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October 2014

 

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 PPMA OFFICERS

  

Ed Van Istendal

President

Ensystex

Coatesville, PA

 

Paul Kutney 

President Elect

Orkin

Ashley, PA

 

David M. Hyres

Past President

David M. Hyres Pest Control

Douglassville, PA 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Central Division

Gary Lesher

Governor

Perry Pest Control

Landisburg, PA

 

Chris Anfinsen

Terminix

Mechanicsburg, PA

 

Keith Hamilton

J.C. Ehrlich

Pleasant Gap, PA

 

Keith Jones

Archer Pest Control

Camp Hill, PA

 

Eastern Division

 

Jim Daly

Governor

Daly Termite & Pest Mgmnt

Ardmore, PA

 

 

Ed Van Istendal

1st Vice Governor

Coatesville, PA

 

Mike Snyder

Township Pest Control

Warrington, PA

 

Jim Nase

Moyer Indoor/Outdoor

Souderton,

  

 

Northeast Division

Paul Kutney

                          Governor

Ashley, PA

 

Diane Lown

Ajax Environmental Solutions

Dalton, PA

 

Jeff King

The Pest Rangers

Hanover Twp., PA

 

Western Division

John Morrison

Governor

D-Bug, Inc.

Latrobe, PA

 

Adam Witt

Witt Pest Management

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Eric Herrington

Terminix

Bridgeville, PA

 

John Besic

Besic Pest Control

Transfer, PA

 

Technical Advisor

 

Chad Gore

Rentokil North America

Carnegie, PA

 

AWDII Chairman

 

Ed Van Istendal

Coatesville, PA

 

Legislative Chairman

 

Keith Hamilton

J.C. Ehrlich

 State College, PA

 

Bed Bug Taskforce Chairman

 

Marty Overline

Aardvark Pest Management

Philadelphia, PA

 

Salino Scholarship Chair 

Dana Lown

Ajax Environmental Solutions

Dalton, PA

 

Industry Liaison

 

Brian Smith

Univar

Sharon Hill, PA

 

Executive Director

Versant Strategies

Harrisburg, PA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Dear Friends:

   

The Pennsylvania Pest Management Association's Annual Conference is coming up quickly on November 10 & 11. If you haven't registered to attend yet, take a moment to do that now.  You can sign up online with a credit card on PPMA's website at www.papmaonline.org.

 

Also, make your reservation now for room accommodations at the Eden Resort.  The discounted room rate of $124.95 is only good until October 20.  After that date, room rates will rise. You can register online at www.edenresort.com.  Be sure to mention that you are coming for the PA Pest Managemnt Association meeting in order to get the reduced rate!

 

We hope to see you at the annual conference next month!

 

Team Versant  

Upcoming Meetings        

 

PestWorld 2014 is right around the corner.  If you haven't registered for this year's October event in Orlando, Florida, and want to go, get details at
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Sign up now for the 2014 PPMA Annual Conference on November 10 & 11 at the Eden Resort in Lancaster. General session presentations and breakout sessions will cover public health pest control, Bed Bug University, flying insect control strategies, killer strategies for wildlife control, sanitation strategies for IPM, bed bug elimination via fumigation, evaluating your rodent control program, control options for wood boring beetles, termite control update, fungus identification & control in structural wood, and personal protection on the job. Additionally, there will be a Bed Bug Dog Break-out conducted by USDA/ARS on November 10 that runs concurrently with the general session. Exhibitors can register here.  We're also looking for refreshment break sponsors @ $250. Contact the PPMA office for more information at 800-842-9090.  Hope to see you there!
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And looking ahead to 2015, PPMA's Central Division is planning its spring seminar on February 24. More details to come.
  
NPMA News
  
Who You Know Matters
 

To assist with policy efforts, NPMA has begun to build a database of pest professionals who have relationships with state and federal legislators. Therefore, we want to know who you know. Please take moment to click on the link below at your earliest convenience to complete a quick questionnaire of any representatives you would be comfortable contacting should an issue arise in which we may need to ask for your assistance.

  

REMINDER from NPMA

Increase Your Business Opportunities; Update your Find a Pro Listing Today

 

Take advantage of the significant marketing opportunity provided to you as an NPMA member and update your Find a Pro listing for NPMA's consumer site, www.pestworld.org, today. Visit www.npmapestworld.org

  1. On the membership dropdown, choose Update Find-a-Pro Listing
  2. Click UPDATE YOUR LISTING TODAY
  3. Login using your NPMA member ID and password
  4. Click Edit next to the location you would like to update
  5. Follow the on screen instructions
Legislative Update

   

HB 575

Haluska, Gary (D)

Amends Title 34 (Game), in special licenses & permits, further providing for definitions and for exotic wildlife possession permits.

