Diane Sofranec

2 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Dennis Jenkins |Diane Sofranec |Austin M. Frishman |Michael A. Bentley

Have you or anyone in your family ever hired someone to come into your home to perform a service and have a bad feeling about that person? Ask yourself: Why did you have a bad feeling? Was it a bad attitude, an honesty issue or something else? So often, it is way more subtle than that, but you probably did not let them work without keeping your eye on them and were relieved when they left. Now, think about your employees in your customers’ homes.

2 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec

Ryan Ridgley is the creator and host of the “Trap Talk Live” podcast, which aims to help owners of small, independent companies learn about running a nuisance wildlife business. Ridgley has decades of pest control experience. He and his wife, Kandace, own Huntsman Wildlife in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio, area, where they take on pests with “four legs and fewer.”“I joke with my friends that I should have named the podcast ‘Learn from My Mistakes,’” Ridgley says with a laugh.

3 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec |Joey Ciccolini

Check out the 2025 Mosquito Management Supplement, which shows results from PMP’s Mosquito Management Survey in February 2025. West (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)Midwest (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, MO, IA, ND, SD, NE, KS)South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)Northeast (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC)28 percent have 2 or fewer. 43 percent have 3-10. 22 percent have 11-99. 7 percent have 100 or more.

3 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec |Joey Ciccolini

A person or animal bitten by an infected mosquito and falls ill has a mosquito-borne disease or virus. In the United States, these may include:West Nile virusEastern equine encephalitisDengueChikungunyaZika virusCache Valley virusJamestown Canyon virusLa Crosse encephalitisSt. Louis encephalitisPest control offers protection, but often, the challenge is making customers aware your company provides mosquito management services in the first place.

3 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Joey Ciccolini |Faith Oi |Diane Sofranec

PestWorld East 2025 revealed that a world-class program with speakers, researchers, exhibitors and industry experts from across the globe will be featured at this year’s event. PestWorld East is organized by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) in partnership with Ecovar and will take place April 15-16, 2025, in Dubai, UAE. The program focuses on emerging technologies, sustainable practices and region-specific solutions.