April 2014 - CPCO of Florida

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Certified Pest Control Operators Association of Florida
April 2014
Serving You, Your Business and Our Industry
CPCO
Rocks
Davie
Again!
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Inside This Edition
Page
4��President’s Message
5��CPCO Introduce Tree Signs
Board of Directors
July 1, 2012- June 30, 2014
Officers
President, Vern Morris
CRU Insurance, Orlando
6��Field Day West Palm Beach
7��Field Day Registration
8��A Super Day in Davie and a New (Temporary) Bureau Chief in Tallahassee
9��Last Chance CEUs
10��Lawn Signs
Vice President, Joe Jonovich
11��Terri’s Column
Hulett Environmental- West Palm Beach
12-13��Long Live The Florida Pesticide Applicator
Past President, Dave Schlessinger
Five Star Pest Mgmt. - Jacksonville
Board of Directors
Willie Sklaroff, Willie The Beeman
Jim Shuford, Biologics Inc.
15��New Clean Water Act Rule Would Impact Homewoners and Professionals, RISE Says
16��N.J. Company Participates in ‘Hoarding: Buried Alive’ Episode
16��More Mazdas Recalled Due to Spider Probelms
17��UF/IFAS to Celebrate 100 Years of Extention
19-21��How To...
23��Entomologists Use Dogs to Hunt Down Stink Bugs
Richard Meahl, Aero Pest Control - Crystal River
24��Milestone
Pete Quartuccio, All Service Pest Management
25��Legislative Update 2014
Jerry Schappert, The Bug Doctor, Inc.
Gary Jonovich, Horticare of America, Inc.
Jim Bartley, APEX Pest Control
25��Ten Years Ago This Month
26��SPC Roport: U.S. Structural Pest Control Market Grows by Six Percent in 2013
27��Pest Problems: Cockroaches Rain From Ceiling at Blue Ribbon Sushi
29�� NEW! Expanded and Updated OSHA Programs
30��Membership Application
Executive Vice
President
Michael Beckers
General Manager
Terri Usha
31��WDO Inspection Forms
32��CPCO Workbooks
33��NEW! Step by Step Training Manual, Volume III
34��NEW! 5 Days of Field Training for New Pest Control Technicians
35��PMU, Pest Management University
Contact us at:
6635 West Commercial Boulevard
Suite 201
Tamarac, Florida 33319
954.724.8806
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Fax: 954.724.8947
Email: [email protected]
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Preferred Business Brokers.........................................................15
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On the Cover:
CPCO Rocks Davie Again!
April 2014 - CPCO Advantage 3
President’s Message
Vern
Morris
President CPCO
of Florida
We did it again -- We had over 200 attendees
in Davie for our March field day. And as Terri would say, “that does not include the IFAS
staff, the squirrels that were running around, or
people walking by,” like some associations do
when they brag about their attendance. Overall, the event was a success; however, there was
one complaint from a vendor who said that
the exhibit hall was too crowded when all the
attendees were present. Nice problem to have
when you want to get in front of as many decision makers as you can with your product.
dished up pork with his right hand and beans
with his left. Then we were back at it. Dr. Rudy
Scheffrahn, from IFAS, discussed the Asian termite for the termite segment. And the day was
finished off with a fumigation lecture given by
Steve Niedzwiedski from Dow. I had a three
hour drive, so I didn’t stay for all of fume, but
I was told that they had to kick out the fume
class because they kept on asking questions,
making the class run late. It must have been a
very informative lecture. I want to thank everyone involved, from the vendors and attendees
to the board members, for their help and supWhat is the draw that makes these field days port.
so successful? Could it be that we had Dr. Austin Frishman there, or that Gene Bell came out There has been quite a bit of movement at
of retirement to supply a great lunch again? I DACS lately. DACS, as we have known it, will
know one person who thinks they know the be no more. I’m not sure exactly what to exreason-- Terri would say it was because she flew pect, and neither do the inspectors that I have
in from Israel and everyone there just wanted had conversations with. All we do know is that
to see her. That must be some broom to be able they are combining the different divisions of
travel that far. (Just kidding, Terri!)
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services inspectors and compliance. So, who
The real reason is more than likely because knows? One big change that has already taken
of the great presentations we had. We started place is that Dale Dubberly is now the Enviout with Dr. Michael Orfanedes, of IFAS, for ronmental Administrator (Chief),a position
lawn and ornamental. He had a huge crowd that he held some time ago. We look forward to
follow him as they toured the facility’s land- working with him and, as usual, the rest of the
scape. Good thing he had a microphone and department.
small speaker with him. Because of the size of
the crowd and the room sizes of the facility, we Check the magazine for upcoming dates in
found it necessary to break the attendees up your area for last chance CEUs.
into four groups. One group was in with Dr.
Frishman, while another was learning all about More than likely no one noticed, since it’s an
rats from Dr. Kern. At the same time, there was unread page anyway, but while traveling, Terri
a group learning about the changes being made was unable to write a column for the magazine
at DACS, from the regional manager John last month. That’s a good thing though; we
Bergquist. The last group went over a DACS were able to use her page for more advertising.
vehicle inspection with inspector Heidy Arias. Until next month – Adios!
Another challenge was trying to make the transition smooth as we rotated the groups around
from station to station. Luckily, we had the help
from our board members to direct traffic.
After a hearty lunch, where once again Marc
Stockwell, from Pest Pro, helped to serve up
the food, only this time he used both hands. He
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ATTENTION
ALL Florida!
ANNOUNCING
CPCO’S
FIELD DAY AND TRADE SHOW
West Palm Beach August 22, 2014
Free Admission For All Attendees
Do Not Miss
Dr. Austin Frishman
CEUs AND TECH TRAINING IN ALL CATEGORIES WILL BE OFFERED
ALL FRIENDS OF THE INDUSTRY ARE WELCOME
Free lunch
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A Super Day in Davie and a New (Temporary)
Bureau Chief in Tallahassee
By now I would imagine that you have figured
out that the Davie Field Day was a huge success.
Once again, CPCO took over the IFAS facility
and filled every available classroom with members, guests, exhibitors and the best speakers.
Our greatest challenge was how to make sure everyone was able to attend all of the classes that
he or she desired. In the years past we could
count on using the extension auditorium across
parking lot, which could accommodate more
Mike Beckers the
that 100 folks at the same time. Then we would
Executive Vice President
need only a few small breakout groups which we
could rotate through the auditorium. The extension building has been closed for a few years
and the word was that it would be demolished,
due to structural problems and mold. True to
form, it looks like the building may be redone
after all. (don’t hold your breath) So, for the last
couple of years we have had to deal with the situation where we have literally hundreds of attendees and rooms that will, at most, hold about 70
people.
So the theme for the day was keeping people
moving. We always see the most folks for CORE
and GHP. We actually divided the folks for these
programs into three groups, one of which was in
two parts and presented GHP and CORE at the
same time. At any given moment, for nearly three
hours, half the folks were taking CORE and half
GHP. Everyone got their full credits and thanks
to Vern, Mike Wilson and David Schlessinger we
kept the crowd on schedule. And at one point,
to a group at the DACS vehicle inspection station, I did tell them to “saddle up!” (it was a weak
moment). I’ll let Terri and Vern describe more
of the day, but it was a smash, and perhaps the
only complaint was that people only had about
an hour with Dr. Austin Frishman.
If you could not get enough of Dr. Frishman, or
could not make it to the Davie Field Day, be sure
to make plans to attend the next CPCO Field
day in West Palm Beach on August 22. We will
be at the IFAS extension facility where we have
the room to accommodate a big crowd, like the
more than two hundred that attended last year.
We will also be having a special CORE session
at West Palm to discuss the big changes that will
happen at DACS at the end of July. Be sure to
register early to make sure that your paperwork
will be prepared in advance. We will see you
there.
