Episodes
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Suzy Rayner, owner of Valkyrie Pest Solutions, Manitoba, Canada, shared how her homelessness experience has shaped her into the pest control owner and operator she is today, using a trauma-informed approach when working with customers in low-income housing.
Sydney Crawley, principal vector scientist with Rentokil Terminix, shares how pest activity continues and, in some cases, increases during the winter months, challenging the common belief that pests slow down in cold weather.
Danielle Restuccia, technical services manager, Northeast, Orkin, provides a tick control primer and shares what Orkin is doing in the way of training and promoting its tick control services.
Listen to an audio recording of Wise House Environmental Services CEO Dennis Kuchta interviewing Ed Algermissen, former owner of A Real Pest Control, on his quality-over-quantity business model that led to 37 years of successful service in the pest control industry.
Listen to an audio recording of the September wildlife control feature "Oh, Behave," read by the article's author Jack Ammerman, owner of Advanced Wildlife Control, Genesee County, Mich.
PCT's Brad Harbison caught up with Carrie Cottone and Mark Janowiecki of the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board for the latest on this year's swarming activity in the French Quarter and surrounding areas, as well as an update on the board's termite research projects.
Jeremy Logsdon, owner of Preventive Pest Control, Houston, Texas, and Tyler Cooper, senior territory manager, Corteva Agriscience, share how the Sentricon System is a standalone solution.
PCT caught up with Marc Potzler, technical services manager for Ehrlich Pest Control, to learn more about the invasive joro spiders.
Caples, Georgia region manager for Orkin, discusses how she made her way to pest control and why this is such a great industry for women.
Pat Hottel, technical manager, McCloud Services, shares tips and some of her experiences using monitoring devices.
Frank Meek, manager of technical services at Rollins, shares his experiences working with cicadas and discusses how the emergence of Brood X might impact pest management professionals.
PCT caught up with Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, to learn about WSDA’s 2021 plans for monitoring and eradicating the Asian Giant Hornet, including its partnership with Canadian officials.
Caroline Kirby, training coordinator for Plunkett’s Pest Control, discusses how Plunkett's has transitioned much of its training from in-person to virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Angela Tucker, technical service manager for Terminix, provides tips for distinguishing bat bugs from bed bugs, and also provides advice for controlling bat bugs.
An audio recording of the September 2020 feature read by author Jack Ammerman, owner of Advanced Wildlife Control, Genesee County, Mich.
Mark “Shep” Sheperdigian, vice president of technical services, Rose Pest Solutions, Troy Mich., discusses mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis and provides mosquito management tips.
