Pest Management Professional, April 2014
S P O N S O R E D B Y However more than one in four charge 250 or more for ant management annual renewals PMPs said the top three obstacles to maintaining and growing their ant management revenue are 1 A sluggish overall economy 2 Fierce pricing competition and 3 Difficulty finding and keeping good qualified technicians PMPs said the top three opportunities to better maintain and grow their ant management revenue are 1 Material costs are decreasing as more products come off patent 2 Callbacks are decreasing which improves margins repeat business and referrals and 3 Initial inspection treatment pricing is improving along with renewal conversion rates According to a September 2013 survey commissioned by the Professional Pest Management Alliance PPMA ants are consumers No 1 pest concern And according to pest management company revenue rankings ants represent PMPs second best structural pest management money making opportunity after termites and other wood destroying insects organisms The bottom line These little critters are big pains to customers and big money to PMPs Sure callbacks can be a major issue check out our cover story starting on page AM1 but nothing new control technologies and proven techniques cant fix PMP You can reach Whitford at mwhitford@ northcoastmedia net or 216 706 3766 Less than 1 callbacks 21 1 to 4 callbacks 35 5 to 9 callbacks 17 10 or more callbacks 22 AVERAGE ANT MANAGEMENT RENEWAL FEE ANT MANAGEMENT CALLBACKS Zero callbacks 5 AVERAGE INITIAL ANT INSPECTION TREATMENT FEE 99 or less 31 100 to 149 34 150 to 199 17 200 to 249 8 250 or more 10 99 or less 50 100 to 149 10 150 to 199 9 200 to 249 5 250 or more 26 PMPS TOP 10 ANT SPECIES BY JOBS GENERATED IN 2013 1 Carpenter ants 2 Argentine ants 3 Odorous house ants 4 Fire ants 5 Acrobat ants 6 Little black ants 7 Pavement ants 8 Crazy ants 9 Pharaoh ants 10 Yellow large Citronella ants www mypmp net Pest Management Professional April 2014 AM15
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