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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, August 2025, Credit: iStock | Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn

NEW: Recently Added Video Interviews

The PCT staff has been busy interviewing leading PCOs, technical/training directors, entomologists and others. Recently added interviews include:

• Beyond the Pest | Episode 4 – Pat Hottel
• Viking’s Russell Hand on Increased East Coast Pest Pressure
• Abell’s Sara Cromwell on Communication Barriers
• PMi’s Julie Tesh-Clark on Growing Family a Business
• Watch these and other videos.

Call for Entries for PCT Photo Contest

PCT announces the call for entries for our 24th annual Best Pest Photo Contest. The contest is your chance to be recognized alongside your peers for having taken one of the best photographs in the pest control industry. Photos will be judged on the three Cs (color, clarity and content) and only those who are involved in, or affiliated with, the structural pest control industry are eligible to win. The winning photographer will receive $500. Deadline to enter is Dec. 6, and there is a limit of one photo per entrant. Enter your best pest photo.

Slideshow: Vehicle Wrap Contest

PCT announced Peace Out, Pests!, Grand Rapids, Mich., as the winner of our seventh annual Vehicle Wrap Contest, sponsored by Oldham Chemicals Co. Read more about their winning wrap on page 50. Watch a slideshow featuring the winning wrap as well as the 10 finalist wraps from this year’s contest.

On-Demand Webinars

Recent PCT-hosted webinars include “Training and Development for Bed Bug Management” and “The Rubber Band Effect: Why Roaches Bounce Back.” Download these and other On-Demand webinars at pctonline.com/webinars.