Archive for February, 2014
IPC and PestEx scientific poster competition
International Pest Control magazine has teamed up with PestEx to launch a poster competition for innovative research in public health pest control. PestEx takes place on 25-26th March 2015 in London, and attracts a global audience of over 2,000 people. Reflecting the world-wide appeal of PestEx, entry to the poster competition is open to anyone […]
International news in brief – January/February 2014
Australia: Border immigration and snakes on a plane The Operational Science Program (OSP) within the Department of Agriculture uses entomologists and plant pathologists across Australia to identify pests and diseases detected by frontline biosecurity officers. A Mandarin rat snake (Euprepiophis mandarinus) was found on a Qantas plane at Sydney Airport. Coming from Asia, exotic reptiles […]
Pest control software firm celebrates 20 years
Service Pro.net, developers of ServSuite, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The family owned technology company was started by Richard Deering as an off shoot of his lawn and pest management company. Its first product was a Windows desktop-based software program designed specifically for the family’s pest control business. After selling his lawn and […]
International Pest Control – January/February 2014 – Vol.56, Nr.1
With a New Year come new ambitions, new pest situations and new products to tackle them. I hope the arrival of 2014 finds you well and that the twelve months ahead will be successful ones for you personally and your business. As we start the year in the northern hemisphere the weather has yet again […]
