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Dec 6, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Dan Gordon |Marty Whitford |Ellen Wagner |Jerry Schappert
The labor inflation statistics for the pest control industry suggest pest management firms, along with the rest of the economy, are facing many challenges. On the flip side, as an industry, we also are experiencing incremental growth year-over-year. My company, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists, has finished a study that focuses on labor data extracted from more than 400 of our clients in 47 states from May 2018 to May 2023.
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Marty Whitford |Jerry Schappert
This month, we check in with Kathleen Corradi, the “Rat Czar” who serves as director of rodent mitigation for New York City. Corradi was appointed to the position in April by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to coordinate with his administration to fight against the city’s rats. She shares updates with Pest Management Professional about her plans and progress. This article has been edited for length and clarity. Watch the full interview online. 1.
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Jerry Schappert |Ellen Wagner
For this column, I posed a question to the members of my Pest Cemetery Facebook group and was heartened by the responses. Simply stated, I asked, “What are the little things you do extra for your clients?”To learn that many folks in our industry actually do the things they listed gives me a sense of pride in knowing that they are my colleagues and peers. At my little firm, we try hard to provide the best possible service and keep the homes and businesses we serve pest-free.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec |Dan Gordon |Jerry Schappert
Cigarette beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) and drugstore beetles (Stegobium paniceum) are notorious pests with an ability to infest a wide range of materials, posing significant threats to stored products and food safety (1). The keys to successful pest management lie in integrating proper identification, understanding their biology and behaviors, and employing a strategic combination of chemical and non-chemical control methods.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec |Dan Gordon |Jerry Schappert
For many pest management professionals (PMPs), the pest control industry may seem more like a roller-coaster ride as business climbs to exciting new heights for some, and then suddenly drops at alarming speeds for others. Inflation, rising fuel costs, inability to retain employees, and extreme weather have PMPs hanging on for the ride, Pest Management Professional’s (PMP’s) 2024 State of the Industry (SOI) survey responses show.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Diane Sofranec |Dan Gordon |Jerry Schappert
Editor’s Note: Questions for this month’s test were contributed by Doug Foster and Mark Sheperdigian, BCE. Want to know how you did? The answers are listed at the bottom of the page. Tech Test Tidbit: Snow, scent and squirrelsThe eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is active all year, and will even dig through snow to retrieve buried nuts. They bury most nuts at the surface, less than one-fourth of an inch below the ground, and recover about 85 percent of them.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Dan Gordon |Diane Sofranec |Jerry Schappert
Charts, graphs and cool interactive elements are all part of a new age of information reporting that many consultants and accountants — including PCO Bookkeepers — are using to track key performance indicators (KPIs), business trends and financial insights for their clients. These programs allow for the easy interpretation of data. But when dashboard software is fed inaccurate information, the programs will generate inaccurate insights and reports.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Jerry Schappert |Dan Gordon
I’ve been honing my craft as a pest management professional for oh-so-long and guess what? I still haven’t mastered it. While there are days when I feel I’m hitting my stride, nothing comes close to the joy it brings when I get a message like the following. And it’s not even about me — it’s about one of my techs:Hey buddy, I wasn’t home today when your guy came, but my wife said he was the most efficient and thorough one that we’ve had so far. Don’t get me wrong. LOL.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Dan Gordon |Jerry Schappert
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
mypmp.net | Marty Whitford |Ellen Wagner |Jerry Schappert |Diane Sofranec
Countless people — including Heather Gooch, PMP’s editor-in-chief, and PMP Hall of Famers Jerry Mix, Norm Cooper and Dr. Austin “Doc” Frishman — “warned me” during my first month serving this B2B media brand 20 years ago that I would fall hard and fast for the pest control industry. They couldn’t have been more correct. Hard and fast, I fell in love with this close-knit cottage industry. I had covered more than a half-dozen other niche markets and found them interesting, even fascinating at times.
