Eddie Wooten

Greensboro, Winston-Salem

Publisher, RunningShorts.org at Freelance

Marketing content specialist, @FieldRoutes | Publisher, https://t.co/R9xMDDCW1e | Former journalist in North Carolina | Runner, @Canes, @Orioles, @Commanders

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Articles

7 things to consider to help improve your cockroach control

3 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Heather Patterson |Pete Schopen |Sheri Spencer Bachman |Eddie Wooten

Not getting the results you were expecting after a cockroach service? Cockroach control can be tricky, so it may be important to reassess the situation. Effective material placement. Place products in areas where the cockroaches are active and seeking harborage to increase the likelihood of exposure, contact and interception. Insecticide resistance management. Cockroaches can develop resistance to various insecticides.
It’s all in a day’s work for this mayor/firefighter/PMP

4 weeks ago | mypmp.net | Pete Schopen |Sheri Spencer Bachman |Eddie Wooten |Austin M. Frishman

Author’s Note: Dibble, Okla., January 2025, population 975 people and 27 coyotes. I catch up with the town’s mayor, Matt Alexander. He is also the owner of Arrow Pest Management, which is one of our current “Start-up Stories” participants. Here’s a transcript of our chat, edited for space and clarity. Pete Schopen (PS): Thanks for joining me today. I’m curious: Was Dibble named after former Major League Baseball pitcher Rob Dibble? Mayor Matt (MM): Uh, not that I’m aware of.
Add-on services: What PMPs can offer or enhance this year

1 month ago | mypmp.net | Sheri Spencer Bachman |Eddie Wooten |Austin M. Frishman |Pete Schopen

We asked Pest Management Professional’s columnists and editorial advisory board members for some good options for add-on services that PMPs can start offering or enhancing this year. Here are some of their responses from our March 2025 print edition. Greg Baumann: “Rather than quickly picking an add-on service, decide whether your current techs will handle the new business. If you are a 14-stop-per-day company, the time spent will have to be quick.
Why culture is crucial to your pest control business

1 month ago | mypmp.net | Sheri Spencer Bachman |Eddie Wooten |Austin M. Frishman |Pete Schopen

Culture is the backbone of any organization. It shapes how employees interact, how decisions are made, and how successful the company becomes. A well-defined company culture creates unity and purpose, ensuring everyone works toward the same goals. Many business owners believe they have a strong company culture because they promote values like being “family-oriented” or “showing integrity.” While these are great ideals, culture goes beyond words.
How to avoid 4 common bookkeeping mistakes

1 month ago | mypmp.net | Eddie Wooten |Austin M. Frishman |Pete Schopen |Bobby Jenkins

Bookkeeping services in the pest control industry help maintain accurate records, ensure tax compliance and make informed business decisions. Many business owners struggle with disorganization, a lack of knowledge and inefficient processes, however. Too often, they end up with costly accounting errors and missed opportunities. Good bookkeeping should help with strategic decisions and aid in growth, tax compliance, financial forecasting and management.
FieldRoutes Puts Hollenbeck Pest Control at the Wheel for a Getaway

Jul 10, 2024 | fieldroutes.com | Eddie Wooten

By Eddie WootenWho knew being a police officer serving the nation's largest city would be part of the journey toward owning a pest control company? We'll come back to that. And put aside, for a moment, how the additional functionalities of more modern technology fueled more success, including a significant revenue boost, for this company. No, this change of software providers, to FieldRoutes in October 2021, offered something more.
Pest Control Technician Salaries By State And City 2024 | FieldRoutes

Jul 10, 2024 | fieldroutes.com | Eddie Wooten

Get The Complete Report States, median salary Metropolitan areas, median salary States, 90th percentile, base salary States, 10th percentile, base salary States, 10th percentile to 90th percentile difference, base salary States, total compensation, median salary Metropolitan areas, total compensation, median salary About Payscale How FieldRoutes Can Pay Off For You Key Findings For Pest Control Technician Salaries Top states by employment Top states by average salaries Bottom states by...
Lisa Botts: ‘It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done’

May 23, 2024 | fieldroutes.com | Eddie Wooten

Last in a seriesBy Eddie WootenLisa Botts got passed over by the pest control company one time too many. “Getting promoted as a female is not really easy in this industry,” Botts says. “There's a lot of nepotism, and there's a lot of 'good ol' boys' clubs.”So Botts developed a new plan. "Forget it," she said at the time. "I'm just going to do my own."So Botts started Peacock Pest Prevention, in Tomball, TX, near Houston. “It's the greatest thing I've ever done," she says.
Summer Dougan: 'We can integrate everybody’

May 21, 2024 | fieldroutes.com | Eddie Wooten

Another in a seriesBy Eddie WootenSummer Dougan can see the change coming, not just at EcoGuard Pest Management but across the pest control industry. "We've had years and years that set up societal roles and divisions of things," says Dougan, a pest solutions specialist and executive assistant based in Tennessee. "We are in new times. "We've had a female tech previously; we just hired another one.
Mariah Vera: Women bring the ‘go-get-'er-done’

Apr 30, 2024 | fieldroutes.com | Eddie Wooten

Another in a seriesBy Eddie WootenShe's in her first few weeks working with a new company, but Mariah Vera has found her place in the pest control industry. Vera is the director of customer experience for ACTION Termite & Pest Control in Phoenix. She moved over after spending seven years with Proof Pest Control. But Vera is serving more than just ACTION's customers in Arizona. She's the committee chair for the Arizona Professional Women in Pest Management.