The Shape of things to Come for DACS (maybe)
The buzz in the industry is all about the big
shakeup coming in the Department of Agriculture. As Vern stated in his article, many of the
inspectors in other divisions may be brought together under a common supervisor. The same
may happen to other divisions in the department. The various divisions in DACS used to be
arranged in a more or less vertical fashion, with
a Chief on top and various supervisors and inspectors below. The new plan will be to group
things horizontally, like a layer cake, with one
person overseeing a group of folks performing
similar tasks. The end result will be (hopefully) a
more efficient operation. (read cheaper) We will
not know the exact details of all of this restructuring until the end of July. In the meantime
some changes have been made already.
Since the Department of Entomology and Pest
Control as we knew it will be reformed, we will
see some folks handling temporary assignment
until July. One of these will be Dale Dubberly,
who will be the Environmental Administrator,
essentially the acting Chief of Inspectors for
three months. Other projects, such as the Cone
Head termite project and the investigations into
Formosan termite infestations in the Panhandle
will continue to be run by Mike Page. Just who
will be the “go to” person for our industry has yet
to be decided. Stay tuned for details.
Again, if you missed the Davie Field day, you
have another chance on August 22 in West Palm
Beach.
I hope to see you there. Let’s see if I can come up
with something more creative than “saddle up!”
to get folks moving.
Last Chance CEUs
All CategorIes
FREE for Active Members
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| Technician Training $20.00 per tech
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Class Schedule
Please arrive 15 minutes before your class
Please check all categories that apply:
q Lawn & Ornamental - 7:30am - 9:10am
qCore - 9:20am - 11:00am
qGHS Label Training Certificate/Registry $20.00
q General Household Pest - 11:10am - 12:50 pm
q Termite 1:30pm - 3:10pm
q Fume 3:20pm - 5:00pm
Dates and Locations
q May 9 Cocoa
Cocoa IFAS Center
3695, Lake Dr, Cocoa
Begins @ 8.00 A.M
q June 5 Jacksonville
(Yes, it is a THURSDAY!)
Jacksonville, IFAS Center
1010 McDuff Ave, Jacksonville
q May 16 Homestead
Miami/Homestead Dade
County Extension Office
18710 SW 288th St., Homestead
q June 6 West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, IFAS Center
(off Golf Rd)
559 N. Military Trail
q May 30 Apopka
UF Regional Center
2725 S. Binion Rd. Apopka
q June 14 Tampa
Tampa Comfort Inn
(Lakeside Rooms )
4732 N. Dale Mabry Hwy
q June 21 Davie
Davie IFAS Center
Hurricane House
3205 College Ave, Davie
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I look forward to seeing many of our CPCO family in Davie on the 28th of March. Shalom! Terri’s Column
If anyone has any questions they would like to ask please shoot me an email and I will happy to oblige. “The family. We were a strange little band of characters
trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste,
coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving,
laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common
thread that bound us all together.”
- Erma Bombeck
Sound familiar? I recently spent 10 days with my brothers
and parents in California. After we moved to Israel, my
parents, who had moved to Florida eight years prior to
MONICA, CAN YOU PLEASE CHANGE MY COLUMN PICTURE TO THE ONE STANDING AGAINST THE ROCK be near me and their grandchildren, moved to California
General Manager
WALL. I ALSO ATTACHED A LINK FOR THE MAP. to be closer to my brothers. My parents live in Laguna,
one brother in LA and the other in the “Totally, Um, Like
Betchin’” valley. We decided before the trip to stay at my
parents and drive daily into LA. What was I thinking? For
anyone not familiar with the 405 Freeway, it is 5 lanes of
stop and go traffic. It is like 95 but 310 times worse. My
mother told me they recently finished a new toll road that
has no traffic. She failed to mention it is only 11 miles out
of our 59. So, after the second day of transporting ourselves from the gorgeous mountain views and beautiful
fresh air of Laguna to the smog condensed, crammed full
of buildings City of Angels, we had to opt for another solution. On the third day, Monday, the siblings made plans
to go for dinner in an upscale restaurant- just the siblings;
so we decided to just hang out with the folks during the
day. I love my parents, but when spending time together
is sitting side-by-side on the couch watching the news, I
said to myself, “Myself, seven more days of this? A NEW
PLAN IS IN ORDER”. I called Jonathan’s cousin who lives
in Westlake Village (just a stone’s throw north of the Kardashian’s Calabasas) and told her it was time to make up
the bed. I told my parents we would see them on Friday.
We rented a car and headed north after my unreasonably priced bowl of spaghetti. Do you know how many
pounds of pasta you can buy for $28.00? The rest of the
week was relaxing and undemanding.
Terri Usha
Hello Friday! Parents, brothers and their families headed
to an oasis in the desert- La Quinta. No, not your franchised Holiday Inn like hotel, but a bravura, at the foot of
the mountains, hamlet. The resort is made up of townhomes broken into smaller residences with spas and tennis courts abound. It was a beautiful end to the California
leg of our trip.
Next stop….Florida
Four and half days of work culminating with the Davie
Field Day, followed by flying out to New York for a few
day, where we had a wonderful time with Gabi’s boyfriend’s mother and sister (that’s another story in itself)
and back home.
their own agendas. Plans can be made, but sometimes, life
gets in the way. Daily routines of others left me feeling a
bit unfulfilled in my expectations. We all left on a good
note but as we grew our own families, the common thread
seems to have frayed. Life certainly does get in the way.
Our priorities are the same but the focus is on different
individuals.
Florida. The place I used to call home. It is home, however, to my work and the people that mean the world to
me. Yes, that would be you guys. I don’t know how many
times I have stated how much I love what I do, but I will
say it again…”I love my job...no, work…no, I love CPCO
and all that encompass this marvelous organization. I
love that I am a part of it. I love that I share responsibility
with someone who is as devoted as I am.
Our Davie Field Day/Trade Show was another major hit
for CPCO. I am just about finished with the paperwork.
DACS has certainly helped me through what could have
been a tedious and tiresome job and only the non-preregistrants had to wait for their paperwork. Seeing you all
has reminded me again of why I love what I do. I am
extremely blessed.
A ginormous “Thank You” goes out to all the vendors and
attendees. A special “Thank You” to Gene Bell for coming
out of epicurean retirement to serve up another aesthetic
spread. If not for Gene, our attendees could have dined
on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (Vern’s idea).
The next show will be in West Palm Beach on August 22.
I will not be in town for that show, but needless to say, I
will be there in spirit. Please make sure to pre-register so
you can have your paperwork at that time. Also, although
our registration forms do state there is a $10.00 fee to register at the door which was never collected in the past, it is
now. You can register using the form in the magazine or
on our website. www.mycpco.com which links directly to
our site. Thank you to Willie the Beeman for making it so
much easier to get to www.cpcoofflorida.org.
I speak for myself in thanking all of you for your support
in my move. It is important that I never leave anyone feeling like my focus has changed. The time difference furnishes me with the extra hours to get many things done
– like this article for one.
Well, I am way over my word count so I will close out by
saying that although we did not share toothpaste we all
have a common thread and that makes us family…Our
CPCO Family.
Peace and Love,
Terri
What I have come to realize after this long trip, which kept
me up in the air more than I favor, is that people have
Long Live The Florida Pesticide Applicator
By Jerry Schappert
CPCO Member
Owner, The Bug Doctor, Inc
Pesticides came about after the first world war. Some brainy petrochemical
money maker said, ‘Hey, that mustard gas worked great on people, maybe
we could dilute it down and spray it on our crops to deal with pests.’
Woody Harrelson
pest control is not doomed to a life of disease and despair wheeling
around an oxygen tank because his daily work poisoned his body. Even
more so when it was specific to my state of Florida, the bug capital of
the world.
