NPMA ePestWorld

National Pest Management Association

Click here to view last week's webinar to learn all about the NPMA Health Insurance Exchange!

The NPMA Health Insurance Exchange partners with reputable insurance providers to offer members cost-effective benefit options that make sense in an increasingly unpredictable marketplace.

With a focus on flexibility, our Exchange does away with "all-or-nothing" packages and empowers members to select specific benefit offerings that best fit the size and requirements of their business. 

Click here to learn more.

News From National
Different voices can play an important role in accomplishing NPMA’s goals. The Executive Leadership Program was created to find passionate, committed, and engaged individuals from all parts of the country who want to enhance NPMA and the membership experience while connecting with industry leaders.

 

During this program, ELP candidates will participate in a two-year planned curriculum that prepares them for association leadership. NPMA will appoint PMPs from across the country to participate in the Executive Leadership Program. NPMA will fund your participation and travel to Academy and PestWorld, so that you can be part of our board meeting, share your experiences and take advantage of networking and learning activities. 

 

Interested? Click here to complete an application and here to learn more about the criteria. The application process will close on December 15.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=472023&issueID=55560 to view the full article online.

 
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There is still time to make plans to join us November 28-30 in Salt Lake City for three days of tech-talk and tips on how to use new technologies to help streamline your office processes and rev up your growth. Click here to view the full program and here to register.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=471935&issueID=55560 to view the full article online.

 
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CNET
Lab-grown mosquitoes armed with bacterium Wolbachia pipientis could be the key to killing off insects that often transmit dangerous viruses such as Zika.

Visit https://www.cnet.com/news/epa-wolbachia-bacteria-infected-insects-kill-mosquitoes-mosquitomate/ to view the full article online.

NPR
Researchers in the central Brazilian state of Sao Paulo now say that Zika may be more likely to produce a miscarriage than a baby with a smaller than normal head.

Visit https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/11/10/563364000/did-zika-cause-more-miscarriages-than-microcephaly to view the full article online.

ScienceNews
DNA evidence shows the insects survived what scientists thought was an extinction.

Visit https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lord-howe-stick-insect-extinction to view the full article online.

Grub Street
According to restaurant inspections sheets, 63 percent—or more than 15,000—of New York City restaurants have been cited at some point for rodents.

Visit http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/11/63-percent-of-new-york-restaurants-have-had-rodent-sightings.html to view the full article online.

The Verge
More diverse communities of bugs set up camps in living rooms more than kitchens, a new study says.

Visit https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/12/16632320/bugs-insects-spiders-indoors-house-living-room-kitchen to view the full article online.

EPA
On November 3, 2017, EPA registered a new mosquito biopesticide – ZAP Males® - that can reduce local populations of the type of mosquito (Aedes albopictus, or Asian Tiger Mosquitoes) that can spread numerous diseases of significant human health concern, including the Zika virus.

Visit https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/epa-registers-wolbachia-zap-strain-live-male-asian-tiger-mosquitoes to view the full article online.