NPMA ePestWorld

Zika and the U.S. Mosquito Control Market

Zika virus and the disease spreading potential of mosquitoes have heightened public awareness of the importance of mosquito control. Specialty Consultants estimates that governmental agencies treated nearly 80 million acres in the U.S. to control mosquitoes in 2016, primarily those spreading diseases such as West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, as well as nuisance mosquitoes. More than 90 percent of these treated acres were sprayed with adulticides. Mosquito larvicides were applied to an estimated five million acres in 2016.

There are about 2,100 governmental agencies (city, county, state), including 950 Mosquito Abatement Districts (MADs) providing mosquito abatement services in the United States according to the latest report, A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Mosquito Control Industry, from Specialty Consultants, LLC. Many mosquito control programs were started with seed money from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the 1990’s, when West Nile virus began to spread in the United States.

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News From National

Workplace Safety: The Latest OSHA Updates, Including Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Rules

Don’t miss the next presentation of NPMA’s technical webinar series – Workplace Safety: The latest OSHA updates, including Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Rules. This talk will be presented live on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:00pm EST.

Safety is one of the most important focuses of the workplace, but federal standards and regulations are constantly being updated. Are you up to speed on the latest OSHA rule changes? This technical webinar will provide an overview of the latest in regulations and safety standards set by OSHA. Specific topics will include a review of the final rule to update general industry walking-working surfaces and fall protection standards.

Mark Your Calendar for the 2017 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference

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Members Make Headlines

Dugas Pest Control Named Finalist for Best Customer Service Award at 2017 Americas Business Excellence Awards

Dugas Pest Control of Baton Rouge was named a finalist for the Best Customer Service Award at the 2017 Business Excellence Awards, held in February in Houston, Texas.

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Pi Chi Omega Awards Four Scholarships for 2017

Pi Chi Omega, the national entomology fraternity is happy to announce the 2017 recipients of the Pi Chi Omega scholarships. Recognizing the need for college educated professionals in the field of urban and industrial pest management, Pi Chi Omega makes available scholarships each year to students majoring in urban and industrial pest management or some closely related plan of study. This year, four scholarships were awarded: 1 for $3,000 and 3 for $2,000 each.

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Weekly Headlines

Zika Virus Can Trigger Epilepsy

CBS News

Beyond its known links to birth defects and other problems, the Zika virus may also trigger cases of epilepsy in infants, warn experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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It Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests

KTIC

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has designated April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. According to USDA, each year, harmful invasive plant pests and diseases cost the United States about $40 billion in crop losses, damage to forests and vulnerable ecosystems and expensive eradication and control efforts.

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When Bedbugs Also Check in to Your Hotel Room

CBS News

You can get bit and not even feel it ... at first. But be warned. That bedbug, the size of an apple seed, is now part of your life. It will hitch a ride home to live with you as an unwanted reminder of that expensive five-star hotel stay. And it will cost not only you, but the hospitality industry, insurers and cities nationwide a large sum of money.

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Well-Fed, Older Asian Longhorned Beetles Fly Farther, May Require New Quarantine Zones

Entomology Today

The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) has been an invasive pest in North America since 1996, when it arrived from China and Korea, probably through infested wood-packing material. Today, it’s been detected in the northeast United States, Canada, and Europe and at nearly every port in the U.S. Since its arrival, the beetle has caused significant economic and ecological impacts.

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Pest Control Companies Using Drones Against Mosquitoes

Local 8

This summer, pest control companies in California plan to use a new technique to fight mosquitoes—drones. According to CBS affiliate KOVR, Placer County's Mosquito and Vector Control will target mosquitoes by flying drones over 400 feet into the air and spraying the area below. This technique will allow them to reach areas that they could not in the past.

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In South Florida, Green Iguanas Spread Into Suburban Scourge

New Jersey Herald

Perched in trees and scampering down sidewalks, green iguanas have become so common across South Florida that many see them not as exotic invaders, but as reptilian squirrels.

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