The Sad Reality
Ignorance is not bliss…it’s simply ignorance
Have you ever gone into an account and someone looks at you in all
seriousness and said, “Hey, aren’t you afraid of getting cancer?” I sure
have, and over the years my responses have varied. I’ve tried to use humor –you know, the ol Dursban twitch line. I’ve tried to be scientific,
I’ve ignored them, and once I even responded “yes I’m deathly afraid”That person looked at me and their jaw dropped to the ground. I finished my comment by adding “it would help if you didn’t blow your
cigarette smoke in my face.” Eh, that didn’t go over real well.
But in all these occasions I cannot remember ever really convincing
anyone. So realizing this, I rarely take anyone to task. However, one consistent fact I always share that only changes as I spend more time in the
industry is this. “I’ve been doing this 5 years & I’m perfectly healthy.”…
I’ve been at this 10 years… 20 & now I can proudly I can say 30 plus &
I am healthy as a horse. Alas, even with this my words so often fall on
deaf ears.
But I’ve decided from now on I’m going to state this scientific fact & if
you are a pesticide applicator in Florida, you might want to consider
using it as well.
“It is a proven scientific fact–pesticide applicators were consistently and
significantly healthier than the general population of Florida.”
Does This Fact Surprise You? It Did Me
I have long searched for a study specific to pesticide applicators concerning health. Most of what you find is related to agriculture or isolated cases….all I’ve really ever seen has been article after article about
the dangers of pesticides. The cancers, the disease and the harming of
unborn children or the deaths & tragedy caused by misapplication. Of
course this is big news when it happens- But I argue it’s much like the
airplane crash. Everyone focuses on the one or two that occur but ignore the tens of thousands of flights that are successful every day. It is
skewed logic at best but this is what’s been accepted as normal thinking.
So imagine my surprise when I found a study that specifically targeted
pest control applicators. One that scientifically shows a technician in
As I said you can find ALL THE AMMO you want if you’d like to bash
my profession. The Good Doctor so and so says, studies from the great
institute of such and such declare, the consensus of scientists agree…
Yada yada…. Even some of my own quote, colleagues end quote fill up
their advertisements, web sites and forums with alarming statements
and dire warnings about the dangers of pesticides. This is an excerpt
from just such a site.
you can choose to invest in cleaner pest control methods so that your cure
doesn’t become worse than the disease.
That’s PitifulThe One Thing Missing
If you, like me, have seen & read these scary sites I challenge you to
look for something each one of them is missing. You have to look hard
because it’s disguised very well. Definitive proof. Oh sure they cite all
the smart sounding scientists with technical sounding theories and formulas. They cite study after study and use frightening language and
conclude their findings with the worst possible results and place all the
blame squarely on their target….. Such as this study about low sperm
count caused by pesticides. …… Listen to the STRONG language used.
in this sample excert…..
At the time of release, the 2012 study’s authors wrote: “To our knowledge,
it is the first study concluding a severe and general decrease in sperm concentration and morphology at the scale of a whole country over a substantial period. This constitutes a serious public health warning.
I’ve linked to it so you can see for yourself but I tell you by the time you
hit this line you’re convinced that pesticides are the cause & since it’s
a “scientist” , by god you can’t be convinced other wise. It’s the whole
country for Pete’s sake-a severe public warning has been issued!!!!!! Get
a hazmat suit and cancel your bug service!
But look at statements you may have missed in this same study with these
sample excerpts;
Missing from the 2012 study was the reason for the decline…..could
be the cause of the decline but had not analyzed data to confirm that
suspicion……are the likely culprit…..Now it looks like the suspicion
was correct.
not a scientist but even I can understand words like results, conclusion,
consistent, no confirmed cases……. Not if ’s, likely culprits or may be
linked. Give me a break.
You want to hear the real kicker?
Is this science? Science says suspicion? I thought science was yay or nay!
Would you base your beliefs on “maybes?” On “likely culprits or could
be’s?” That’s apparently what many of us are doing because it’s been
bought hook line and sinker. Who questions the guys in the white coats?
You? Me? No, we just accept it and move on, Wheel Of Fortunes on in a
1/2 hour—stop interfering with my life!
It seems we don’t have to prove anything anymore to make it right–we
just have to make the accusation and put on a lab coat and that’s pretty
much good enough for most people.
Does This Sound More Definitive To You?
Now to be fair, the site I’m referring to (follow the link) has many many
studies listed but all that I saw that bandied about with the great ills
of pesticides used much the same language as the afore mentioned.
However, one article caught my eye and their definitive conclusion
and methods for arriving at it seemed far more credible to me. You can
judge for yourself.
Here are the highlights;
Mortality in a cohort of licensed pesticide applicators in Florida
METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study, analysed by general
standardised mortality ratio (SMR) of licensed pesticide applicators in
Florida compared with the general population of Florida. A cohort of
33,658 (10% female) licensed pesticide applicators assembled through extensive data linkages yielded 1874 deaths with 320,250 person-years.
OBJECTIVES: Although the primary hazard to humans associated with
pesticide exposure is acute poisoning, there has been considerable concern
surrounding the possibility of cancer and other chronic health effects in
humans.
Female breast cancer was not increased despite theories linking risk of
breast cancer with exposure to oestrogen disruptors….
The number of female applicators was small, as were the numbers of deaths.
Mortality from cervical cancer and breast cancer was not increased…..
There were no confirmed cases of soft tissue sarcoma in this cohort of pesticide applicators, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was not higher in any of
the subpopulations examined. These findings are at odds with the previously published literature….
The lack of cases of soft tissue sarcoma is at odds with previous publications associating the use of the phenoxy herbicides with an increased risk
of these cancers…..
RESULTS: The pesticide applicators were consistently and significantly healthier than the general population of Florida.
This study wasn’t done on today’s certified operators. The ones who
have access to more training and knowledge than ever before. We who
are under tighter regulations and scrutiny. It wasn’t done at this time
when we use mere milliliters of target specific products that billions of
dollars of research went into. Products that affect processes bugs have
but not humans..well that is unless YOU shed your skin or lick your
loved ones clean every night when they come home. Nope, this study
was conducted at the time when that evil Dursban was still around and
other nasty killers like chlordane. A time when our industry was beginning to seriously bend to the weight of the heavy push to make silent
spring a relevant scientific work. (which it could not do on it’s own
merit) When phrases like lay and spray, baseboard jockeys & scorched
earth were being introduced to push an agenda, not to further a call of
better service.
This study was dated from 1 January 1975 to 31 December 1993.
Wow, I only have one question. Where the hell was this study hiding
all these years? It may be that my tiny little blog is the only place you’ll
find it– That’s a damn shame! It’s like the press release from the ESA
(Entomological Society of America), The American Phytopathological
Society & The Weed Science Society of America put out. That bombshell came out about the mistake of IPM to forsake pesticides until the
last possible moment & there hasn’t been word one & that was just in
2013. What the hell? Aren’t these guys scientists too? My guess is no one
in the era of this study wanted to tangle with these men of science much
like now with the ESA so they’ll let presentations like this quietly slide
by. Maybe that’s smart on their part….. cowardly but smart. Why go
looking for a bloody nose. (intellectually speaking)
And this health study– it’s been apparently buried for years and just
an over the hill bug boy with a blog finds it? You mean all these scientists who do research with the best equipment in the world, are peer
reviewed & have EASY access to this and all available information just
what? Closed their eyes and pretend it’s not there? Aren’t scientist suppose to be curious by nature? They can’t even raise a petri’s dish of
interest about it? You’d think they’d want to check out these findings,
you know in the interest of science and that pesky little thing called the
truth. Guess not.
So hey, it may just be me but I’m gonna sleep fine tonight knowing I’m
gonna get in my truck tomorrow and do what I love and have been
trained to do. Apply pesticides.
I hope you sleep better too.
Long live the Florida pesticide applicator!!