Companions:

HCO 901

Haluska, Gary

(M)

1-22-13 H Filed

 

Printer Number(s):

P0637

 

Bill History:

09-24-14 H Meeting set for Off the Floor, Room 205, Ryan Office Buildin ...House Game and Fisheries
09-24-14 H Voted favorably from committee on House Game and Fisheries
09-24-14 H Reported as committed from House Game and Fisheries
09-24-14 H First consideration
09-24-14 H Laid on the table
10-06-14 H Set on the Tabled Calendar

 

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HB 1576

Pyle, Jeff (R)

Act providing a process for the designation of certain species.

Companions:

HCO2023

Pyle, Jeff

(M)

6-12-13 H Filed

SB 1047

Scarnati, Joseph

(Related)

1-10-14 S Discussed in public hearing, Senate Game and Fisheries

 

Printer Number(s):

P2133 P2647

Bill History:

09-16-14 H Set on the House Calendar
09-16-14 H Laid on the table
09-16-14 H Removed from the table
10-06-14 H Set on the House Calendar

 

Articles of Interest 

  

10-01-2014

Thousands of hawks fly over Hawk Mountain
 
With thousands of migrating birds soaring over a landscape beginning to change colors, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary offers an impressive view to its visitors this time of year. Each fall, an average of 18,000 birds of prey pass over the sanctuary as they take their annual journeys into South America and as many as 16... - Pottsville Republican and Evening Herald

09-30-2014

Trying to limit the number of deer, with surprising results
 
A few years ago, the central campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., was facing a problem familiar to the Washington area. An infestation of white-tailed deer had pushed the community to the limits of its tolerance. Without natural predators, the deer reproduced until their numbers were... - Washington Post

09-26-2014

Inside PDA for September 26, 2014
 
(Press Release)

09-26-2014

A Call to Action Against a Predator Fish With an Import Ban, App and Even Rodeos
 
They eat anything that fits in their mouths. They reproduce copiously and adapt effortlessly. And they have become as ubiquitous and pesky as rats - only prettier and more conniving. Nearly three decades after a lone venomous lionfish was spotted in the ocean off Broward County - posing as a bit of eye candy back then and... - New York Times

09-24-2014

If nothing else, Marcellus Shale activity fueling need for snake handlers
 
The Marcellus Shale natural gas activity in Pennsylvania has created numerous job opportunities, including one that involves rattlesnakes. Known as snake handlers or wranglers, these are certified individuals who have the job of protecting the workers and the rattlesnakes.... - Harrisburg Patriot-News

09-23-2014

The bedbugs on the bus go round and round (YDR opinion)
 
The issue: Rabbittransit said last week it has been treating its buses for bedbug infestations. The transit company has brought in heaters to fry the nasty pests that can cost homeowners a small fortune to eradicate. Officials say the infestation is under control.... - York Daily

09-18-2014

This endangered species listing will endanger Pa.'s economy: PennLive letters
 
Molly Matteson's commentary claims the Congressional hearing held in Harrisburg to learn the effect of listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered was run by the "Tea Party controlled" House Natural Resources Committee out to "gut the Endangered Species Act." Before swallowing such... - Harrisburg Patriot-News

09-16-2014

Fighting Poisons With Bacteria
 
When Harsh Bais grows rice plants in trays of water in his greenhouse at the University of Delaware, he can easily spot the ones that have been exposed to arsenic: They are stunted, with shorter stems and shrunken, yellow-tinged leaves. Dr. Bais is working to develop rice plants that take up less arsenic, a... - New York Times

09-12-2014

Loss of habitat, milkweed blamed for vanishing butterfly
 
As many as 50 people could attend the monarch butterfly tagging event on Saturday in Moraine State Park. Yet the group will be lucky if it tags a single one, park officials say. "They are just not around the way they used to be. I have probably only seen five this year, and I look for them all the time. Years ago, there... - Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice

09-12-2014

Pesticide Levels in Waterways Have Dropped, Reducing the Risks to Humans
 
The development of safer pesticides and legal restrictions on their use have sharply reduced the risk to humans from pesticide-tainted rivers and streams, while the potential risk to aquatic life in urban waters has risen, according to a two-decade survey published on Thursday.... - New York Times