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Make plans to join NPMA for Academy 2017! The annual summer conference will be held July 19-21 at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, AZ. The Academy is a unique opportunity designed to advance the professional and business development of the industry's leaders and emerging leaders in a hands-on, interactive environment. This is an exciting team-based event with fantastic speakers that you will NOT want to miss! Click here for more details and registration.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=440246&issueID=55532 to view the full article online. Join us July 27-29 for the 2017 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC for a quality educational program covering both management and technical topics relevant to the Mid-Atlantic region. NPMA has requested recertification credits from NC, SC, GA, TN and VA. Additionally, you will not want to miss the array of social functions scheduled, including a beach bash and a BBQ by the pool! Click here for more details and registration.
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New Members
Pest Gone Pest Control, Inc.
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Pro-Tech Pest Control
Ultra Tech Pest Control
Wolf Co. LLC
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Members Make Headlines
Sprague Pest Solutions has acquired TMC Pest Management of Bakersfield, Calif., expanding the fifth-generation company into California and giving it the ability to serve commercial clients from Washington state to Southern California. TMC will operate under the Sprague Pest Solutions brand immediately.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=440295&issueID=55532 to view the full article online. For five years in a row, Reynolds Pest Management, Inc. has achieved, and is the proud recipient of the coveted Angie's List 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 "TOP in the State Super Service Award" in the categories of Pest Control/Exterminating (353), Lawn Fertilization & Treatment (48), Lawn & Yard Work (12), and Mosquito Misting Systems (8). Reynolds Pest Management, Inc has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2016.
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Fox News
The warm weather that is arriving in the U.S. is bringing mosquitos and, following last year’s outbreak of Zika, states hard hit by the virus are stepping up their efforts to prevent the spread of the bug-borne illness even as the future of federal funding to combat it remains in jeopardy.
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The green peach aphid can colonize new host plants with ease through rapid changes in gene expression.
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Once you get bedbugs in your house, it's hard to get rid of them. That's one of the reasons why Illinois lawmakers are working on a bill to help make sure you don't bring any home from work. Rep. Jaime Andrade (D-Chicago) introduced HB0369 Bedbugs Disclosure to Employees Act in January. It passed the Illinois State House and is now under consideration in the State Senate.
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Researchers in Europe have found that the larvae of a common insect have an unusual ability to digest plastic, a discovery that could lead to biotechnical advances that help deplete the continual buildup of one of the world’s most stubborn pollutants.
Visit https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/science/plastic-eating-caterpillar.html?_r=0 to view the full article online. CBS Minnesota
It sounds like a scene out of a horror movie: A Minnesota mom and her kids unsuspectingly move into a house full of snakes. While it may sound hard to believe, it’s the frightening reality for a family left with few options after buying what they once considered the perfect home.
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