Now call me crazy but I can read. There isn’t any language in here that
muddies the waters as in the other examples given. They even give the
reason for the study. “considerable concern surrounding the possibility of cancer and other chronic health effects in humans.” They came
right out and told you what they were looking for and they were honest enough to look at others research and consider it…”These findings
are at odds with the previously published literature”– Hey, that seems
above board to me, I’d say these scientist had no dogs in this fight. I’m
PS…..
How bout I fry your mind a little more? Think my kids were in danger with
my profession? Your unborn baby perhaps when I come to your house for
service? Follow this link and make up your own mind!! Yet another credible study specifically on pesticide applicators and their children’s health. I
think it will surprise you.
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published in the Federal Register today by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the Army Corp of Engineers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — RISE (Responsible Industry for a
Sound Environment) is addressing the potential increased public health risks, and how homeowners and professionals would
be significantly impacted in their ability to treat property near
any water, according to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corp of Engineers.
The proposed expansion of the definition “waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act would subject all waters to regulation, including man-made water bodies, rights-of-way, golf course ponds,
ditches, and flood plains. As written the rule would impact every
pesticide and fertilizer application, and require permits for professionals and homeowners, even on private property.
“Homeowners would no longer be able to treat their own property under the Clean Water Act if they live near any waters, unless they obtained a permit,” said Aaron Hobbs, RISE president.
“Also, important public health and safety uses will be adversely
impacted if applicators do not have access to the products they
need to treat for vector-borne disease and invasive pests due to
permitting issues.”
“Applicators would have to obtain a NPDES permit to treat residential communities and private properties with any water body
nearby. Many communities have man-made lakes and small
drainage ditches. Requiring permits for these standing waters
makes it much more difficult to control mosquitoes and ticks
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N.J. Company Participates in ‘Hoarding:
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Stephen Scian, owner of Marlton, N.J.-based Stephen’s Exterminating, was tasked with eliminating a home that was heavily infested with cockroaches.
called in to do the cleanup. Allcroft recommended Scian to
the TV program’s producers, and they shot the segment in
December.
MARLTON, N.J. — In 15-plus years of doing pest control
work, Stephen Scian, owner of Marlton, N.J.-based Stephen’s Exterminating, has witnessed almost every type of
pest infestation possible, but nothing could have prepared
him for the cockroach infestation he encountered as part of
the March 19 “Hoarding: Buried Alive” episode.
Scian founded Stephen’s Exterminating in July 2000 after
working for his brother’s landscaping business. He said
Dow AgroSciences’ introduction of the Sentricon Termite
Colony Elimination System in the mid-1990s piqued his interest in structural pest control. He employs two other technicians and an office assistant and the company has developed a stellar reputation providing services in the Marlton,
“This was the absolute worst I had seen,” Scian told PCT. N.J. area.
“The best way I could ‘ballpark a figure’ is that in any 10foot by 10-foot area there were hundreds of thousands of
roaches. Every time I lifted a can or small box I would see
100 or 200 roaches, and there were countless items in this
house.”
As explained on the show, the home’s owner, identified only
as Seymour, is a retired orthopedic surgeon who developed
a roach infestation because of his extreme hoarding issues.
The problem was so severe that he carried bugs with him
on his clothing wherever he went, leaving them behind at
supermarkets and stores.
Scian and service professional Bill McQuoid were called in
to inspect and assess the situation, consult with Seymour
and — once the cleanup was done — service the home for
roaches, which included the use of IGRs, pyrethroid foggers and baits, and many crack and crevice treatments. “I
explained to the homeowner that the best shot we had [at
eliminating the infestation] was for him to get rid of [a lot
of] stuff,” Scian said.
Once the majority of the items were removed, Scian and
McQuoid went to work. He said they were able to get 75
percent of the infestation under control in the first visit;
they also did a follow-up service. (Scian said that Seymour
has since decided to move out of the house, so that has been
the extent of Stephen’s Exterminating’s involvement.)
How did the TV opportunity come about for Stephen’s Exterminating? Scian is friends with Harry Allcroft, president
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The latest recall involves 42,000 Mazda6 midsize sedans from the 2010-12 model years, and equipped
with the 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine.
Mazda is again recalling some of its cars to fix a
problem with spiders getting inside and wreaking havoc. The latest recall involves 42,000 Mazda6
midsize sedans from the 2010-12 model years, and
equipped with the 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine,
the LA Times reports.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
said the spiders can weave a web inside a vent hose
connected to the fuel tank. This blockage can cause
excessive negative pressure inside the gas tank itself.
The problem is similar to one discovered in 2011
when Mazda had to recall 65,000 of its 6 sedans
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UF/IFAS to Celebrate 100 Years of Extension
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural riculture and natural resources; Joe Glover, UF provost and
Sciences’ 100th Anniversary is being celebrated with displays, senior vice president for academic affairs and Adam Putnam, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture. Their remarks
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begin at 11:30 a.m.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alligators, an insect-petting zoo and
lunch prepared by a former White House chef are among “This is a chance for everyone at UF to see first-hand some
the highlights of the University of Florida’s Institute of of what makes Extension in general, and UF/IFAS ExtenFood and Agricultural Sciences’ 100th Anniversary of Flor- sion in particular, so exciting,” Place said. “Specifically,
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the statewide outreach mission of our land-grant univer17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act on May 8, 1914, creat- attends can see, taste, smell and feel how Extension and its
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Florida has a UF/IFAS Extension office in each of its 67
counties. Residents benefit from educational programs
that include everything from agricultural best practices to
marriage-preparation courses, to money-management help
and water-conservation and environmentally conscious
gardening programs.
A tent will house displays that highlight Extension programs such as agriculture, family and consumer sciences,
4-H youth development, community development and
natural resources.
Lunch will include seafood chowder, vegetarian chowder
and homemade bread – all prepared by chef David Bearl,
Large and small producers of Florida’s more than 300 ag- a visiting associate in regional food systems education with
ricultural commodities and related industries benefit from the UF/IFAS Program for Resource Efficient Communities.
Extension’s technical advice on best practices for growing, All the food will be fresh from Florida, Place said.
Cake and beverages will be provided by Classic Fare, a camarketing and safely distributing food.
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The celebration will include an airboat and an unmanned
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alligators from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation card with information found at each of the Extension disCommission; a fire tower converted to a “lab,” used by for- plays.
estry and art students, courtesy of the UF/IFAS School of
Forest Resources and Conservation and the UF School of UF/IFAS and the Florida Department of Agriculture and
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When it comes to spring cleaning, you probably haul the junk out
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But don’t forget about your personal finances. Just after tax season is the perfect time to perform an annual evaluation and tidying up of your budget, bank accounts, debts, and investments.
Tally up your rewards. Credit card points, airline frequent flyer miles — many of these rewards have expiration dates. Go
through your various loyalty club memberships, so you can use
your rewards before you lose them. If you have to pay a fee to
participate (through a credit card’s annual fee, for example), calculate whether the value of the rewards offsets that amount.
Here are ten steps for straightening up your finances:
Evaluate your debt load. How much do you owe, and how much
are you paying the lenders in interest? Comparison shop what
you’re paying in interest with what’s available now, and consider
refinancing your mortgage or asking your credit card company
for a lower interest rate. If you want to take advantage of the 0%
balance transfer offers that are all over the place, make sure you’ll
be able to pay off the transferred balance in full before the promotional period expires — and resist the temptation to run up
new debt on the old card.
Chip away at that debt. The question has always been whether
you should you start paying off the balance with the highest interest or knock out the smallest bills first. Although starting with
the highest interest rate makes the most sense mathematically,
researchers found that people are more motivated to continue
with a debt-reduction plan if they knock out a small debt in its
entirety rather than merely a chunk of a bigger one. Also known
as the “snowball approach” as advocated by personal finance expert Dave Ramsey, paying off one debt gives you the momentum
to keep chipping away until that debt is history.
