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Hear from Empowering Women at the 2020 Women’s Leadership Forum

Join us May 13-15, 2020 at the International Professional Women in Pest Management Leadership Forum in San Diego, CA. This conference features a great line up of inspiring speakers who will help shape and educate you on important topics & issues women face in the pest management industry. Check out the lineup of speakers below, and click here to view the full schedule. Register by April 17 to save on your registration!


	Kristen Hadeed, Student Maid Founder		Dr. Tracey Wilen, Researcher & Author		Bonnie Marcus, Women’s Success Coaching

Global Health & Food Safety Summit Postponed to June 2021

The fourth Global Health & Food Safety Summit, originally planned for June 2020, has been postponed to June 2021 due to the potential impact of the Coronavirus. As the full risk of the Coronavirus is still unknown, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA), and Federation of Asian & Oceania Pest Managers Association (FAOPMA) in conjunction with the Singapore Pest Management Association (SPMA) have decided to take this precaution in order to protect our members and attendees.

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News From National

NPMA Hosts Successful Legislative Day

Nearly 400 individuals attended the annual NPMA Legislative Day event this week, designed to advocate for issues important to the pest management industry. The event began with riveting keynote speakers including Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman, Governor Howard Dean, Michael Gerson, David Wasserman and culminated with a special presentation by Pennsylvania Senator, Bob Casey and Wisconsin Senator, Ron Johnson.

The industry made almost 200 visits to the Hill, educating members on pesticide preemption and the Illicit Cash Act. The pest management industry is committed to building bipartisan relationships in Congress and positioning NPMA as the leading voice on any legislation that impacts protecting public health and property from pests.

There were two awards presented during the event, the FMC Legislative Day Award was presented to Suzanne Graham of Massey Services, Inc. based in Orlando, FL and Marie Horner of Arrow Exterminators or McLeansville, NC was named the 2019 NPMA PestVets Veteran of the Year!

We thank all those that spent time with us in Washington, D.C. last week and look forward to building on the great work accomplished by the many Senate and House visits that were made on behalf of the industry.

New NPMA BugBytes Podcast Now Available

Check out the new BugBytes podcast Welcome to the Future: How Genetic Research is Reshaping Pest Control. Discover how scientists are using breakthroughs in genetic research to control some of the most challenging urban pests in this episode with guest Ed Vargo, Professor and Endowed Chair in Urban and Structural Entomology at Texas A&M University.

The podcast is available at www.npmabugbytes.org or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast!

Communicate With Your Customers This Spring

Spring is right around the corner! Use the Spring issue of Pest Gazette to show your current and potential customers how your company can help them control the various types of pests that may invade their home as the warm weather starts to return.

Pest Gazette is available in a print and digital format that is perfect for online marketing!

Click here to start customizing your Pest Gazette today.

Member Benefit Highlight

NPMA Workforce Website

Every growing company needs to find, hire, train & retain employees. NPMA has created a workforce website that connects you to the tools and resources that can help your workforce grow. One of the many benefits on this website include job description templates to help your company develop job descriptions for your unique needs.

We encourage you to work with an HR professional to review the job descriptions you use. NPMA member companies may work with Seay Management Associates as part of the HR consulting member benefit.

NPMA Education and Events

Success Through Safety: How to Build a Sustainable Safety Culture Webinar

March 20, 2020, 2:00 PM EST | REGISTER
Panelists: Dennis Jenkins of ABC Home and Commercial Services and Richard Spencer of Arrow Exterminators
Most would agree that workplace safety should be a top priority for any business. But many companies struggle to find a balance between prioritizing safety among other business or technical topics necessary to keeping up with day-to-day operations. Discover how some business leaders have shifted their team’s approach to the “daily grind” to position safety as a pillar of their company’s workplace culture. Join panelists Dennis Jenkins of ABC Home and Commercial Services and Richard Spencer of Arrow Exterminators as they share successes, failures, and everything in between that helped them pave the way to a safer workplace. Led by moderator Jeff King, this debate-style webinar will navigate some common roadblocks and challenges that businesses face when trying to raise the bar on safety.

Join us for the 2020 Industry Safety Summit at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld on June 25-26, 2020 in beautiful and sunny Orlando, Florida!

This workshop-style meeting will bring safety experts together with companies of all sizes to talk safety in the pest management industry. Topics covered will include safe driving, pesticide safety, and tips on implementing a safety program in your business.

Stay tuned for program information coming soon!

Members Make Headlines

Pi Chi Omega Scholarships - Submit your application by March 15

Pi Chi Omega now offers 5 scholarships to students in the field of urban and industrial pest management – or some closely related field of study. Eligible students are currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate college students interested in urban or industrial pest management. Completed applications are due on March 15, 2020.

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Thomas Pest Services Kick Off Cerebral Palsy Awareness Campaign

Thomas Pest Services owners Bill Clark and Sarah Thomas-Clark are please to announce a month-long campaign to raise awareness and funds for National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, in honor of their five year old daughter, Riley.

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PWIPM of New England held a Lunch & Learn on February 13

Over 50 PMPs attended from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The class was taught by George Williams, ACE from Univar and the topic was “Being a Pest Management Professional”.

Learn more.

Weekly Headlines

Miami Leads Second Annual Top 50 Termite Cities List

Facility Executive

Miami, Los Angeles, Tampa, and New York are frontrunners for the second consecutive year, and Atlanta joins the top five.

Beer and Bagels Please: New York Rats Evolve to Mirror Human Habits

The Guardian

Changes in rodents’ DNA means they are now prone to similar health threats to humans, scientists discover.

Changing Weather Brings Out Long-Legged, Flying Insects

KOLD

The long-legged insects seen buzzing around southern Arizona, often called mosquito-eaters or mosquito hawks, are actually called crane flies.

Mild Winter Leads to Rough Tick Season

WNEP

According to veterinarians, the mild winter we've had means the flea and tick population is thriving.

These Tiny, Plastic-Munching Caterpillars Can Clean Up Our World – But There's a Catch

USA TODAY

A species of caterpillar may provide answers on how to best eradicate plastic waste, a 300 million ton per year problem.

For your Business

How You Can Build a More People-Centric Workplace

Entrepreneur

Be the boss that employees want to work for – build a more people-centric workplace by doing the following.

6 Ways to Show Your Boss You’re a High-Potential Employee

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If you want to get ahead in the workplace, it helps to be seen as a “high-potential employee.” These are the folks who get plum assignments and are selected for training, mentoring, and other advancement programs, if they’re available.

Getting Decision Rights Right

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Effective organizational decision-making is strongly associated with better business outcomes. Learn what five key attributes organizations can put in place to help their people make better decisions faster.

Are You Leading for the Right Reasons?

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You either lead for yourself or others. Why you took the role you now fill, affects the results you are getting.

Leadership’s Dirty Little Secret

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You can aspire to leadership for all the right reasons. You can master catalogs full of specific techniques. You can have the best coaches and the best mentors. But if you don’t love the work of leadership, you won’t be a success and your life will be miserable.