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Massey Services Ed Dougherty Announces Retirement
Massey Services announced that chief operating officer Ed Dougherty retired from the company after a distinguished 30-plus year career on March 31. In the interim, Tony Massey will lead the operations team.
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NEPMA PestVets Unit Collects Food and Clothing Items for Veterans
As part of New England's Annual Spring Training event, PestVets organized a canned food drive, encouraging attendees to bring non-perishable food items and gift cards to benefit Liberty House. This initiative complements New England PestVets’ fall clothing and snack drive, held last October through mid-December.
PestWorld East 2025 Program Announced
The event aims to unite pest professionals from around the world, with particular focus on participants from the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and India. The program focuses on emerging technologies, sustainable practices and region-specific solutions.
Rollins Acquires Saela Pest Control
Saela was founded in 2008 by Andrew Richardson and grew to become a $65 million company.
PCT Spotlights Leaders in Pest Management for Women’s History Month
PCT magazine put a call out on social media for women in the pest control industry to share their stories to celebrate Women’s History Month. Here’s just a small glimpse into the world of women empowerment in pest control.
Honey Bee Colony Losses Could Reach up to 70 Percent, WSU Researchers Report
While it’s too early in the season to know exactly why colony losses are higher this year, Priya Chakrabarti Basu, assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at Washington State University, suspects a combination of stressors, including nutrition deficiencies, mite infestations, viral diseases and possible pesticide exposure during the previous pollinating season.
U.S. Structural Pest Control Market Grew Nearly 8% in 2024, Specialty Consultants Reports
The U.S. structural pest control industry generated total service revenue of $12.654 billion, a 7.9% increase from the $11.723 billion measured in 2023, according to the 25th edition of A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Structural Pest Control Industry from Specialty Consultants.
Hands United Foundation Supports PMPs in Hardship Through Financial Relief
The Hands United Foundation aims to provide financial assistance to either members of, or family members of, those that serve within the pest management industry who have experienced hardship or tragedy.
PPMA's Jim Fredericks Reviews Latest Pest Weather Forecast Findings
Spring's in full swing! With warmer and wetter climates approaching in the spring and summer months, NPMA's Public Health Pest Index and Bug Barometer warns of increased pressure from mosquitoes, ticks, cockroaches and rodents.
Mapping Termite Movement
The North American Termite Survey working group is partnering with scientists and PMPs to investigate the distribution of Formosan subterranean termites. By having PMPs submit physical, or even sometimes photographic, samples from areas where this species is not currently or not commonly found, the NATS working group is able to better map out the actual current distributions of this invasive species.
Indiana PCO Wins Cicada Bobblehead
Ross Miller, owner of Pro Pest Control, Kingman, Ind., was announced as the lucky winner of a cicada bobblehead from PCT.