Update your budget. If you’ve undergone a major job-related
change like getting a big promotion or switching from two incomes to one, revisit your household budget. If you’d like to have
one partner stay home with a child or go back to school fulltime in 2013, the best way to adjust to being a single-breadwinner
family is to start living like one six months beforehand. This will
expose any weak spots in your budget or expenses you’ve overlooked. It will give you a nice addition to your savings cushion,
as well.
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Revisit your insurance. Haul out your life, homeowner’s (or renter’s) and car insurance policies. Make sure life insurance beneficiaries are still up to date, and evaluate premiums, deductibles
and coverage levels. If you have points on your driver’s license,
see if a defensive driving course could help lower your premium.
Especially if you have kids, make sure your life insurance coverage is adequate. If you’re in a family with a stay-at-home parent,
get life insurance for that spouse, too. A lot of people don’t do
this because they only think of life insurance as a replacement for
lost earnings, but a surviving spouse can use that money to pay
for child care or pay off the deceased’s student loans.
Check your credit report. You can get one free credit report from
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Examine statements for mystery charges. If you don’t do it regularly, go over your bank and credit card statements to make sure
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subscriptions or services you never use. If you see a charge you
don’t recognize, it’s a good idea to investigate. Sometimes thieves
who traffic in stolen credit card numbers will make a small, innocuous purchase to test if an account is still active before going
on a shopping spree.
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Evaluate your 401(k) allocations. As a rule of thumb, find the
percentage of your portfolio that should be invested in stocks
by subtracting your age from 110. Financial planners say people planning for retirement make two big mistakes: They either
get scared by market volatility and pile their entire nest egg into
ultra-conservative investments, or they get overly aggressive —
possibly in the hope of “making up for lost time” because they
didn’t start saving earlier. It’s better to think about retirement
sooner and take on an appropriate level of risk all along.
Make copies. If you’re one of the growing number of people who
gets paperless statements from your bank and credit card company, go online and either save or print out statements for the
past year. Most of that information is available for a limited time,
and if you need to retrieve it after that, you might have to pay the
institution a fee for copies of your statements.
Throw stuff out. Experts advise hanging onto any financial documents that pertain to your taxes for seven years, since the IRS can
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Are Single Operator Companies Worth PCT’s & PMP’s &
The Guru’s Time. (an open letter)
By Jerry Schappert , CPCO Member
One bug a boo of mine is that none of the ‘how to grow’ books,
magazine articles or guru’s at speaking conferences really ever
reach out to help the small company–the single operator. Now they
say they do and their ad’s claim great strategies for small business
growth and I believe 100% that they deliver EXACTLY what they
say. It’s just that I think they’re definition of a small business might
be a little different than mine and perhaps yours too.
You see I really don’t care right now about the cancelation rate of
customers with bad office personnel- I don’t have a secretary!– Web
presence and a company blog? Where can I find time or money to do
that and get out and market belly to belly, raise my family and work
this 2nd job I have till things get rolling? PR department, profits and
loss, employee management, strategies for purchases and the percentage formula for everything from emotional buying decisions to
tax strategies?. HEY BOOK WRITING GURU- I KNOW YOU’RE
TRYING TO HELP BUT I CANNOT RELATE TO YOU!
Can somebody please do some research on helping me and the tens
of thousands of others who are just trying to get off the ground and
not the guy’s with 5 to 10 trucks who basically dominates my town
anyway?
I mean, I’ve read the stat where 1 in 5 businesses fold up in the first
5 years but to be honest that’s about the only research out there for
start up pest operations. I guess the stat boy’s figure it’s not worth
their time to help super small entrepreneurs in the bug world to get
up off the ground and get going. Maybe they figure if you weather
the storm and make it through the traps, pitfalls and outlast the rejections of the world then perhaps this advice might have meaning
but until such time it is in my mind, wasted ink.
Now do I think the guru principles are flawed? Not at all, I respect their
work and research. It is however not practical to think “Tim The Termite
Guy” in small town U.S.A. is going to be able to purchase a hand held
software program that’ll wow all 30 of his customers. What Tim needs is
a way to get 330 clients and then 3330. Single operators need strategies
too just like the small companies, mid sized, large and Mega corporations.
I have no illusions that they don’t. It’s just that I have yet to see anyone
take the time to really nail down this much needed help in a practical way.
Perhaps it’s in the definitions. To our esteemed elected officials, a
small biz is one with less than 500 employees. WHAT!?!? Man if
I had anywhere near 500 techs – well lets just say I wouldn’t be
writing articles or crawling under a home every day. Now I don’t
know what industry numbers are in determining size. By industry,
I mean publications and/or associations. I DO KNOW that almost
everyone agrees that the Mom & Pop or single operators dominate
the numbers in terms of companies in America. (maybe the world)
But if this is true- where is the help? Where is the step by step guide
full of ideas and strategies suited for this group?
To be fair, there are tons of articles with great sounding titles and
even bits of tid that can and do help this small little guppy like me.
There are a couple of books too. But, I submit-you’d have a better
chance of having a perfect college basketball tournament bracket
than finding an article that speaks to the single operator exclusively,
in a way that solely benefits them. It’s as if the start up has to get
some info here, a piece of advice there and perhaps a snippet or two
of good direction from a $20 book that otherwise leaves him/her
lost in “how to achieve” what it claims it will help you do.
I really don’t know where they go wrong and PLEASE. I am trying
so hard not to be condescending or mean. I’m also not saying that
these small operators are not smart enough to understand. But I can
just see these guys and gals eyes glaze over when you get to the part
about HR depts. and fleet mgt. It just isn’t realistic. They don’t have
the money or the time. They have bills, pressures, fears and doubts.
They need real solutions.
It’s a sad thing indeed to witness the death of a start up pest control
firm. In my area alone, I’d say 5 or 6 companies meet this demise
every year. What begins with great promise and zeal can quickly
spiral down into a dust cloud of disaster. This is sad because I know
so many who have turned to your pages, your publications for help.
And why not? Where better to get this lifeline than from those who
know the industry best?
Isn’t it time that our publication behemoths in the industry, look to
the advancement of those of us who need it most? I would hope so.
Did You Choose Pest Control Or Did Pest Control Choose You?
By Jerry Schappert
CPCO Member
There’s something about a person who’s “career” is in pest control.
Specifically a tech. I’m often asked how I became a bug guy or hear
stories of others and not one has ever been ‘born’ into it or knew from
an early age that this is what he or she had such a passion for. Sure
there are the family companies but I have two boys (men now) both
who worked for me. Dad the bug man is all they knew growing up but
now… One is an accomplished pilot & the other will one day no doubt
be singing before large crowds. I see virtually the same thing with so
many of my peers. So how do you explain all the great technicians we
have in our industry? The real pros, dedicated people who seem like
they could handle any situation and want to do absolutely nothing else
with their lives? The answer is very simple, &, it may astound you.
Ask a kid, any kid “what do they want to be when they grow up?” &
I’ll almost guarantee you not one will say a pest control professional.
Or in kid language, a bug man. Oh sure, children are fascinated by
bugs and will watch them for hours on the sidewalk or stare in amazement at the ladybug that lands on their shirt. And as happens so often
when I’m performing service the little crumb crunchers will grab the
closest available toy and pretend it’s ‘their’ spray wand as they follow
the “bugman” through the house. But do many of these tikes grow up
to be the spray guy they thought was so cool?
No, the classic answer to this time tested question is they want to be
a policeman, fireman or a Doctor. And who can blame them? These
are noble professions held in high esteem even by our youngest of
citizens. But a bug man?, ehh, not so much.
