Pest Management Professional, February 2013

GPCA Honors 2012 Pest Management Professional Award Winners ATHENS Ga The Georgia Pest Control Association GPCA has named the award winners of the Pest Management Professional award for 2012 The applicants are selected for their contribution to the professionalism integrity and success of the pest control industry in Georgia Submitted by their managers the honorees exhibit a wide variety of responsibilities from office management to training They are universally respected by their peers and considered a critical element to their companys business success This years winners are GPCA Pest Management Professional Award Winners Rick Gilbert Allgood Pest Solutions Lawrenceville Ga Chris Hilliard Allgood Pest Solutions Brunswick Ga Pete Turko Arrow Exterminators Duluth Ga Cathi Whitehead Arrow Exterminators Fayetteville Ga Kevin Gordon Cooks Pest Control Rex Ga Steven Baker Future Services McDonough Ga Paul Jury Jury Pest Control Services N Augusta S C Steven McClain Northwest Exterminating Marietta Ga Honorees receive a personal plaque during the GPCA Winter Conference in Athens and are listed on a perpetual plaque in the GPCA office for their achievement The next PMP program will be in 2014 FMC Offers Buy Three Get Fourth Free Promotion on Talstar Professional PHILADELPHIA Now through November 30 2013 FMC is offering a Buy Three Get the Fourth Free promotion on gallon size and 1 gallon size jugs of its Talstar Professional liquid insecticide The promotion is honored at the time of purchase making it a simple and cost effective way for pest management professionals to save Talstar Professional is approved for multiple indoor and outdoor sites including lawns and perimeters industrial and commercial sites on greenhouse plants and in food handling areas In addition it causes no phytotoxicity it contains no odorous or plantdamaging solvents Once dry it is virtually impossible to tell where Talstar Professional has been sprayed For more information or to find an authorized distributor of FMC products visit fmcprosolutions com NPMA Lauds EPAS Actions on Rodenticide Use FAIRFAX Va In January the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced its intent to cancel the registration of certain do it yourself rodent control products The affected products are sold to consumers as loose baits without protective bait stations to prevent access by children and pets In the works for longer than a decade the cancellation has been under extensive study and review to ensure a final action in the best interest of American public health In short the mandate will remove products from the market that pose unacceptable risks to children pets and wildlife an effort supported by the National Pest Management Association NPMA Rodents pose a significant public health risk They carry more than 200 human pathogens and rodent droppings are proven asthma triggers in children and adults said Bob Rosenberg executive vice president of NPMA The EPA restrictions will prohibit the use of potentially dangerous loose baits and products that news views Continued on page 14 10 February 2013 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net