Indiana PMPs Volunteer Services to Benefit Veterans

The Indiana Pest Management Association, under the leadership of Judy Logsdon (Rid-A-Pest Co.) gathered about 20 of its members to provide much needed pest control services to benefit homeless veterans. On September 19, the PMPs gathered at the Donald W. Moreau Sr. Veterans House in Indianapolis, Indiana, to provide bed bug and German cockroach management services.  The House is a 3-story, 40-unit building that provides housing and reintegration services to veterans experiencing homelessness, and administers programs and services to prevent at risk veterans from becoming homeless.

PMPs brought their application and personal protection equipment, and insecticides were provided by UnivarUSA, Bayer, Zoecon and Syngenta – Temprid, Gentrol and Gentrol Point Source, Advion and Tri-Die, and used in combination with non-chemical control measures provided through the facility manager, Mr. Jason Bates.  Teams were appointed for each floor, and the operation was conducted over a 3-hour period.

The IPMA members participating in the exercise were (see IPMA 092.jpg – left to right) Pat Becker, Joy Flynn, and Ray Seigel (POW Pest), Bob Schafstall and Brandon Foster (Burt’s Pest Control), Texas Boles (Superior Pest Management), Brent Hiatt (POW Pest), Tim Kaforke (UnivarUSA), Sarah Florey (Arab Termite & Pest Control), and Judy Logsdon, Mike Bender, Eugene Hicks, and Larry Logsdon (Rid-A-Pest).  Missing from the photo are Troy Fry (Gold Seal Pest Control), Loren Cunnington and Mike Leahy (Zoecon Corp) and Ryan Klein (Bayer).

Article prepared by Gary Bennett, IPMA Secretary