Fast forward a few years and there is another category of people who
glom onto the pest control industry but rarely is it for very long. Young
adults just out of high school and entering the work force quite often
fill out an application for employment at their local pest control firm. Is
it the glamor of the job they seek, the excitement & glory of the kill or
the prestige of the position? Hardly, and from what I gather from most
who stop by my shop; they thought the job would be much higher
paying and they’d get a free truck to take home every night. Some still
take the gig but it’s very few who stick with it very long. They often
bail once they get a taste of how hard it can be or maybe end up on
the other side of a tongue lashing that disgruntled customers so often
give in our profession. (something about bugs can really bring out the
ugly in people)
Then there are the folks who are just a bit more advanced in age.
Maybe had a pretty good job for a few years and for whatever reason
they’re back out in the job market. These people are somewhat proven,
have stable lives and truly seem to be looking for career and not a mere
paycheck to fill the gap until something better comes along. They
think they’ll like the job because so often the quote I hear is, “bugs
always fascinated me.” Then I think, maybe this was one of those little
kids that use to follow me around. When these people take the position
it truly seems like a 50/50 shot that they’ll last. The pest control world
may not be what they thought it was and really, the starting pay isn’t
very good almost anywhere in the industry. It seems like a majority of
them jump ship pretty quickly and they seem torn, perhaps still looking for that perfect fit and most likely still second guessing whether or
not they should have left their previous job.
Then there are the seniors among us. Believe it or not many retired
individuals (mostly men) give a pest control route a shot. I’m always
ready to listen to an older person who expresses interest in tech work.
They have a built in trustworthiness and most possess a thing called
common sense. It’s something I’ve only heard of-not sure exactly
what it is Unfortunately many don’t truly understand the rigors of the
work or they just want to do part time, a kind of per diem schedule
which is mostly in their favor. Plus, they can be a bit rigid in their ways
& it’s very hard to reprimand a senior. I did that once & I still feel bad
about to this day.
Now I could list more categories of people, different situations, backgrounds etc. But the truth is there is no shortage of people who’ve
given pest control work a whirl. I have tons of customers who tell me
they once worked for a bug company. But why didn’t they stay? Why
doesn’t the challenge of the route thrill them as it does so many of us?
People complain all the time about their “cubicle blues” and their non
exciting job. I can think of very few occupations that allow a person to
see the things that I have seen. The back stages of huge concert halls
the towering roof tops of skyscrapers. Only on TV would most see
the inside of a jail or the underbelly of a ship. The filth of a hoarders
home or the 25 room mansion. Basically, anywhere a pest can go is
the office of the pest control tech, so what’s not to like? Well, I’ve built
up this article with a long list things but the answer to my question is
much much shorter.
When a man or a woman makes the decision to aim that bug truck
across town and give that next account everything they have. When
they struggle with the heavy work load and the not so equal income
because it’s not just a paycheck-’it’s THER route with THEIR name
attached to it. When they beam with pride at excluding a rat or polishing off a german roach infestation that no one else could manage.
When while explaining biologies or how chemicals work & they’re
asked “don’t you have to go to college to be able to do this?” They
smile and know it was from their own late night noses in a book and
constant on the job training that put them to this level. When they get
that ever illusive letter to the branch praising their work & thanking the
company for sending out such a worker. When their boundless curiosity won’t let them rest until they’ve solved a mystery or determined an
all but invisible root cause. When with their shoulders back and their
head held high they reply to the often asked question- “what do you
do for a living?”
When unequivocally they exclaim. “I’m a bugman!”
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Legislative Update 2014
Mike Wilson
Legislative Advocate
CPCO Member
Hello CPCO members. It’s been a while since you have heard from me.
Sometimes that’s a good thing. There is not much happening on the
legislative front. I wish I could say the same on the bureaucratic front.
More on this later.
Legislatively, we have several ‘bills’ making their way through the legislature , and by the time you read this all should be passed. SB 288 /
HB 213 deals with underground utilities and the ‘call before you dig’ requirement. This is a ‘Sunset’ statute, meaning it only comes up for review
and or modification every 5 years. We are ‘exempt’ from the reporting
requirements so long as we are trenching for termite control around the
perimeter of a building using ‘hand tools’. If you bust out the Ditch
Witch, then you must call 811 to report the job.
SB 818 / HB 217 deals with ‘Sales and Use Tax’. This also is a sunset
statute. Again no changes for pest control. ‘Nonresidential’ pest control
is subject to Florida’s Sales and Use Tax at %6 and any locally applied
sales and use taxes.
SB 678 / HB 7079 deals with the re-establishment of certain trust funds
within DOACS including the pest control trust fund.
SB 1630 amends F.s 570 and creates f.s.570.971 which is a ‘streamlined’
fine structure that all DOACS statutes and rules must refer to. The new
fine structure is as follows:
570.971 Penalties; administrative and civil
Class I up to $1k
Class II up to $5k
Class III up to $10k
Class IV greater than $10K
The changes to F.s. 570 allow DOACS to tack on administrative, investigative and other charges to the class penalties. Also anyone who
‘impedes’ an investigation can have their license revoked by the Department.
I said earlier, that not much is happening and that’s true. All that I
have described is mostly ‘housekeeping’ in nature and has no effect
on day to day pest control operations.
Now for the ‘Cliff Hanger’….
As many of you probably do not know. Michael Page has been replaced by Dale Dubberly as Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Pest
Control. Mike will be the ‘Director of Special Projects’ for DOACS. AND… the Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control is being
PHASED OUT. Yes you read correctly, our bureau as well as many
others are being replaced with a ‘Directorship’ arrangement. We are
meeting with DOACS and hope to have details by the next magazine.
Someone named Mike Beckers wrote about the (then) new
regulations dealing with vehicle signage. The question was
about magnetic signs. The regulation is that any vehicle with
any amount of chemicals or treatment equipment must be
permanently marked, no exceptions. Some folks still do not
follow this rule today.
Lloyd Smigel wrote about “cheating fairly”, actually the fallacy
of that statement. It may be convenient at some time to do
something unethical or just plain wrong in order to achieve
some goal. But it is never worth it. In the end such deeds usually
backfire and we are worse off. Don’t compromise your integrity
for some short term gain at others expense.
The cover story was about a fictional animal, known as “Seven”
which would prey on the tree termites. Actually Seven was a
taxidermist’s nightmare which we posed with a complicit Dr.
Rudi Scheffrahn. It was a classic.
Dr, Phil Koehler discussed what he described as the most
primitive pest that PCOs are likely to encounter, not cats, but
silverfish. One point is that they can consume paper, and
another is that they can get their moisture from the air alone.
Control can be difficult because they do not congregate. IGRs
should be effective because they molt up to 60 times in the
lifetime.
Several articles dealt with the CPCO program “The Business of
IPM”. Many companies have embraced the concept of IPM and
are very successful. Many others are almost there with targeted
pest control programs. We developed protocols for school IPM
here in Florida, but it is doubtful if IPM only programs will be
forced on the industry.
Terri’s article, true to the industry, detailed the story behind the
Easter Bunny and the Georgian Calender. At least she mentioned
the CPCO Jacksonville Convention. She also mentioned Mother’s
Day.
An article by Lee Raudonis detailed ten things to keep in mind
when dealing with the media. They included the fact that
positive stories usually appear only once, negative stories are
repeated. Also Media people are always looking for an “angle”
be careful what you say to them. Also they are not your pals,
again be careful what you say.
SPC Report: U.S. Structural Pest Control Market
Grows by Six Percent in 2013
a “weaker than normal” termite swarm season this past
year. The South Central (TX, LA, OK, AR) region of the
U.S. reported the weakest swarm season with nearly twothirds (65.4%) of the respondents reporting a “much weaker than normal” or “weaker than normal” swarm season.
The U.S. structural pest control industry generated an esti- Nevertheless, there was a nearly four percent increase in the
mated $7.213 billion in total service revenue in 2013, a 5.9 number of post-construction termite jobs completed. Impercent increase from the $6.815 billion measured in 2012. proved pricing actions raised the average post-construction
The top four U.S. service providers, Orkin, Terminix, Eco- job 5.4 percent to $836.04 per treatment this past year. Prelab, and Rentokil represented nearly 45 percent of the total construction termite treatment revenue increased 8.1 perindustry revenue for the termite and general pest control cent on the strength of an 18.5 percent increase in privately
owned new housing unit construction “starts.” Nearly 45
market segments this past year.
percent of all privately owned housing “starts” in the U.S.
