Pest Management Professional, November 2011
SPOTLIGHT Termites What a difference a year makes Revenue from these wood eaters has speed T he termite is making a comeback a la the bedbug An increase of revenue is the expected termite trajectory according to the pest management professionals PMPs who took the State of the Industry survey this year From 2009 to 2010 termite revenue was relatively flat if not slightly down Revenues increased 5 percent or declined 55 percent depending on who answered the question That all changed from 2010 to 2011 as an increase of 85 per per cent was noted by PMPs surveyed throughout the country During the past several years we had nothing at all with termites says Michael Broder of BHB Pest Elimination in New York This year we made the difficult decision to phase out of the market The upkeep and storage of equipment was difficult to maintain with how little work we got out of it Of Termite Management course this was the year the phone started ringing again Soggy weather in the Midwest might have contributed to an uptick in termite activity as well In our area we had a wet spring so that may have been the reason for slight increase of termite activity says Mike Halter owner of Action Pest Control in Gahanna Ohio While PMPs know the nature of pest control can be cyclical those who have a revenue stream dependent on termites foresee a busy 2012 This year we made the difficult decision to phase out of the termite market Of course this was the year the phone started ringing again Michael Broder of BHB Pest Elimination in New York City Termites are making a comeback says Doug Foster owner of Burts Termite Pest Control in Columbus Ind Our termite work returned to 2005 levels Swarms were up this spring With new home building down remodeling is up and people are uncovering termites in the process Real estate inspections are up slightly and with that an increase in termite control pmp S P O N S O R E D B Y TERMITE REVENUE 20 10 Expected Increase in Revenue Directly Related to 2011 Termite Jobs 10835 Average Price of a Termite Inspection in 2010 of PMPs who have purchased and plan to purchase bait station installation tools in 2010 and 2011 11826 Average Price of a Termite Inspection in 2011 S14 November 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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