Here's a look at some of the top stories, multimedia files and more posted on PCT Online for the week of Feb. 21. Highlights this week include BOM members reflecting on the past, present and future; a new podcast with Terminix Service's Kevin Hathorne; and interesting new University of Florida mosquito research.
As part of Black History Month, PCT caught up with three members of Black Ownership Matters (Wayne Golden, Hamilton Allen and Faye Golden) to get their perspective on how African Americans have helped shaped the pest control industry and what opportunities are available for them in the present and in the future.
PCT caught up with Kevin Hathorne, technical director of Terminix Service, Columbia, S.C., to learn how the company transitioned to service protocols that have reduced the use of indoor spraying, and instead focuses on exterior treatments and integrated pest management.
A new study published in Frontiers by faculty at UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory finds that Culex mosquitoes prefer to feed on lizards. This finding might help researchers find ways to reduce the number of West Nile-carrying mosquitoes within an ecosystem.
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Jim Harmon, president of California Pest Management (CPM), announced that the company once again sponsored Tim Wilkerson's LRA Mustang NHRA Funny Car as well as the Russo Family NHRA Funny Car at February 2022 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.