Pest Management Professional, September 2013
news views Continued from page 21 Cooper Pest Solutions Cooper Pest Solutions named David Burgess vice president of operations where hell continue focus on growth and proftability Trads Pest Control donates fre ant treatment to school ST JOHNS COUNTY FLA When children in northern Florida return to school they might fnd something more frightening than homework fre ants This summers excessive rains created massive fre ant populations days before the school year begins At one school the fre ant problem was so bad Trads Pest Control a Jacksonvillebased pest management and lawn care company stepped up to help free of charge and did so with a new type of fre ant treatment that eliminates fre ant mounds in minutes On Aug 1 Trads Pest Control donated a fast acting fre ant treatment to the grounds of San Juan del Rio Church and School in St Johns County The schools fre ant problem has grown signifcantly during the summer when turf was untreated and heavy rains caused the local red imported fre ant RIFA population to boom We frst learned about the problem at San Juan from an employee and decided to help We cant have little kids some of whom might be allergic to fre ant venom coming in contact with these ants says Denise Wartan general manager of Trads People talk a lot about bed bugs crazy ants and mosquitoes but fre ants are by far the worst pest we have here in north Florida Trads is certified in integrated pest management IPM for schools so the company uses approved low impact products and treats in a manner that limits childrens exposure Trads donated the manpower while Philadelphiabased FMC Professional Solutions provided the ammunition namely its Talstar XTRA granular insecticide featuring Verge technology Talstar XTRA is a granular insecticide that controls fire ant mounds as quickly as 15 minutes while generating virtually no dust or odor when applied Continued on page 24 BUGS DISINFECTS KILLS BED 800 359 4913 STERIFAB COM VIRICIDE BACTERICIDE SANITIZER FUNGICIDE INSECTICIDE DEODORANT GERMICIDE MILDEWCIDE BACTERIOSTATIC FUNGISTATIC KILLS DUST MITES COCKROACHES CAT FLEAS TICKS SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS PROTEUS MIRABILIS PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA PENICILLIUM VARIABLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES INTERDIGITALE HERPES SIMPLEX II VACCINIA VIRUS ASPERGILLUS NIGER 22 September 2013 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net
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