Study to Assess Impact of the Weakening Economy on the Structural Pest Control Industry

MENDHAM, N.J. — Specialty Products Consultants has undertaken its ninth syndicated study of the professional pest control market in the United States. The impact of the weakening economy and dour housing market on the structural pest control industry will be thoroughly analyzed in A Strategic Analysis of the U. S. Structural Pest Control Market — The 2008 Season.

The United States structural pest control industry generated more than $6.63 billion in service revenue in 2007.

“The market for professional pest control services is considered to be ‘recession resistant,’ said Gary Curl, President of SPC. “I think the pest control industry is going to test the resiliency of that theory this year and next.”
 
The 2008 season market study will involve telephone and online interviews with more than 800 owners or managers of professional pest control operations across the country. The Olson Research Group, working in conjunction with SPC, will conduct the interviews. The report will measure the sales and usage of leading brands of insecticides, rodenticides, and termite control products in the professional pest control market.

Additionally, end-users will be queried about the impact of the weak economy on their pest control service revenue and the changes made in their service practices given the high cost of fuel this past year.