Editor's Choice for the Week of October 25, 2021

Highlights this week include Rollins announcing third quarter results; OSHA addressing heat hazards; and new UF termite research.


Here's a look at some of the top stories, multimedia files and more posted on PCT Online this week. Highlights this week include Rollins announcing third quarter results; OSHA addressing heat hazards; and new UF termite research.
 

The Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) announced the following as recipients of PWIPM Professional Empowerment Grants: Janice Crisostomo, Terminix Commercial; and Kristen Stevens, Cook's Pest Control.

Rollins Reports Q3 Revenues Up 11.4% Over Prior Year's Third Quarter Revenues
The company also reported that revenues rose 12.2% for the first nine months of 2021 to $1.824 billion compared to $1.625 billion for the prior year.

OSHA Creating Standard to Protect Workers from Heat Hazards
The comment period for establishing new workplace rules opened Oct. 27.

A team of students from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) determined that less is more when it comes to just how many members of a subterranean termite colony must consume a chemical known as a chitin synthesis inhibitor (CSI) before the colony is eliminated.
 
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