Pest Management Professional, November 2011
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY REPORT REVENUE CHANGE BY PEST Average gross revenue change by pest from 2009 to 2010 INCREASE DECREASE Ants 11 1 Bedbugs 35 2 Nuisance Birds 3 2 Cockroaches 65 1 Fleas Ticks 9 1 Flies 3 0 Rodents 11 2 Spiders 6 0 Stinging Insects 5 1 Stored Product Pests 2 1 Termites 5 55 Wildlife 3 1 Expected gross revenue change by pest from 2010 to 2011 INCREASE DECREASE Ants 14 0 Bedbugs 36 1 Nuisance Birds 3 15 Cockroaches 11 1 Fleas Ticks 6 1 Flies 4 0 Rodents 9 3 Spiders 7 0 Stinging Insects 5 1 Stored Product Pests 25 1 Termites 10 15 Wildlife 4 0 All indications show 2012 will continue the ongoing increases weve seen during the past few years Michael Broder of BHB Pest Elimination in New York City to treat Its somewhat to do with the media hype Every time its in the media it creates more panic although some of it is good for education purposes Additionally termites made a significant comeback this year A moderate increase of home inspections and improvement projects might have contributed to the increase as well as a wet spring Its a mix of things like the amount of rain we had which loosens the soil for them to swarm and getting really hot continued on page S8 BUSINESS FOCUS Percentage of respondents who said General Pest 79 Control was the focus of their business Termite Control remained at 6 while Wildlife was at 3 Other including All of the Above was 12 mypmp net Pest Management Professional November 2011 S5
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