Pest Management Professional, May 2017
off the cuff Legislators who can relate By Diane Sofranec Managing Editor T he National Pest Management Association NPMA has been hosting Legislative Day for the past 30 years But this years event which took place in March was a first for me The highlight of Legislative Day was heading to Capitol Hill to meet with our elected officials to explain why the pest management industry needs their support Also impressive was an appearance by Sen Marco Rubio R Fla who spoke at a luncheon for attendees who visited Capitol Hill Although Sen Rubio meets with people who visit the nations capital every day to lobby for their causes he did a fantastic job of personalizing his message for the pest management industry Sen Rubio revealed the economic effect the fear of mosquitoes spreading Zika had on his state last year The impact of that on small businesses was catastrophic he said And he was genuinely grateful for the services PMPs provide You play an important role for our country and an important role for our industries in the state of Florida he said And were going to need you forever Hearing from a politician who can relate to those of us in the pest management industry was a great way to wrap up Legislative Day You can read more about the event beginning on p 18 PMP You can reach Sofranec at dsofranec@ northcoastmedia net or 216 706 3793 8 May 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net illustration leo Michael T he maladies associated with mosquitoes Zika West Nile virus and other types of encephalitis dengue etc have brought this service segment to the forefront of the public Pest management professionals PMPs responding to our 2017 Mosquito Management Survey say the increased public awareness has been a mixed blessing While theres expanded interest in mosquito service theres also the need to temper customer expectations about mosquito elimination Read more about our Pest Management Professional PMP survey findings starting on p MM11 of this issue We round out our annual mosquito issue with industry insights from Gene White BCE Starting on p MM4 check out how the technical director of Rentokil Steritech uses modeling techniques to predict the future of providers offering mosquito service His outlook shows a lucrative financial opportunity if done right We wholeheartedly agree Because this is our annual mosquito issue its worth noting the American Mosquito Control Association AMCA recently released Best Practices for Mosquito Control 2017 The 59 page document details surveillance mapping action thresholds treating monitoring and community outreach Its designed for mosquito control boards and private PMPs alike and can be downloaded from AMCAs home page Mosquito org PMP You can reach GoocH at hgooch@ northcoastmedia net or 330 321 9754 Mosquitoes as moneymakers for PMPs By Heather Gooch Editor
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