Editor's Choice for the Week of August 9, 2021

Highlights this week include articles about Asian longhorned ticks and mosquitoes, as well as news from pest control companies Modern Exterminating and Terminix.


A look at recently added news articles, podcasts, videos and more, recently posted to PCT Online by the PCT staff. Highlights this week include articles about Asian longhorned ticks and mosquitoes, as well as news from pest control companies Modern Exterminating and Terminix. 
 
Missouri is the 16th state with a confirmed presence of the Asian longhorned tick.

Majority of Florida Mosquito Species are Understudied, UF Research Shows

In a newly published paper, Mosquito Control Priorities in Florida – Survey Results from Florida Mosquito Control Districts, scientists at the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (UF/IFAS FMEL) shed light on the variety of understudied mosquito species throughout the state that are the focus of Florida’s mosquito control districts.

Reader Poll: Mandatory Vaccinations?
PCT keeps a pulse on the pest control industry with our timely reader poll questions. Our current question asks: If legal, would you make getting the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for your employees?

Modern Exterminating Opens Third Office
The South Carolina firm celebrated the opening of its third office, located in Lexington, S.C., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 15.

For the second quarter of 2021, the company reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 5% to $560 million.