Rodent control service revenue was particularly robust this received a pre-construction termite treatment this past year.
past year. In the Northeast United States, pest control companies reported that their highest percentage of revenue Total manufacturer level revenue increased 5.7 percent this
earned was from controlling mice and rats. We believe “Su- past year, to more than $515 million. After a number of
perstorm Sandy” that hit the East coast in late October of challenging years for suppliers, this brings total manufac2012 may have displaced rodents resulting in an increased turer level sales revenue back to the same level experienced
need for control efforts in the region this past year. Total more than 10 years ago (2003).
manufacturer level revenue for rodenticides increased nearly ten percent this past year. Three active ingredients, bro- Nearly nine of ten (85.8%) operators surveyed said they
madiolone, difethialone, and brodifacoum, accounted for were aware of the EPA’s national initiative which changed
the outdoor use directions for Pyrethroid insecticide prodmore than 85 percent of total U.S. rodenticide sales.
ucts. More than half (51.1%) reported that they had stopped
Nationwide, 86.5 percent of the respondents said their com- power spraying Pyrethroids and switched to using a “backpany treated for bed bugs. Six of ten respondents primarily pack” or smaller sprayer. More than one-quarter (28.9%)
relied on insecticide treatments to control bed bugs. One said they had not been affected yet as they had “stocked up”
in five (19.9%) relied on heat or steam treatments. Service on older labeled products.
revenue derived from controlling bed bugs increased more
than 11 percent from the prior year, bringing the total rev- The 2013 season market report is the 14th edition of A
enue earned from controlling this pest to nearly $450 mil- Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Structural Pest Control Inlion. Single family homes and apartments were the primary dustry. A total of 800 owners or managers of pest control
leading types of accounts pest control operators treated for companies were surveyed for this study. The market report
forecasts pest control service revenue through 2015, and
bed bugs, followed by hotels and motels.
pesticide product category sales through 2018. The impact
Nationwide, pest control operators reported good growth of the commercial and residential real estate market, mosin both residential (+4.6%) and commercial (+6.5%) ser- quito and wildlife management services, changes in distrivice revenue from the prior year. Total service revenue gen- bution, and pest control operators’ outlook for 2014 are just
erated from termite work improved, as well. The latter was a few of the topics analyzed in this year’s report.
somewhat surprising as nationwide, respondents reported
This and other research findings are part of the the newly published 14th edition of ‘A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Structural Pest Control Industry,’ from Specialty Products Consultants.
Pest Problems: Cockroaches Rain From Ceiling
at Blue Ribbon Sushi
Spring has sprung — and so have the creepy critters all over
Soho.
The pests also fell on other patron’s laps, literally. During
the same lunch service, a cockroach crawled on the leg of a
man at the next table. Fortunately, none of the gauche garnishes fell into the food, and the restaurant comped half the
bill (we’re surprised it wasn’t completely free).
Two weeks after a mouse infestation forced the shutdown
of Dominique Ansel Bakery on Spring Street (it has since
bounced back with a triumphantly themed “Rocky” cronut), Blue Ribbon Sushi on Sullivan is having a cockroach Eric Bromberg, co-owner of Blue Ribbon Restaurants, told
crisis, the Observer has learned.
the Observer that they have addressed the matter and apologize for the incident.
A male diner was having lunch at the maki and sashimi joint
on Monday when a roach fell from the ceiling and landed “Once we knew we had an issue, we scheduled our extermion his table, followed by four others.
nator to come that day, as soon as possible, and we waged
war. After many hours we found the source — located next
“These weren’t small cockroaches,” he told the Observer, door — and rectified the issue. The entire restaurant has
poising his thumb and forefinger about an inch away from been thoroughly searched and cleaned and we are moving
each other to approximate the size of the bug. “A person ahead with service as usual.”
from the restaurant said, ‘Maybe it’s about to rain, this
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A. NO visible signs of WDO(s) (live, evidence or damage) observed.
B. VISIBLE evidence of WDO(s) was observed as follows:
1. LIVE WDO(s):
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THIS IS PAGE ONE OF A TWO PAGE REPORT
DACS 13645, Rev 05/08
Page 1 of 2
CPCO New and Updated OSHA Workbook
Programs covered include: Right
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Response to On-Site Emergencies.
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are also included. We have even
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them.
Because CPCO recognizes that many
pest control companies are small and
the operator may not have the resources
to develop a book like this, CPCO has
developed an Employee Handbook, Spill
Control Sheet and Accident Report Kit.
This manual covers a variety of employee
related topics in a simple fill-in-theblank format. It contains an Employee
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Responding to Your Requests, CPCO Presents:
Step By Step:
5 Days of Field Training
for New Pest Control Technicians
Most states require some sort of initial training for pest control technicians. Florida, for example, requires five days of
“field training”. This workbook, show-cased in CPCO’s step by step format, presents a plan for five days of basic training with complete classroom lessons on pertinent topics and time allotted to ride with experienced employees. Course
outlines, employee handouts and quizzes with answers are included as well as verification forms, including mandated
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Daily worksheets are included to document the new employee’s progress and completed quizzes provide proof of
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NOW OFFERING THESE CLASSES at the Mid-Florida Research & Education Center
2725 South Binion Road, Apopka, Florida 32703
SPECIAL NOTICE
For those who are planning to take advantage of the PMU Training-DACS
Exam special, you must 1) come through the Foundations and Master classes,
and 2) qualify according to 482. Everything will be held at Apopka MREC.
For more information see:
http://pmu.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters.shtml. Click on “Newsletters”
in the left-hand column, then “Number 9” under Volume 2-2012.
Termite Management School
MORE INFO: http://pmu.ifas.ufl.edu
you like a more efficient sales staff? Would you like your
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office personnel to be able to answer questions about termites? If
so, then Termite Basics is for you!
you have new technicians that with some experience could be
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great technicians? Would you like to have hands-on experience
REGISTER:
Nancy Sanders
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (352) 273-3901
General Household Pest
Management School
you have technicians who
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need cross-training on GHP?
Does your crew need training on
inspection, monitoring, baiting
and evaluation, then GHP
Basics will fill the bill.
evaluating 50+ construction types for termite management? If so,
then you need the Foundations of Termite Management.
Dr. Faith Oi
Entomology and Nematology Dept.
PO Box 110620
Gainesville, FL 32611
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (352) 273-3971
FAX: (352) 392-0190
4Want to learn about borate treatments, baits, and how
termiticides work, as well as how certified operators get in
trouble? Come to the Master of Termite Management class.
We also discuss beetles and wood-decay fungi.
you need to learn more in4Do
depth pest control concepts on
subjects including cockroaches
and asthma, rodent control,
flies, ants, and IPM? Then GHP
Foundations is what you need.
NEW! Expert of Termite Management is the final level for
the Termite/WDO category. Topics cover building code issues,
OSHA requirements, alternative treatments, and how to respond
to special circumstances such as mold.
NEW! Master of General
Pest Management takes
GHP Management to the next
level. Match wits with bedbugs,
fleas, ticks, stinging insects, and
head lice.
4Get up to speed with the new form in WDO Inspections and
Form 13645. Interactive training covers legal issues and more.
Registration form — PLEASE FAX, MAIL OR E-MAIL THIS FORM
Course fees:
2014
Termite Basics 100
Foundations of Termite Management 101
Master of Termite Management 201
Expert of Termite Management 301
WDO Inspections & Form 13645
General Pest Management Basics 100
GHP Foundations 101
Master of General Pest Management 201
Bed Bug Management 101
Fees payable by check only.
