News Briefs
Chief Executive Officer's Notes
  
As the calendar turns to a new year, the issues and challenges confronting pest management professionals have already begun. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) plan will be a key focus of the leadership at Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC) for this year. There are significant strategic discussions going on within the association and other stakeholders that are following SPM developments very closely.
 
Coming up on my first-year anniversary with PCOC, it is amazing how time and events have flown by during these past months. I have genuinely enjoyed meeting so many of the PCOC membership during this period and look forward to the thousands of pest management professionals yet to meet and get to know.
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President's Notes
As I look through my notes from July 1st to present, I can’t believe I’m already more than half way through my term. The saying “time flies” is true. It has been a busy but exciting time for PCOC and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon.
 
I start off every meeting with this quote…”We need Everyone’s Time, Talent, and Treasure”. Our industry is on the front lines of protecting public health in terms of pest’s, such as, bedbugs, cockroaches, rodents, etc. We are the licensed pest control professionals who protect people, property, and our food supply all over the state. Could our customers even imagine their lives without our industry? It’s time to be that unified voice to remind our elected officials that PCOC pays close attention to all things pest related, we are an essential industry in this state and we vote!
Why fleets are switching to smart fuel cards
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Florida-based DynaServ switched to Coast's smart Visa fuel cards for three reasons: they get discounts at more gas stations; the online admin dashboard is modern and easy-to-use; and because Coast integrates with Samsara's GPS tracking to help ensure fuel purchases are being made for company vehicles only.
Watch this quick 2-minute video to find out how Coast's smart fuel cards made life easier for DynaServ. 
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Upcoming Events

All Event Information can be found at WWW.PCOC.ORG/EVENTS

2024 Pest Series 

Termite Academy
March 6-7, 2024
UC Berkeley Extension Center
March 6-7, 2024

Additional Information Coming Soon

Legislative Day & Board of Directors Meeting
April 8-10, 2024
Hyatt Sacramento
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Additional Information Coming Soon

PCOC “Best Pest” Conference & Expo
June 19-21, 2023
Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Hotel & Casino
Stateline, NV 89449

Additional Information Coming Soon

 

Douglas Products and Packaging
One-Pound Nibor-D Bags Now Available!
Nisus Corp®
The versatile, effective insecticide dust is now available in convenient, 1-lb bags that make it easier to use than ever! Nibor-D turns food debris into a bait that helps control pests like small flies, cockroaches and more in commercial and residential accounts.
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Frequently Requested Information

Frequently Asked For Websites

PCOC Social Media Links
https://pcoc.org/contact-us

Department of Fish & Game
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/
 

 
Department of Food & Agriculture

www.cdfa.ca.gov

Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM)
https://pcoc.org/about-pcoc/professional-women-in-pest-management-pwipm

 

California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
www.cdpr.ca.gov

PCOC C.A.R.E.S.
https://pcoc.org/member-resources/pcoc-cares (Member Log in Requireed)

 

DPR on Facebook
www.facebook.com/capesticideregulation

PCOC Scholarship
https://pcoc.org/pcoc-scholarship-foundation

 

DPR on YouTube (see "playlists" for videos pertaining to new surface water regulations)
www.youtube.com/user/californiapesticides

Structural Pest Control Board
www.pestboard.ca.gov

DPR on Twitter
twitter.com/ca_pesticides

Find Your Legislator
www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html

DPR LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/company/california-department-of-pesticide-regulation

NPMA's QualityPro Accrediation Application
www.npmaqualitypro.org/apply

Healthy Schools Act
http://apps.cdpr.ca.gov/schoolipm/

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