Don’t miss your chance to attend this vital program and grow your safety professional network at the lowest pricing available. Early-bird registration ends on March 31. Register today before pricing increases.
Grow professionally by getting involved in NPMA’s volunteer committees and interest groups! Contribute to the strategic leadership and decision-making process of NPMA by seizing this valuable opportunity. We encourage diverse representation on our board of directors and volunteer committees to ensure a broad range of voices are representing NPMA. Committee applications close March 31, 2023.
 Last week, pest management professionals made their voices heard on Capitol Hill during NPMA’s annual Legislative Day Program with record-breaking attendance numbers! Attendees had the opportunity to see an exciting lineup of Keynote speakers and network with colleagues during fun-filled receptions. For the first time since 2020, attendees met with over 150 Members of Congress and their staff in person on the Hill to discuss key issues affecting the pest management industry. See social highlights of the event and view the online photo gallery.
 Fifty percent of the existing workforce is set to retire in the next decade, creating a huge demand for skilled workers in trade professions. Are you prepared? Let NPMA help you with your hiring needs.
Visit NPMAWorkforce.org and get involved as a Founders Club member, where you’ll receive additional perks such as unlimited job postings for five years at careers.pestcontroljobs.com, the exclusive job board for NPMA member companies. You’ll also be able to access additional resources such as sample job descriptions, customizable recruitment brochures and more in the Workforce Toolkit.
H. L. Cooper Pest Control of Richmond, VA
Pest IQ of Heber City, UT
Rid-Et Pest Control of Nazareth, PA
All Pest Management, Inc. of Commack, NY
Buffalo Exterminators of Sanborn, NY
Safety First Pest Control of Howard Beach, NY
Systematic Pest Elimination of Hillsdale, NJ
L.B.W. Enterprise LLC dba Pestmaster of West Omaha of Omaha, NE
Midway Pest Management, LLC of Olathe, KS
Trapper Tim's Nuisance Wildlife Removal Pest Control of Morgantown, IN
Pssi Pest of Roswell, GA
Mmw Pest Control of Miami, FL
XPro LLC of Bridgeport, CT
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 In case you missed our exciting news, all QualityPro certificates are now available for search and download from the certificate archive!
The archive is updated weekly and will now include all certificates earned through our LMS. Download yours today and show them off with pride.
The NPMA Women’s Forum is an opportunity for women and men throughout the pest management industry to create an inclusive environment for all members of their team. During this engaging program, participants will attend sessions on inspiring and impactful leadership, network during interactive workshops and breakout sessions, hear from groundbreaking keynote speakers, and celebrate women across the industry.
Featured Session:
The Future of Work
Kristen Hadeed, Founder of Student Maid
Thursday, May 11
8:15 am — 9:15 am
Why should you attend PestWorld 2023? Hear directly from past attendees on how the pest industry's largest event allows you to expand your business, grow your career and network, and support your customers.
KX News
Recently, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) released their ‘Bug Barometer’ on their site Pestworld.org. It’s a list of the believed climates that different parts of the US will experience over the next year, as well as the pests that come with them.
WXYZ
Rodents aren't just looking for a warm place to ride out the winter. Many are looking for a tasty snack.
Fox 10
Scientists are expressing concern as another new mosquito species has entered the Florida tropics with the potential to transmit mosquito-borne diseases.
NBC DFQ
It's Spring in Texas and that means baseball, bluebonnets and unfortunately, bugs. Incorrectly referred to as mosquitoes, these large flies appear in droves in early spring but the long-legged crane flies don’t actually eat mosquitoes or bite humans.
CTV News
Orkin Canada, a pest and wildlife control services organization, revealed in a release Tuesday that Toronto was the city in which it carried out the highest number of commercial and bed bug treatments in 2022.
PestWorld Magazine
No one hires employees with the expectation of firing them. Nonetheless, you will be required to let staff go at some point, and getting this very unpleasant task right is crucial.
Harvard Business Review
In healthy workplace cultures, leaders know how to balance accountability for results with empathy. These six questions will help managers revisit their expectations and make sure they’re centering empathy in their attempts to encourage performance.
CNBC
Corporate bosses are getting return-to-office requirements all wrong, global work experts and remote leaders said during a panel conversation at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, recently.
Human Resources Director
Nearly half of employees (42%) don't feel cared for by their employers, according to a new report, which warned about the consequences of neglecting staff in the workplace.
Forbes
Overall, the pandemic is an era that most leaders will be glad to have left behind. But what important leadership lessons from that time can we still apply today?
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