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CURRENT POLL

PCT keeps a pulse on the industry with timely Reader Poll questions. Here is the most recent question for pest management professionals. Do your company’s service technicians take their service vehicles home with them every night?

READER POLL RESULTS

Here’s a look at results from a recent PCT Reader Poll.

How often do you revise your company’s employee handbook?

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Drone Video Footage

Nonprofit Island Conservation recently partnered with tech firm Envico Technologies, which has adapted and modified its drone models to be used in the eradication of invasive species from islands. This partnership includes using the drones for both bait applications and the post-eradication monitoring efforts. Click here to watch video footage of these drones in action.

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Video: Top 100 Event PCO Interviews

During the PCT Top 100 Awards Ceremony & Executive Summit in Orlando, we asked leaders of Top 100 companies: What was a strategic decision you made that paid off? The following company leaders were interviewed on camera: Bill Hoffman, Hoffman’s Exterminating, Mantua, N.J.; Raleigh Jenkins (pictured), ABC Home & Commercial Services, Houston, Texas; Dauphin Ewart, The Bug Master, Austin, Texas; and Mike Rottler, Rottler Pest Solutions, St. Louis. Watch the video at bit.ly/3cVNXmW.

Call for Entries for PCT’s Annual Photo Contest

We’re accepting entries for our 21st annual Best Pest Photo Contest. The contest is your chance to be recognized for having taken one of the best photographs in the pest control industry. Photos will be judged on the three Cs: color, clarity and content. The winning photographer will receive $500. In addition to the photo, please provide: (1) Identification of the pest; (2) location of where the photo was taken; (3) anything else unique about the photo or circumstances when you took it. Send this year’s entry* via email to photocontest@giemedia.com or upload them to our website at bit.ly/3TRg1bC. Deadline is Dec. 8. *Important note: There is a limit of one photo per entrant.

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ONLINE EXTRAS

The PCT staff looks forward to meeting our readers at PestWorld in Boston. Be sure to stop by booth 309. We’d love to get your feedback on the magazine, website and our digital offerings. We’ll also be providing live coverage, including news reports, video interviews, photo reviews and more. Keep an eye on pctonline.com for our coverage.