1. Online Resource Center – The resource Center provides a vast array of up-to-the-minute technical and business management resources specifically developed for the pest management industry and designed to help your company succeed. Start exploring now: https://npmapestworld.org/resourcecenter.
2. MyNPMA Open Forum - At MyNPMA, you can seek help from other members for your specific challenges, create your own communities based on specific interests, and download professional pest photos for use in your marketing collateral, sample charts of accounts, business operations survey, sample contracts, marketing material and much more! All members have access to MyNPMA and you can learn more about the site by visiting my.npmapestworld.org.
3. Mobile Field Guide - The Mobile Field Guide offers users an easy way to access information on over 200 different structural pests, with high resolution photos and charts for confident identification. PMPs will also be able to send an email directly to NPMA experts about a certain pest, create individual notes, take photos, reference the glossary or browse saved files. We will be adding more vertebrate pests to the mobile guide in 2019. Stay tuned! 
4. QualityPro Service Certifications and OSHA Toolbox - QualityPro sets the standards of excellence for professional pest management companies and their employees through education, training and certification, providing consumers protection and confidence when selecting a nationally accredited company. NPMA members have access to the OSHA Toolbox, a comprehensive website including resources for OSHA inspection, posting requirements, state plans, respiratory protection and injury and illness reporting. To log on, visit www.qualityprotools.org and enter "osha" as both the username and password.
5. PPMA Mainframe – Does your company need a marketing boost that doesn’t break the budget? Consider using Mainframe, an online digital agency powered by the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA). This exclusive subscription service enables companies to access comprehensive marketing materials to jumpstart or supplement existing marketing, public relations, social media and advertising efforts.

Our team is committed to providing you with member benefits and resources that will help your company succeed. We look forward to helping you take advantage of these and new resources in 2019.

Last month, industry pest control association leaders representing 34 states met in Denver, Colorado for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA)’s inaugural State Association Leadership Retreat. This event focused on ways to improve market practices and share collaborative ideas between the national and state associations. “We at NPMA, would like to thank the time and commitment made by those who attended our first ever retreat for state association leaders,” said Dominique Stumpf, NPMA CEO. 

Inman-Murphy, Inc. of Millington, TN
Pest-Pro Solutions, Inc. of Shelbina, MO
Ray's Pest Control of Gallipolis Ferry, WV
Thelens of Henderson, NV

 As a membership benefit, NPMA has developed a gallery of 
pest images at My.NPMAPestWorld.org for use by NPMA members.

 

KSMU
The Emerald Ash Borer or EAB has been confirmed in six new Missouri counties.  The small, metallic green beetle that is native to Asia attacks all species of ash trees.  

Smithsonian Magazine
A new study found that the ant can snap its mandibles at a speed of up to 200 miles per hour—5,000 times faster than the blink of an eye.

CNBC
On Tuesday, engineers at the University of Washington announced they have come up with a power source both strong and light enough to keep their “drone” in flight for a continuous stretch of about seven hours.

Boston 25 News
The spotted lantern fly has become a big problem for crops in some mid-Atlantic states, and now is making headlines for clinging to Christmas trees in those infested areas.

Entrepreneur
Here are the five most critical mistakes that derail promising careers.

North Bay Business Journal
Don’t get caught up on having to read through all of your feeds and feeling like you have to be everywhere, because you will wear yourself out. Having your brand present on social media has become a necessity in today’s digital era, but it’s not necessary to use it at the cost of your sanity.

ClickZ
Busting five of the most common marketing myths around content, brand awareness, link building, PR, and creativity as we head into 2019.

Forbes
While most organizations these days have a special emphasis on “developing leaders,” selection to these groups varies widely—from seasoned senior managers being considered for promotion to the executive ranks, to those members with less than three years’ experience about to become a first-time supervisor.

Harvard Business Review
How you respond under the pressure makes an indelible impression on the people around you. Our latest research shows that your temperament in these crucial moments has a tremendous impact on your team’s performance.

PIX
Because some of the tiny pests have been found at New York City film venues in recent years, there’s a new city council bill that would require annual bedbug inspections at city movie theaters.

Lolly Daskal
A better alternative is a frequent check-in,held monthly or weekly or at the end of each project, or on whatever time table works for your people, in which the employee answers six questions.

Time
A tick that can cause “massive infestations” is spreading across parts of the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns.