Pest Management Professional, May 2017

By Kurt and Eric Scherzinger Contributors To be or not to be in mosquitoes ERIC Kurt I think we really need to ramp up our mosquito service and provide this quality service to all of our customers as well as any new customers KURT We need to crawl before we run Also arent you concerned about the pollinators which have been a hot topic lately ERIC Its true the pollinators have been a hot topic but so has mosquito borne disease Ive talked to so many companies around the country that are offering mosquito service and also to our supplier and manufacturer reps They said it can be done without affecting the pollinators There are strict regulations on when you can and cannot treat for mosquitoes and everyones being very careful KURT I have heard the same thing but how are we going to roll it out We have been running a trial program at our houses and its working Im just concerned about routing Will we have enough jobs to dedicate a technician to just mosquito service ERIC We can have our universal techs do it They are the best in the industry and highly trained Im sure they can handle it KURT But our universal techs are extremely busy during the mosquito season Theyre already stretched for time with termite bait installs initial pest control services and one time services We get the majority of our conventional bed bug services during our busy season as well ERIC OK so what if we hire someone to only do the mosquito service then KURT We could but he or she would be running all over the city especially for our branch offices Its only a seasonal treatment so what is that person going to do in an Ohio and Kentucky winter Rest assured Eric left and Kurt Scherzinger only posed without their personal protective equipment PPE for the sake of this photo ERIC Point taken But Im sure we can find something for the person we hire for mosquito service to do in the off season KURT I have a better idea If we are going to do this lets have our specialty service department do the mosquito jobs We can schedule them accordingly so they arent running all over the city We will just have to watch the weather that could really mess with our schedule ERIC Good scheduling is your problem with the service department As for the sales side of things well just sell it and let you take care of it We will sell that over the phone as well and trust me before long we will be hiring more people We will be so busy No one likes mosquitoes KURT Settle down a little bit We need to perfect this before we get such a high demand that we cant keep up That doesnt help us at all We havent done service like this before Our brand and company reputation of taking great care of the customer are the most important things ERIC Agreed but there is so much possibility KURT There is a lot of possibility but we dont know what we dont know Lets roll out a mosquito program but dont sell it over the phone yet because there are conditions that change that we cant see from Google Earth ERIC OK I guess Im slowing my sales down again Brothers Eric and Kurt Scherizinger are vice president of sales and marketing and vice president of operations respectively for Scherzinger Termite Pest Control Cincinnati The fourthgeneration pest management professionals can be reached at eric@ stopzbugs com and kurt@ stopzbugs com PhOTO SchErzINGEr TErmITE PEST cONTrOL SCherzinger FaCe OFF 88 May 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net