Pest Management Professional, September 2010

2010 Wildlife Control Supplies O ur mission is to provide superior customer service to our professional customers by delivering quality products at competitive prices in a timely manner We search out tried andtrue products that work and introduce new items regularly to help meet the changing needs of the variety of situations wildlife control can present Our staff can assist with determining options to help you handle a wide range of nuisance problems WCS maintains an ALAN HUOT President extensive inventory of wildlife control and animalhandling equipment This allows us to consolidate items and get them on the way quickly so you can meet the schedule that your customers demand We work closely with many of our customers to understand their needs and to develop new products Some examples include the Multi Catch Rodent Trap the Sparrow Sled designed primarily for use in big box stores Coontroller a heavy duty excluder that can stand up to raccoons and the the University of Nebraska Lincoln contributed to the development of that allows cell phone when a trap has been triggered While not for every trap The Tele Trap is positioned for time sensitive or long distance customers Additional products on the to address the increasing damage situations from feral hogs and a collapsible deer trap for commercial customers WCS is here to support our professional customers businesses and to that end we have created AnimalRemovalPro com an online referral website where customers can easily locate the services they need If youve considered offering nuisance wildlife control services give us a call and well be happy to talk with you about how to get started Its a jungle out there THOMCO W e are entering our second decade of a continued relationship with our carrier which is one of if not the longest relationship between carrier and program manager in this industry This is important to our customers as we know what to expect from the carrier and they are open to ideas and concepts when the industry changes and adjustments need to be made JOHN CLARK Senior VP Specialty Programs Because they have been writing this class for so long claims handling is seamless Carriers have come and gone the last 10 years and when an insurance carrier stops writing coverage on a class of business claims handling becomes a chore The claims are moved to a run off unit and this unit will sometimes just write a check to close the claim This could negatively affect a pest management company obtaining adequate coverage in the future Industry Trends Over the past few years we have seen a transition in the marketplace from accounts involved heavily in termite treatments and inspections to more general pest control A large part of this transition is because of the economy and downturn in the housing market another is that pest management professionals are looking for other sources of revenue to make up the shortfalls from the loss in inspections income Another recent trend is taking place with coverage enhancements No one wants to talk about one of the nastiest topics in this industry but bed bugs are back with a vengeance We have amended our policy form to remove an exclusion for heat treatment a common bed bug elimination method This is an example of our carriers willingness to make a change in their risk appetite based on market conditions Our policy will also cover chemical application cold treatment and even inspections using dogs Learn more at THOMCOins com www mypmp net SEPTEMBER 2010 PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL 105