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COMING SOON – Health Insurance Exchange

Just in time for the 2018 open enrollment period, NPMA will launch our new Health Care Exchange! The goal for this program is to provide NPMA members with cost effective benefit solutions that make sense in today’s unpredictable marketplace. We are focused on providing small and mid-sized employers with benefit options previously only made available to larger employers.

Visit http://pestworldmag.npmapestworld.org/2017/07/11/health-insurance-exchange/ to view the full article online.

Brothers Bike Nearing the Finish Line!

The brothers are almost there!!! They will complete their journey and arrive in New York City in just 2 short days on Thursday, July 13. They will be interviewed on Good Morning America on Friday morning, so tune in to watch. They have crossed over 12 states in 50 days and shared the message of A Child's Hope and The Moss Pieratt Foundation with countless people. With every pedal, they are more focused on raising funds and awareness for these two foundations.

NPMA Members - if you support your community, NPMA would like to share your story as part of our NPMA Gives program! Reach out directly to Alexis Wirtz for more information.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=450988&issueID=55542 to view the full article online.

SCORE Corner

Identifying Your Core Value Proposition

Do you know what your business’s core value proposition is? If you don’t, you are not alone. Many small business owners can’t identify their company’s core value proposition—and that’s a serious problem.

Simply put, a core value proposition is the value that customers get from doing business with you.

Download this eguide for a step-by-step guide to identifying your business’s core value proposition.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=450929&issueID=55542 to view the full article online.

Members Make Headlines

Anticimex Acquires Modern Pest Services, Viking Pest Control and Continues to Grow in the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Anticimex announced its continued expansion in the US with the acquisition of Modern Pest Services, a family owned pest control company founded in 1945 based in Brunswick, Maine. The transaction follows on Anticimex acquisition of Viking Pest Control announced on July 5th and forms part of Anticimex’s strategy to expand in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic region via organic growth and by partnering with strong regional and local players.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=450927&issueID=55542 to view the full article online.

Latest Mosquito Buzz: AP&G Co., Inc. Leadership Team Recruits Dr. Stan Cope

AP&G Co., Inc. announces the addition of Dr. Stanton Cope Jr. as the company’s first Vice President of Products and Technical Services. The role was created to gear up for AP&G’s rollout of new mosquito management products. AP&G is a global manufacturer of integrated pest management tools for the professional pest management industry.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/npma-ePestWorld/articles/index.asp?aid=450928&issueID=55542 to view the full article online.

Vernard Lewis, UC Berkeley’s First African American Entomologist, Retires from 35-Year Career Terminating Termites, Bed Bugs and Cockroaches

He built a villa for termites, delighted school children with giant cockroaches, did "time" at San Quentin State Prison, traveled the world looking at insects and, in 2016, Vernard Lewis was inducted into the Pest Management Professionals' Hall of Fame. On July 1, UC Berkeley's first African American entomologist retired from a 35-year career as an urban entomologist, the last 26 years as a UC Cooperative Extension specialist.

Visit http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=24625 to view the full article online.

Weekly Headlines

America’s First Free-Roaming Genetically Engineered Insects Are Coming to New York

Gizmodo

Diamondback moths may be a mere half-inch in length, but their voracious appetite for Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower make them a major pain for farmers. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a potential solution: moths genetically engineered to contain a special gene that makes them gradually die off.

Visit http://gizmodo.com/the-us-just-greenlit-the-release-of-genetically-modifie-1796725343 to view the full article online.

Boston Man Contracts Rare Disease Tied to Rodents

WCVB

City says he was ‘likely’ exposed at the Jamaica Plain restaurant where he works.

Visit http://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-man-contracts-rare-disease-tied-to-rodents/10270085 to view the full article online.

Studying Ant "Noses" Could Lead to Better Bug Repellents

Smithsonian

The new class of repellents, called "excito-repellents," is similar to "getting on an elevator with someone who’s put on way too much perfume."

Visit http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/insect-repellent-development-hijacks-bugs-sense-smell-180964002/ to view the full article online.

Zika Virus Research Heats Up in St. Louis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The danger of the Zika virus lies in its ability to cross the body’s most protective barrier and cause severe birth defects in babies.

Visit http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/zika-virus-research-heats-up-in-st-louis/article_173e8152-421e-545b-a8d0-3a86a774eb3c.html to view the full article online.

Meet New York City's Bedbug-Sniffing Dogs

Metro

The canines can detect an infestation with 98 percent accuracy — and 110 percent cuteness.

Visit http://www.metro.us/news/local-news/new-york/meet-new-york-citys-bed-bug-sniffing-dogs to view the full article online.

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