Pest Management Professional, November 2011
S P O N S O R E D B Y Leaders of the pack Bedbugs continue to be the revenue leader but termites ants and rodents also are helping the bottom line H eading into 2012 pest management professionals PMPs are more optimistic than they were heading into 2011 according to results from the 2012 State of the Industry survey The recession hasnt receded much but business has picked up which is good news As a business owner you always should be optimistic says Michael Broder of New Yorkbased BHB Pest Elimination But fortunately all indications show 2012 will continue the ongoing increases weve seen during the past few years One revenue generator that shows little sign of slowing down is the bedbug segment From 2009 to 2010 PMPs reported an increase of 33 percent on bedbug jobs That jumped slightly to 35 percent from 2010 to 2011 Media coverage of the outbreak declined a little in 2011 but the pests were still top of mind for many customers this year We continue to see an increase of bedbugs says Eric Scherzinger branch manager of Scherzinger Termite and Pest Control in Dayton Ohio who uses heat and chemical methods PROPERTY TYPES What percentage of your annual sales come from the following property types 22 25 16 26 10 59 Single family Residential 13 Multi family Structures HOAs 4 Government Institutional Other LOCATION LOCATION MIDWEST OH IN IL MI WI MN MO IA ND SD NE KS WEST AK CA CO HI ID MT NV OR UT WA WY SOUTHEAST AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV SOUTHWEST AZ NM OK TX NORTHEAST CT DE ME MD MA NJ NH NY PA RI VT DC 23 Commercial Industrial S4 November 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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