Pest Management Professional, September 2013

news views Continued from page 16 program follows at 6 30 p m with the encore dessert and drinks at 8 p m Topics will include rodent behaviors and challenges they create for pest management professionals PMPs uses methods and treatments of FirstStrike and Resolv soft bait soft bait as a primary PMP tool and how soft bait works Service Pro net offers advanced service notification emails for clients COLUMBUS OHIO Service Pro net offers ServSuite clients advanced service notification emails to use with their customers Service notification emails provide a professional and open image of pest management businesses by showing their customers the service appointment has already been planned and that a technician has been assigned creating a more open line of communication The product was developed to bridge the gap between businesses and their customers before a service appointment by reminding customers of their appointment and providing the technicians profile The profile includes the technicians photo name date hired and qualifications Having this information handy allows the customer to feel secure when meeting their service technician during the scheduled appointment Lloyd named president of IRG WP STOCKHOLM SWEDEN Dr Jeff Lloyd corporate vice president of research and development at Nisus Corp was appointed president of the International Research Group on Wood Protection IRG WP The appointment lasts for three years was preceded by a three year vice presidency and is followed by three years as past president The appointment was announced at the organizations annual conference held this year in Stockholm Sweden IRG WP is an international nonprofit group that focuses on the latest developments and research in wood protection by providing the opportunity to develop and foster interaction between scientists throughout the world It does this principally through its annual and regional conferences as well as working with different bodies active in the field The annual meeting is hosted by a different country every year Malaysia last year and the USA next year IRG WP which has been meeting for more than 40 years has members representing more than 50 countries This is an incredible honor Lloyd says I couldnt have made this nine year commitment without the generous support of Nisus Corp With their continued backing I was able to accept the presidential appointment I consider this appointment as a pinnacle in my career in wood protection and I hope I can do justice to the position Lloyd has been involved with IRG WP since he was a graduate student with his first paper The Mechanisms of Action of Borate Wood Treatments in 1991 My first IRG WP meeting was in 1992 in Kyoto Japan says Lloyd I was able to go because of assistance provided through winning the Ron Cockcroft award a merit based program for full time students that promotes international awareness of developments in research in wood protection Over the years Lloyd has served IGR WP as Diffusible Preservatives working party convener Wood Protecting Chemicals vice chair and chair and an executive committee member For the past three years he served as the IRG WP vice president I would urge anyone involved in wood protection or wood destroying organism research and control to become a member of the group Lloyd advises It has been of great value to me personally and is a great way for our company to keep ahead of the curve It has also enabled us to have active research programs with other members across the world Lloyd has more than 20 years of experience in preservation pest management and forest pathology research technical service and global market development He holds degrees in applied biology and microbiology as well as a Ph D in biochemistry preservation technology from Imperial College at The University of London England The author of numerous scientific publications hes a member of several industry and scientific organizations including the American Wood Protection Association and the Railroad Tie Association and is a fellow of the Institute of Wood Science Lloyd holds several patents including patents on the use of calcium borate to protect wood composites and the use of borates on concrete as a termite barrier BedBug Central promotes DiJoseph BedBug Central has promoted Robert DiJoseph to vice president of operations for BedBug Central DiJoseph is looking forward to furthering the BedBug University educational programs including the reintroduction of its On the Job Observation course Continued on page 22 www mypmp net Pest Management Professional September 2013 21