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The Pulse

PCT has expanded our research capabilities with The Pulse: Digging Deeper, weekly online polls on topics PCOs are talking about. If you would like to have your voice heard, contact us www.pctonline.com/contact. Participate in our latest poll at www.pctonline.com/polls.

READER POLL RESULTS

PCT keeps a pulse on the industry with timely reader poll questions. Here are results from a recent poll question for pest management professionals.

Source: PCT Reader Poll, December 2025, Credit: iStock

Share Your Videos with PCT!

John Koval, owner of Smitter Pest Control, Grand Rapids, Mich., shared a video of raccoons at a local bar. Koval was contacted by the bar’s doorman after raccoon paws were witnessed coming through a register. He set live traps and ultimately removed six raccoons. If you have pest-related videos you would like to share with PCT, contact us.

Video: Purdue Pest Management Conference Highlights

In January, the Purdue University’s Pest Management Conference returned to campus, celebrating 90 years of advancing education, innovation and collaboration in the pest management industry. This year’s conference brought together industry leaders, researchers and practitioners for three days of expert presentations, panel discussions and networking centered on the theme “Tradition Meets Innovation.” PCT caught up with Pat Hottel, chair of the conference’s Industry Planning Committee, to learn more about the show and some its highlights. Watch this video interview at www.pctonline.com/videos.

LIVE: Beyond the Pest Podcast

At this year’s Purdue Pest Management Conference, Dr. Stan Cope joined UPMTC Beyond the Pest podcast hosts Jennifer Sweeney-Ingram and Michael Thome for a special live taping. Cope discussed four key conducive conditions PMPs must identify: cool, dark, moist and out of the wind. Cope also shared end-of-season strategies that target overwintering female mosquitoes and debunked common mosquito myths. Listen to this podcast and others.

Coming in March! Mosquito Control Virtual Conference

Looking to take your company’s mosquito control program to the next level? Register for PCT’s Mosquito Control Virtual Conference, taking place March 18 and sponsored by Zoëcon. Featuring Dr. Stan Cope, Dr. Sydney Crawley and Frank Meek, registration is only $49 and CEUs are available. Sign up here.