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The Pulse

PCT has expanded our research capabilities with The Pulse: Digging Deeper, weekly online polls on topics PCOs are talking about. If you would like to have your voice heard, contact us www.pctonline.com/contact. Participate in our latest poll at www.pctonline.com/polls.

READER POLL RESULTS

PCT keeps a pulse on the industry with timely Reader Poll questions. Here are results from a recent poll question for pest management professionals.

Video: Truly Nolen’s Schupp Shares Experience Finding, Treating Invasive Termites

In February, PCT ran the feature “Termite Threat Halted,” by Dr. Barbara Thorne, who discussed how alert termite control technicians from Truly Nolen shared photos and descriptions of an unusual discovery to senior personnel at their firm. They promptly contacted the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) pest species helpline. Thanks to these observant, knowledgeable professionals and their swift actions, this invasive pest was hopefully exterminated before its population spread. One of those termite specialists, David Schupp, recounted this experience in a video interview with PCT.

PCT Awards Gift Cards to survey participants

PCT announced several winners of $50 Visa gift cards for participating in research conducted by third-party firm Readex Research. Results from these surveys will be included in future State of the Market reports in PCT. The following were randomly selected for gift cards after completing the surveys:

• Cheryl Jacobson, owner, Guardian Pest Solutions, Missoula, Mont.
• Richard Sutton, owner, Brothers Pest Control, Lubbock, Texas
• Ben Chapman, owner, Beneli Pest Control, Houston, Texas
• Tom Fraser, general manager, Professional Pest Control, Madison, Wis.

Thank you to readers who regularly take these surveys. Such surveys allow us to provide the industry with key research findings.

Event Coverage: NPMA Rodent Spotlight Series

PCT recently returned from the first-ever NPMA Spotlight Series on Rodents, held in Atlanta, in early February. During the course of the one-day event, sponsored by Neogen, VM Products and Veseris, members of academia and in-the-field experts shared the latest research findings, innovative rodent control strategies and regulatory developments. Read more about PCT’s coverage of this event.