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Nov 29, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Heather Gooch |Sheri Spencer Bachman |Greg Pettis
We caught up with Manny Martinez, CEO of Milwaukee, Wis.-based Liphatech, to talk about what the manufacturer’s re-energized approach this year means to its business — and the businesses of its customers. 1. Liphatech’s new strategic brand vision is “Experienced People. Intelligent Solutions.” How did this come about? For more than 55 years, Liphatech has been known as a premier provider of rodent control products.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Sheri Spencer Bachman |Greg Pettis |Charles Holt |Heather Gooch
Absenteeism refers to frequent, unplanned or habitual absences from work, such as showing up late, leaving early or skipping an entire day without notice. While everyone occasionally needs time off for illness or personal matters, chronic absenteeism can hurt your team, slow down business operations and damage your company’s reputation.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Greg Pettis |Charles Holt |Heather Gooch |Joey Ciccolini
Nature-CideThere is a new opportunity developing: wildlife repelling services. With this service, you can finally answer your customers’ question, “Isn’t there anything you can do to keep them away?”More companies are offering to use all-natural products as a wildlife prevention method because it’s recurring business for them and provides peace of mind for their customers.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Joey Ciccolini |Greg Pettis
Target Specialty Products and Greg Pettis, VP of business development at Nature-Cide, will host a free webinar, “Adding Green Service Offerings for 2025” on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. Pettis brings 30 years of pest control sales and business management experience to the industry, having founded Dominion Pest Control, a Lancaster, Pa.-based pest control company in 2006, where he also serves as president.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Greg Pettis |Heather Gooch
Nature-Cide All-Purpose Commercial Concentrate Insecticide has secured the widely coveted designation of becoming an Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) listed product. OMRI is a nonprofit organization that provides independent reviews of products intended for several use cases, including use in certified organic food processing and handling.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Greg Pettis |Anna Berry |Matt Remmen
You may have a “bat bug situation” when your normal bed bug application doesn’t seem to be doing the trick, and reintroduction doesn’t seem to be the issue. The average technician can’t tell the difference, so developing a protocol for such situations is important. Here are two things to consider:Are the bugs on the ceiling and other abnormal places more than in the bed or nightstands? Has the customer reported bats in the attic or crawlspace?
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Joey Ciccolini |Greg Pettis |Mel Whitson
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has confirmed the first locally acquired human disease case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis. The emerging tick-borne disease is transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, and is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Cases of the disease have been reported in the southeastern part of the country, but this is the first report of this disease in the Northeast.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Joey Ciccolini |Greg Pettis |Mel Whitson
This year’s Tick Academy will take place Oct. 16-17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern. Once a year, the Tick IPM Working Group hosts the event, which is an opportunity for researchers, educators, students, public health professionals, pest control professionals, public-space managers and citizen scientists interested in learning more about what they can do to stop the spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases in their communities.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Stuart Mitchell |Greg Pettis |Mel Whitson |Matt Remmen
Before treating an infestation of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis), it’s crucial to thoroughly understand the behaviors of the cat, dog — yep, dogs can get cat fleas — or other companion animals involved. This begins with a detailed interview of the pet owners, documenting the pet’s specific resting and sleeping habits. Cat flea larvae comprise about 35 percent of the population, which otherwise consists of eggs at about 50 percent, pupae at about 10 percent and adults about 5 percent.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
mypmp.net | Greg Pettis |Mel Whitson |Matt Remmen |Tim Husen
When treating for fleas and ticks in a yard, many pest control firms offer a combo treatment. This is great for the customer — it’s a bigger bang for their buck. But the habits of these two bloodsuckers are different and your application should reflect that. Fleas are going to be down in the grass, while ticks will be at the top of grass blades as they “quest” for a host. Each requires a different application strategy.
