People & Misc.

Neil Ogg recently became the director of Clemson University’s Regulatory and Public Service Programs, Division of Public Service and Agriculture. His new duties will include administration of the division’s three departments: Pesticide Regulation, Fertilizer and Seed Certification and Plant Industry. He is in charge of the enforcement of the laws and public service programs falling under each program. Clemson University Regulatory and Public Service Programs enforce federal and state laws that apply to regulated industries and individuals in the areas of seed, plants, fertilizers, lime and pesticides. Ogg succeeds Calvin Schoulties, who was named director of the School of Plant, Statistical and Ecological Sciences.

Vicki Eakins was promoted to technical marketing coordinator for Bell Laboratories in April. In the newly created position, Eakins serves as a technical resource to Bell’s sales and marketing team, as well as to PCOs, distributors and others in the pest control industry. With four years of experience as Bell’s in-house/Canadian technical representative and marketing assistant, Eakins develops customized technical training programs for Bell’s customers and distributors.

In other news, Peter Martin has joined Bell Labs as technical director in charge of research and development. Among his responsibilities, Martin directs the operation of Bell’s chemical and biological laboratories, including formulating and testing Bell products and active ingredients, as well as developing new products.

Dow AgroSciences LLC recently announced four promotions in the company’s professional pest management group. Kevin Burns has been promoted to district sales manager for the Southeast District, after spending more than two years as a marketing specialist for the Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System. He replaces Joe Sce, who was the district sales manager for the Southeast District since 1990. Sce will now focus his attention on special projects for the Sentricon System through the remainder of 1998.

In addition, Phil Howard has been promoted to district sales manager for the Florida District. Previously, Howard was the marketing manager specialist for turf and ornamental insecticides. He replaces Sam Barrick, former district sales manager for the Florida District, who was promoted to senior marketing specialist for the Sentricon System.

Four employees within Bayer Corporation’s Garden and Professional Care Unit have recently earned promotions. Trevor Thorley, formerly vice president of the GPC unit, was named senior vice president, sales and marketing, in the Crop Protection Business Group. In his new position, Thorley oversees the sales and marketing functions for both crop protection and GPC products.

Rich Burns has been promoted to director, GPC professional sales and marketing. Burns is responsible for leading the professional business in the pest control, golf course, and lawn care markets.

Michael Ruizzo, Ph.D., has been appointed central area sales manager, GPC professional sales and marketing. Ruizzo is responsible for direction and management of sales in the nine states that make up Bayer’s recently formed central area. And Jorge Moreno has been promoted to marketing product specialist, GPC professional sales and marketing.

In addition, Bayer GPC has hired Byron Reid, Ph.D., as research product manager for the pest control market. Reid is responsible for managing the research and development for structural pest control products, including Premise, Tempo and Baygon insecticides.

Ben Voss has joined the Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories regional technical specialist team and is responsible for sales and training in the southwest territory — which includes California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Hawaii. Voss has worked in the pest control industry for the past three years. He resides in Los Angeles.

Brian Mann has been appointed regional technical specialist for the New England territory for Whitmire Micro-Gen. He is responsible for sales and training in New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Mann has worked in the pest control industry for nine years and lives in New Jersey.

Misc.

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE BOOK OFFERED. A new 300-page illustrated publication from Pinto & Associates helps guide PCOs through the steps necessary to comply with federal regulations on safety and health, environmental protection, employee relations and consumer protection. It includes comprehensive checklists for compliance and training, sample policy statements, report forms and agreements that PCOs can use as written, or PCOs can modify them to fit the specific needs of a company. A few of the topics covered include: hiring and firing; billing and collections; agreements, contracts and warranties; pesticide spills; job references and sexual harassment. The list price is $59 plus $4 shipping and handling, with discounts available to subscribers of Techletter or Executive Reports. For more information, call 301/884-3020.

FLYING INSECT CONTROL MANUAL AVAILABLE. PestWest Electronics Limited has recently launched a Flying Insect Control in Public Health training manual. The manual has been written by the PestWest team, specifically for the promotion of the Mantis and Nemesis range in the United States. (The Mantis is identical to the Chameleon range, but in U.S. voltage.)

The document includes chapters on making money from fly control, choosing a fly control unit, surveying premises, pest profiles and identification illustrations. It also provides many other important points required to include flying insect control into pest control contracts. The brochure has been made available to selected customers in the United States. For further information, contact B&W Sales and Marketing at 800/843-6334.