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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

Source: PCT Reader Poll, January 2026, Credit: AdobeStock

Beyond the Pest Podcast

In a recent Beyond the Pest podcast, Mike Thome and Jen Sweeney-Ingram of the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee (UPMTC) interviewed Mark “Shep” Sheperdigian, Rose Pest Solutions, Troy, Mich. Sheperdigian shared how he got started in pest control, favorite pest encounters, the importance of the “people side” of pest control and what is involved in his current role as chief science officer. Beyond the Pest is a podcast by UPMTC featuring PMP interviews focusing on career paths, technical roles and other experiences. Listen to these podcasts.

Video: PCO Rayner Shares Homelessness Experience

Included in this month’s coverage of women in pest control is “Pest Control Through a Trauma-Informed Lens” (page 32), by Suzy Rayner, owner of Valkyrie Pest Solutions, Manitoba, Canada. Visit online extras on PCT Online for a video interview in which Rayner shared how her homelessness experience shaped her into the pest control owner and operator she is today. Watch this video.

New Video Menu on PCT Online’s Homepage

PCT is your destination for video interviews, including those conducted by PCT editors at industry events and via Zoom. It’s also a portal for you to share your pest control videos. To make this content even more easily accessible, our website recently received a mini redesign highlighted by a new video menu on our home-page. Check it out at www.pctonline.com.

On-Demand Webinars

The most recent PCT-hosted webinar was “The Next Chapter in Pest Control Marketing: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going.” Watch this and other On-Demand webinars at pctonline.com/webinars.