Pest Management Professional, September 2017
2017 PMP HALL oF FAMe B illy Tesh isnt kidding when he says Im not one to take a back seat The president of Pest Management Systems in Greensboro N C has stepped up throughout his 45 year pest management career He started a successful pest management company launched a pioneering crawlspace business testified against tighter pesticide restrictions in his home state served as head of state and national pest management organizations and donated his time and money to charitable causes His pest management career began at Tesh Pest Control the company his uncle started in 1957 In 1972 as a 13 year old youngster Tesh helped during the summer months doing dirty work like washing trucks Before long he was working weekends and after school His uncle had no children so he told Tesh he could run the company after he graduated from North Carolina State Universitys pest management program I had not only the practical experience of what I learned on the job but the base education of entomology and pest management that I got at NC State he says In college he studied under Dr Charles Wright a professor and PMP Hall of Famer Class of 2010 who conducted research with fellow Hall of Famer Blanton Whitmire Class of 2004 Dr Wright is one of my mentors Tesh says I respect him more than almost anybody because he led me in the right direction He understood that the pest management industry was changing At the time Tesh says the industry was going from spray jockeys who randomly applied pesticides to pest management professionals with critical thinking processes for applying a precise dose of material in an area PMP Hall of fame 2017 Name Billy Tesh CompaNies Pest Management Systems Crawlspace Depot TiTle President YeaRs iN pesT maNaGemeNT 45 KeY posiTioNs HelD President of the National Pest Management Association NPMA President of the North Carolina Pest Management Association NCPMA Chairman of the NPMA Public Policy Committee Member of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture Consumer Services Structural Pest Control Board iNDusTRY aCHieVemeNTs Youngest president of the NCPMA NCPMA Hall of Fame Award Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals North Carolina Triad Chapter FMC Legislative Day Award Continued on Page 50 48 September 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net Photo Courtesy of Billy tesh Destined for pest management Billy Tesh got an early start in the pest management industry Now the family tradition continues By Diane Sofranec Managing editor Tesh started his crawlspace product distribution company because no one else was offering what he needed
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