NPMA ePestWorld

Leading is hard. You need to grow the business. And develop staff. And onboard new employees. And create new innovations. You have so many demands that leading effectively becomes just one more obligation. Make plans to Join us at Academy 2021 on July 13-15 in Tucson, Arizona and hear from Garland Vance as he explains why you must be aware of three of the most leadership common mistakes that increase your stress and slow down your business, and the simple solutions that can take your leadership and business to the next level.

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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2021 PWIPM Empowerment Grant

Submission deadline: July 31

Each year, the Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) Professional Empowerment Grant awards $1,000 and a trip to PestWorld to at least one woman. The Grant has helped past recipients develop their careers in the pest management industry and/or helped to relieve the costs related to education. Click here for submission requirements and guidelines. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to get recognized! 

News From National

NPMA members in many U.S. states now have the option to renew their membership online! We are looking forward to a great 2021-2022 year and hope you will continue to support us. Your support is instrumental to promoting our industry and the important work we do to protect health and property from pests that transmit disease and cause destruction.

 

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In addition to the top-notch education program and earning valuable CEU’s at the 2021 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference, the Volleyball Tournament & Beach Bash are back! Spend an afternoon with your fellow attendees enjoying the summer sun and join your state’s volleyball team and compete to see who the 2021 tournament champion will be!


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New Members

Burdette Pest Control Service, LLC of Anderson, SC
Chris The Bug Man of North Augusta, SC
Denppestcontrol of Suriname
Elite Pest Solutions, LLC of Abbeville, SC
Free Bee Pest Control, LLC of Englewood, OH
Freedom Pest Management of Tumwater, WA
Madurski Termite & Pest Exterminating Co. of Florence, SC
Pearson Operations (P-Ops), Llc of Pikeville, NC
Peststop of Tumwater, WA
Precision Pest & Termite, Inc. of Edenton, NC
Quinn Services dba Mosqutio Squad of Lake Country of Blackstone, VA
Strategic Pest Management, Llc of Gainesville, VA
Tahoma Pest of Tacoma, WA
Talent Termite of Virginia Beach, VA

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

 
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Member Benefit Highlight
  
Get the Right Tools for the Job with NPMA’s Field Guide Pro App

The NPMA Field Guide PRO app gives you instant access to a library of advanced biology and control methods for over 200 different structural pests, access to high-resolution photos and charts for confident identification and a detailed terms glossary. All for the low annual subscription of only $8.99, available on Android and Apple devices.

NPMA Education and Events
IPCA May Workshop May 25, 2021 Virtual Event
WVPMA Summer Blitz June 15-16, 2021 Virtual Event
IPCA July Workshop July 27, 2021 Virtual Event
Members Make Headlines
The Maryland State Pest Control Association (MSPCA) will offer its final Last Chance program on Wednesday, May 26 from 8 AM to 4 PM EDT. Last Chance offers members and non-members from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia an opportunity to earn continuing education credits in their respective states.
At the 2019 Pi Chi Omega membership meeting in San Diego, a question was raised about how we could expand our reach and support more students. The answer was simple, we’d need to raise more funds. Without a second thought, immediately after that meeting a Pi Chi Omega member who wanted to remain anonymous at that time, made a $20,000 donation in Norm Ehmann’s name.
The list of Pi Chi Omega scholarship recipients is long. Since awarding our first scholarship to Dr. Bobby Corrigan in 1976, Pi Chi Omega has provided more than $230,000 in financial support to entomology students. We are happy to announce, the list just grew!

Mark VanderWerp, BCE, was invited to give an entomology talk to a local Girl Scout Brownie Troop so they could work towards their bug badges. They even enjoyed some Rice Krispy treats with mealworms!

 

 

 

 

 

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The insects are emerging from underground for the first time in 17 years to take part in a noisy, monthlong mating ritual.
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The Commonwealth is heading into peak tick season, and if not prepared, you can get sick. Ticks are a problem year-round, but especially during the summer, they can be a problem for people and pets.
Entomology Today
It’s not enough to know mosquito abundance in a given area. Rather, the rate at which mosquitoes and humans actually come into contact is critical to better understanding and modeling mosquito-borne disease transmission, say a group of researchers in a new paper.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Spotted lanternfly eggs have started hatching in the Philadelphia region, with the emergent black-and-white polka-dotted nymphs using their remarkably powerful hind legs to spring from yards to decks to lawn furniture.
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There are unintended consequences of this widely used program to recruit talent.
Welcome to the Jungle
A manager is supposed to be authoritative, supportive, demanding, encouraging, brave, cautious, a good listener—and you have to be these things for so many different people. This job is just way too hard. We are setting them up to fail.
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A thoughtful, constructive process of checking in with your people can help you identify who might be a flight risk and what leverage you have to change their minds.
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A middle manager role is the toughest job in any company: that of a person who must influence in all directions to do his/her job well.
Trending Articles
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To help us navigate the insects coming our way, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released their bi-annual Bug Barometer. Here are their predictions for the types of bugs coming for homes and gardens in different parts of the country this summer.
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You can fix confidence drops by invoking the power of a single, very special technique.
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For the sixth consecutive year, Chicago has been named the rattiest city in America according to Orkin. To combat this issue, the Tree House Humane Society has placed over 1,000 feral cats onto Chicago streets since 2012.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
       
  Date Event Location
       
  June 15-17, 2021 Executive Leadership Forum Key Largo, FL
  July 12-15, 2021 Academy 2021 Tucson, AZ
  July 29-31, 2021 Mid-Atlantic Conference 2021 Myrtle Beach, SC
  November 2-5, 2021 PestWorld 2021 Las Vegas, NV
       

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