Some of you may have already received your #QualityPro Holiday Mailing. We would love to see how our QualityPro companies are showing off their accreditation and to celebrate those companies that have committed to another year of providing excellence in pest management. Share a picture of your certificate(s) hanging on your wall! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=711228&issueID=85556 to view the full article online.
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NPMA is excited to offer On Demand access to the top 15 education sessions and two general sessions featured at PestWorld! These sessions will be provided On Demand through the NPMA Online Learning Center from December 1st, 2021 through February 28th, 2022. The access fee is $199 for members and $299 for nonmembers.
The complete list of On Demand sessions can be found HERE. Scroll to the bottom to find the PESTWORLD 2021 ON DEMAND virtual sessions. Six virtual trainings have been approved for credit in most states so you can earn credit towards your license from the convenience of your home or office! For more information on credit approvals by state, click HERE. For all credit-related questions, please contact Jill-Morgan Aubert.
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NPMA members, we encourage you to post jobs! Now is the time to recruit and retain employees. NPMA’s Workforce Development Program works to raise awareness to the many job opportunities, career growth, and earning potentials that exist in the pest control industry. Grow your business and post a job today! Click here to get started today.
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Check out the latest BugBytes episode featuring guest Joel Nolasco of NuBorn Pest Control! In this episode, Brittany and Jim cover the latest in bed bug research and Mike outlines new advances in mosquito control. CLICK HERE to listen to the episode! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=711229&issueID=85556 to view the full article online.
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The 2022 Eastern Conference was a huge success with hundreds in attendance. An impressive lineup of industry experts covered a range of technical and business topics. Pictured here is Bobby Corrigan of RMC Pest Management Consulting speaking about rodent invasions to a room with over 300 people!
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Help protect your employees’ health and well-being as well as comply with OSHA regulations, by scheduling your respirator fit testing and training session. Contact Linda Lane at linda@nationalfittestservices.com for special NPMA member pricing today!
National Fit Testing Service offers you an easy economical way to achieve OSHA compliance. At your convenience, National Fit Testing Service's technicians come to your site and perform Qualitative or Quantitative fit testing of your employees in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134.
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For 36 years, NCUE has been opening channels of communication and information between scientists in industry, academia, and government; and fostering interest and research in the general area of urban and structural entomology. This conference is an opportunity for all those who are focused on urban entomology to learn from each other’s research, share ideas, ask questions, network, and develop partnerships. The volunteer-run planning committee invites you to join us May 15-18, 2022, at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel. Learn more here! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=711232&issueID=85556 to view the full article online.
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A new study shows the malaria-transmitting Anopheles stephensi has a strong preference for type B human blood. The finding has implications for identifying individuals at high risk of mosquito-borne disease.
Visit https://entomologytoday.org/2022/01/24/mosquito-anopheles-stephensi-blood-type/ to view the full article online.
A newly discovered insect, Neuroterus valhalla, is barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt.
Visit https://phys.org/news/2022-01-biologists-insect-species.amp to view the full article online.
Rats, a group that has been hunting rats with dogs in New York since 1995, is summoned to infested neighborhoods
Visit https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/19/new-york-city-rat-problem-vigilantes-with-dogs to view the full article online.
Pennsylvania had 10,001 Lyme disease cases last year, the most in the U.S., according to Quest Diagnostics. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness.
Visit https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/01/pa-site-just-recorded-highest-rate-ever-of-tick-carried-virus-anywhere-in-us.html to view the full article online.
Scientists are working to understand the matriarchs, who can survive decades while investing huge amounts of energy into reproduction.
Visit https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-can-ant-and-termite-queens-live-so-long-180979408/ to view the full article online.
