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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
- On the membership dropdown, choose Update Find-a-Pro Listing
- Click UPDATE YOUR LISTING TODAY
- Login using your NPMA member ID and password
- Click Edit next to the location you would like to update
- Follow the on screen instructions
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Legislative Update
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HB 575 |
Haluska, Gary (D) |
Amends Title 34 (Game), in special licenses & permits, further providing for definitions and for exotic wildlife possession permits. |
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HCO 901 |
Haluska, Gary |
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1-22-13 H Filed |
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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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HCO2023 |
Pyle, Jeff |
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6-12-13 H Filed |
SB 1047 |
Scarnati, Joseph |
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1-10-14 S Discussed in public hearing, Senate Game and Fisheries |
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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 |
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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 |
09-23-2014 |
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 |
09-16-2014 |
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 |
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