PCO Discusses Business Identity Theft on NPR
PCT MagazineFebruary 29, 2012
Scott Burnett, AAA Termite & Pest Control, Memphis, Tenn., was a victim of this new, troubling trend. Business identity theft, which involves imposters posing as a legitimate business in order to get access to credit lines or steal customers, ...more »
Top Entomologists Call 2012 Pivotal Year in Bed Bug War
MarketWatch (press release)February 29, 2012
CHICAGO, Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading experts participating in a recent Bed Bug Summit have called 2012 a critical year in the goal to control the US bed bug invasion. Entomologists, pest control professionals and manufacturers of products ...more »
Top Entomologists Call 2012 Pivotal Year in Bed Bug War
Business Wire (press release)February 29, 2012
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading experts participating in a recent Bed Bug Summit have called 2012 a critical year in the goal to control the US bed bug invasion. Entomologists, pest control professionals and manufacturers of products designed to stem ...more »
Schendel Pest Services Expands to Texas
PCT MagazineFebruary 29, 2012
Schendel Pest Services announced that is has acquired the operations of PestWorks, a pest control provider located in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas. The PestWorks acquisition expands Schendel to six states, and is in line with the company's ...more »
Was Noncompete Agreement Overly Broad, Unenforceable?
HR.BLR.comFebruary 29, 2012
In January 2009, as an employee of Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc., “Rudy” signed an employment agreement that contained the following noncompete agreement: The Employee will not engage directly or indirectly or concern himself/herself in ...more »
A decade of fox hunting under the ban
Border TelegraphFebruary 29, 2012
Scotland's largest hunt, the Buccleuch, were out in force in the Borders last Monday offering a pest control service to local land owners with a pack of hounds aiming to flush out a fox to waiting gunmen - as the law permits.more »
Grapevine pest control lifts some quarantines
TheReporter.comFebruary 29, 2012
By AP FRESNO (AP) -- California grape growers are celebrating a partial victory over the European grapevine moth as state and federal officials lift quarantines for 661000 acres of vines. Meanwhile, the US secretary of agriculture has released $8 ...more »
Identity Theft A Growing Concern For Businesses
Vermont Public RadioFebruary 29, 2012
Well, experts say similar crimes are also affecting businesses. Business identity theft involves posing as a legitimate business in order to get access to credit lines or steal customers. Experts believe that the practice has become more prevalent in ...more »
Identity Theft A Growing Concern For Businesses
NPRFebruary 29, 2012
Scott Burnett's family has owned and operated AAA Termite & Pest Control in Memphis, Tenn., for four decades. Last year, the Yellow Pages landed on Burnett's doorstep listing three other "AAA Pest Controls." None of the "me-too" listings were ...more »
Lawsuit raises stink over dead skunk
Vancouver SunFebruary 29, 2012
The documents allege the odour was caused by the carcass of a dead skunk that was stored in the adjoining office space operated by Metro Pest Control. Final Stage alleges the costs it incurred totalled $95454.92 and is seeking compensation for that ...more »
Coyotes keeping experts busy
Charlotte ObserverFebruary 29, 2012
As coyotes roam Charlotte, local pest-control experts' phones are ringing with calls from concerned residents. Though coyotes migrated from the Midwest to the Carolinas a decade ago, recent months have seen an uptick of concern about their ...more »
Humidity ideal for termites
Milton Ulladulla TimesFebruary 29, 2012
John Holden from Ulladulla Pest Control Service said termites were “jumping up all over the place” due to “ideal weather conditions”. “They have been pretty rampant this season,” he added. With 25 years' experience in pest control, John said homes near ...more »
No big deal for Asita
Fiji TimesFebruary 28, 2012
She is Asita Chand, a director of Fastkil Pest Control Services, a company which she runs with her husband Vinay. Asita grew up in the Sigatoka Valley where her father was working for the Ministry of Agriculture. While attending Sigatoka Methodist ...more »
Grapevine pest control lifts some CA quarantines
Sacramento BeeFebruary 28, 2012
AP FRESNO, Calif. -- California grape growers are celebrating a partial victory over the European grapevine moth as state and federal officials lift quarantines for 661000 acres of vines. Meanwhile, the US secretary of agriculture has released $8 ...more »
Grapevine pest control lifts some quarantines
KGET 17February 28, 2012
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California grape growers are celebrating a partial victory over the European grapevine moth as state and federal officials lift quarantines for 661000 acres of vines. Meanwhile, the US secretary of agriculture has released $8 ...more »
