On March 15, 2019, the DC Department of Health (DOH) proposed rodent control regulations that require hiring PMPs for treatment in certain situations. One provision requires that if there is a health code violation at commercial properties or apartment buildings due to a rodent infestation, then the property owner/management company must hire a PMP to treat for rodents and submit proof that a PMP was hired to manage the rodent infestation. Additionally, for all property owners, including single family residences are required to hire a PMP if there are rodent burrows present in the yard. NPMA supported this rule and is pleased that it became final on June 3, 2019. Please view NPMA’s comments here.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is considering new restrictions that will make it more difficult for the industry to provide structural fumigation.  The proposals being considered will discourage property owners from having apartments and homes fumigated, slow down real estate transactions, and add one to two additional days to the fumigation process in California.

The website https://protectfumigation.com/  was recently unveiled as a way to allow California pest management professionals a way to voice their concern by sending messages to educate their state Assemblyperson, State Senator and Val Dolcini, Interim Director of DPR.  If you live or work in California, we strongly encourage you to visit the new website and send a message to your government officials to help protect this vital tool for structural pest management. 

With the release of the newly revised version of the NPMA-33 Wood Destroying Insect Inspection Form this month, NPMA will be deeply discounting all remaining inventory of the previous edition of the NPMA-33 form at a 60% discount. This edition of this form will remain valid until December 31, 2019.

To purchase the previous edition of the NPMA-33 form at a 60% discount, visit NPMA’s BugStore.

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

Presented by Gerry Wegner, BCE, Varment Guard Environmental Services, Columbus, OH  
Get the practical information you need to properly identify common wasps and bees in and around structures. This session taught by expert BCE Gerry Wegner will teach you when to pull out your insecticides or when it's best to leave these busy creatures alone.

UNH Cooperative Extension will host a series of all-day trainings for those seeking a supervisory registration certificate from the NH Department of Agriculture: Division of Pesticide Control.