Just in time for back-to-school season, PPMA has released updates to its children’s website, PestWorldForKids.org, featuring improvements to its design and functionality, and new teaching materials. The educational website now boasts a revamped Critter Crafts section with downloadable instructions and new navigation and categorization of its learning materials by grade level. Brand new content has also been added to attract an audience of young learners, ages three to five for use in daycare, preschool and Pre-K programs, and at home. Industry members are invited to share this ad-free, friendly children’s resource on their social media pages and with their communities. Mainframe subscribers also have access to a downloadable badge that they can add to their company website to proudly display their affiliation with promoting early childhood education and support of PestWorldForKids.org. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=516593&issueID=59091 to view the full article online.
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The National Girls Collaborative Project works to bring together organizations from around the United States who are committed to supporting and encouraging young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This charity has been selected to receive the funds of the PWIPM 5K Fun Run/Walk, to be held October 26th, in conjunction with PestWorld 2018. To support the NGCP and register for the 5K, click here.
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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=516592&issueID=59091 to view the full article online.
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released a new Vector Sectors™ list of the top 10 U.S. cities with the greatest risk for increased pest pressure from vector pests, including ticks and mosquitoes. As vectors of disease, these pests are able to transmit pathogens such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus to humans through their bites, making awareness and prevention paramount to protecting public health. Visit https://pestworldmag.npmapestworld.org/2018/08/14/national-pest-management-association-names-top-10-vector-sectors/?doing_wp_cron=1534262137.6012420654296875000000 to view the full article online.
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Q: I am having problems controlling silverfish in a residential account. The customer keeps complaining of silverfish in the master bathroom. I’ve treated the bathroom and looked around the exterior of the home but am not finding any evidence. What am I missing? Visit https://pestworldmag.npmapestworld.org/ask-the-expert/occasional-invaders/?doing_wp_cron=1533356558.0033259391784667968750 to view the full article online.
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Showcasing the latest research on bed bug control strategies, the NPMA Global Bed Bug Summit, to be held November 27-29 in Colorado, is a not-to-be-missed event for PMPs who offer bed bug services. Join us for a general session, presented by Dini Miller of Virginia Tech University and learn about the biggest breakthroughs that happened in bed bug research over the last couple of years, and gain insight that can be applied to your business today. Click here for more information and to register.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=516596&issueID=59091 to view the full article online.
Monday, September 10, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Understanding the Disease Potential of Urban Rodents
Matt Frye, Ph.D., Community IPM Extension Area Educator, Cornell University
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Advanced Control Techniques for Domestic and Peridomestic Cockroaches
Chad Gore, Entomologist/Market Technical Director, Rentokil North America
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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=516587&issueID=59091 to view the full article online.
USA Today
An exotic tick previously unknown to the United States is spreading across the eastern U.S. with sightings in eight states this summer.
Visit https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/07/new-invasive-tick-spreads-eastern-united-states/922514002/ to view the full article online.
Fox News
So-called "lager lout" wasps are attacking Britain after getting drunk drinking fermented fruit and leftover pub-garden cider, stinging anyone and everyone they can find, the Daily Mail reports.
Visit http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/08/09/drunk-and-irritable-wasps-are-going-on-stinging-rampages.html to view the full article online.
CBS Boston
A rodent fell through a ceiling hole at Town Hall amid screams of town employees, who caught the critter when it landed in a waste basket.
Visit https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/08/09/newton-new-hampshire-rodent-town-hall/ to view the full article online.
WBUR
The threat of Lyme disease has spread to all 50 states. Quest Diagnostics analyzed 6 million blood samples and found the tick-borne disease is now in 100 percent of the country.
Visit http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/08/09/lyme-disease-spreads-us to view the full article online.
The Telegraph
Scientists want to harness ‘gene-drive’ technology to render mosquitoes incapable of reproduction so that their populations crash.
Visit https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/mutant-mosquitoes-can-gene-editing-kill-malaria/ to view the full article online.
