kitchen Sink"

Photographer: Kevin Alexander, Western Pest Control, Clinton, Okla.

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Finalist Photo: “Rat In Bread”

Submitted by: Bill Peacock, Envirotechnics, Perth, Australia.

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Finalist Photo: “German Cockroach Feeding On A Gel Bait”

Photographer: Cristiano Schuller, ABC Expurgo Ltd., Brasil

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Finalist Photo: ”Cockroaches Captured”

Photographer: Rich Goff, Bug-Goff Exterminating Co., Pittsburgh, Penn.

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Finalist Photo: “Files Damaged By Termites”

Submitted by: Brandt Whisenant. Photo taken by Budget Pest Control, Austin, Texas

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Finalist Photo: “Subterranean Termite Colony”

Photographer: Herman Moxey, Fidelity Exterminating Specialists, Aberdeen, Md.

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Finalist Photo: “Southwestern Tail-less Whip Scorpion”

Photographer: Ed Evans, Sr., Peoria, Ariz. 

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Finalist Photo: ”Wolf Spider Climbing”

Photographer: Matt Ball, Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District, Oroville, Calif.

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Finalist Photo: “Mottled Orb Weaver”

Photographer: George Serdes, Allied Pest Control, Longwood, Fla.

CLEVELAND — PCT Online announced the winners and finalists of the the first-ever Best Pest Photo Contest. Jim Irvin, owner of Irvin Pest Control, Cape Coral, Fla. took home top honors with a close-up photo of a pair of paper wasps (right). (To read more about Irvin’s award-winning picture, CLICK HERE.)

In addition to having his winning photo published online and in PCT magazine, Irvin will receive a $50 gift certificate to Applebee's restaurant.

More than 50 PCT Online users representing five countries participated in the PCT Best Pest Photo Contest. The winning photo as well as the 10 finalist photos are included in this photo review.

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