Pest Management Professional, November 2015

s p o n s o r e d b y revenue change both for 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 Breaking that down further 68 percent report flat revenue for both time periods Yet 6 percent report accounts were up more than 25 percent in revenue for 2015 and 5 percent predict that percentage in 2016 Eleven percent say they saw a 1 percent to 9 percent increase in 2015 and another 17 percent cite that for 2016 while 12 percent saw a 10 percent to 24 percent increase for 2015 For 2016 that number is halved just 6 percent Still the reported and forecasted decreases for these time periods are downright negligible 1 percent to 2 percent in each range 3 InvasIve specIes Ranked No 3 in growth for 2014 to 2015 and No 4 in expected growth for 2015 to 2016 this segment is an intriguing one primarily because we didnt define the segment for respondents Yet 51 percent report they offer invasive species management and 3 percent say its generating most of their 2015 revenue been their most profitable segment in 2015 and predict it will generate most of their 2016 revenue So what are invasive species Theyre the pests that are new to your area even if they might be established elsewhere Theyre the exhilarating and perhaps frustrating accounts where your tech comes back with a specimen and the entire team delves into the tech guides on the bookshelf looking for identification tells and control recommendations Like the multicolored Asian lady beetle or the brown Honorable Mentions Turf and ornamental tree insect management and occasional invaders tied with rodents for the fifth most revenue generating segment in 2015 7 percent each Turf pests came in fifth for expected revenue generation in 2016 actually ahead of rodent and occasional invaders which tied for sixth OccasIOnal Invaders 77 percent of respondents offer occasional invader management 7 percent said its generating most of their 2015 revenue 4 percent said its their most profitable segment in 2015 6 percent predict it will generate most of their 2016 revenue Turf and OrnamenTal Tree InsecTs 28 percent of respondents offer turf and ornamental tree insect management 7 percent said its generating most of their 2015 revenue 6 percent said its their most profitable segment in 2015 7 percent predict it will generate most of their 2016 revenue H G BIrd revenue change 2014 2015 to 2015 to 2016 Up more than 25 6 5 Up 10 to 25 12 6 Up less than 10 11 17 Flat 68 68 Down less than 10 1 2 Down 10 to 25 1 0 Down more than 25 1 2 TOp 10 spIders 1 American house spiders 2 Wolf spiders 3 Cellar spiders 4 Yellow sac spiders 5 Black widow spiders 6 Brown recluse spiders 7 Brown widow spiders 8 Aggressive house spiders 9 Mediterranean recluse spiders 10 Grass spiders percent and 24 percent but 45 percent predict growth of more than 25 percent Expected decreases are again at a minimum for stored product pests with just 15 percent forecasting a decrease of 10 percent and 24 percent and another 15 percent forecasting a decrease of more than 25 percent 2 BIrds The Top 3 birds this year by prevalence are no surprise Pigeons starlings and house sparrows are the three species with the least restrictions for control methods Still with 51 percent of respondents offering bird management its worth noting that crow grackle and goose populations werent far behind in numbers Seagulls barn swallows and turkey vultures round out the bird species options for respondents with a miscellaneous category coming in last place With their weighted average birds come in second place of all pest segments for the greatest mypmp net Pest Management Professional november 2015 S11