Checks payable to
The University of Florida.
There will be a
20% cancellation fee
assessed if you do
not notify us within
5 working days of the
date of the class.
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$ 375
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$ 220
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c Apr 2-4, GHP Foundations
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Jan 30 – Feb 1
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$ ________
Lloyd’s Logic
I am The Boss?
The “Hotshots” are alive and well. They are throughout
all industries and I certainly have seen my share in our
industry. They know how to play the game. They rise
quickly to the top and stay there, usually for a few
years, but some of them stay a lot longer. These people
seem to come out of nowhere, socially latch on to the
right person and are given fast promotions.
Lloyd Merritt
Smigel
Sometimes they meet the President or CEO at
religious services, sometimes they meet casually at
an office. The top person ‘takes a liking to them’ and
they like them because they really ‘tell them like it is”
and immediately trust them. I’m sure you’ve seen this
person. All of the sudden they become a supervisor,
branch manager, district manager or even higher.
Most of the time they have almost no track record in
the ‘new job’ they’ve been promoted to. Usually within
a few years they cause high turnover “cleaning house”
and the good people leave in total confusion. “Why in
the hell would the boss promote this person?”
In my Pest Control career I have come across many of
these people – the “anointed ones” – the “Hotshots”.
Personally, I look for a track record. These people
rarely have them. But they do have the gift of gab
which is used to hypnotize the boss. They almost
seemed blinded by these fancy ‘bull----ers”. The
problem is that these people cause turnover of many
good people. They cannot, however, produce the
numbers. They can TALK about the numbers and
make many outlandish promises, but they can’t
produce the numbers. They say, “We’ve got to clean
up this mess first. Weed out all of these past problems.
Fire those in the way. Clean house.”
Then, when the house is clean and he brings in new
people, the Hotshot transfers the blame to them. He
says, “They’re new – give it time.” Eventually the
figures don’t jive with their rhetoric and they either
get fired or, (get ready for it) they convince the boss
they are better suited for another job, a promotion!
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) once said that “There’s
none so blind as they that won’t see.” Johnny and I
used to work together. Ahhh the good ol’ days. But I
regress.
I have actually tried to open the boss’s eyes many
times during my consulting career. Sometimes it has
gotten me in trouble and I lost the account. It was as if
I was treading on their holy ground. These Hotshots
have these bosses completely bamboozled. Then the
boss shoots the messenger (that would be me – but
fear not – it was only a flesh wound)
Years later I find out that the Hotshot was fired “Lloyd,
I should have listened to you – he cost me a lot of
money.” The boss was totally conned. The sad part of
this is that we all know who the Hotshots are but the
boss just won’t listen.
So…
If you are the employee and the Hotshot with no track
record becomes your boss, what do you do? You can
TRY to let your boss know. Best to keep focused on
the numbers. The Hotshot can temporarily phony up
some numbers for short spurts but, in the long run, he
never can consistently produce. They are incapable.
Over time, the boss MAY wake up. Often, you will
have moved on by time the boss wakes up. But, at
least – you tried.
If you’re the boss and if trusted past employees (with
proven track records) tell you something - - I suggest
you LISTEN. Check the numbers and turnover and
listen to your head. Quit listening to what you want
to hear. Check the figures and turnover. Do a reality
check.
If you’re one of the Hotshots….
Lloyd Smigel has been in the Pest Control business for
over 20 years and has been licensed in Pest Control,
Termite and Fumigation in California. He has also
been licensed and has run small, medium and large
branch offices in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada
and California. He was a District Sales Manager and
National Training Director for Truly Nolen of America.
Presently, Lloyd provides Strategy and Change training
as well as Sales Management Consulting training with
Pest Control companies throughout the United States.
His management book Management Plus, was published
in 1994 by Lowell House and can be purchased through
any major book store. If you have questions on the
direction of your company, creating needed strategies,
sales, sales management or management, contact
someone who’s been there - done that!
You can contact LLoyd at:
Care Management Consultants
P.O. Box 2986, Oceanside, CA 92051
(760) 722-2868 or FAX (760) 722-0353
Allied Membership List
An allied member is a firm or individual that is actively engaged in the manufacturing or
distribution of allied chemical products, supplies, equipment or services.
All FLORIDA BEE REMOVAL.COM
800-343-5317
Jonathan Simkins
ARROW EXTERMINAOTORS
770-552-4943
Rick Bell
BASF Pest Control Solutions
772-486-3943
Herman Giraldo
Tampa
South Florida & Caribbean
770-341-1380
Warren Vannest
Central Florida
BAYER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
904-868-4872
Alan R. Turner
Manufacturer of Premise, Maxforce and DeltaGuard
BELL LABORATORIES, INC.
561-248-3397
Rod Smith
Exclusive Manufacturer of Rodent Control Products
Biologic Sales and Marketing
941-350-6223
Jim Shuford
[email protected]
BOB CLARK, LLC
803-443-1555
Bob Clark
“Saving Money for Business!” Contact Me!
BWI COMPANIES
305-247-5115
Jason Platzer
HOMESTEAD
863-287-8369
Chris Huff
APOPKA
CAPITAL RISK UNDERWRITERS INC.
407-540-1400
Vern Morris
Insurance Tailored for the Pest Control Industry
CENTRAL LIFE SCIENCES
321-480-0478
Mel Whitson
Industry Leaders with Altosid and Zenivex Line of Products
CERTIFIED OPERATORS OF S.W. FLORIDA
941-627-5833
Pete Quartuccio
Working for the Good of the Industry
CRITTER CONTROL
954-467-6067
Joe Felegi
Wildlife Removal / Bees & Stinging Insects
772-370-2806
Ed Ruby
Treasure Coast
561-274-0224
Jennifer Cardona
West Palm Beach
352-372-3922
Tony DelCampo
Gainsville
904-221-8633
Dave Kaufman
Jacksonville
941-355-9511
David Hasz
Sarasota
DEAN’S SOIL SOLUTIONS
877-366-6123
Ty Jones
“Diagnostics and Cure for Troubled Turf”
DOW AGROSCIENCES
813-973-8788
Sid Funk
Dow AgroSciences Marketing Specialist for Florida
813-655-4276
Marcie Downing
Serving the Tampa Bay area
727-384-6020
Eric Hobelmann
Specialist Vikane® gas fumigant
571-274-0769
Cherrief Murray
Sales Rep.
352-332-5682
Dr. Ellen Toms
Field Research Biologist
866-563-2449
Larry Riggs
“Thor-For All Your Zythor Fumigation Needs”
ENVIRONMENTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS
281-993-0019
Eddie Evans
Manufacturer of the Actisol® Delivery System
ETEX LTD
661-824-2275
Susan Fortuna
30 Years of Electro-Gun Termite Control
Mike Fortuna
FLORIDA PEST EDUCATION
Amy Jones
Intensive Tutoring Class for State Pest Control Exam
Serving all Lawn and Pest Management Professionals
352-638-0956
FLORIDA PEST PRO MAGAZINE
352-671-1909
Ernie Neff
FLORIDA SPRAYERS
813-989-0500
Rich Robinson, Barry Carter
FMC
813-361-2393
Bruce Ryser
FORSHAW, INC
352-629-0119
Mark DeGeare
GREAT SCOT! INSURANCE INC.
800-927-0418
Daniel Wall
[email protected]
704-622-9842 (Cell)
Your Pest Control Insurance Specialists
INNOVATIVE PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS
561-483-4997
Alan Bernard
Ant Café, Ant & Roach Buffet, Gourmet Ant Bait Mix Kit
LAW OFFICE OF MH RUFF, PA
407-268-6677
Mark Ruff
[email protected]
LIPCA INSURANCE
800-893-9887 Ext 7016 Andy McGinty
Pest Control Insurance Specialist
LESCO, INC.
800-321-5325
CORP. OFFICE
Rocky River, Ohio
MGK
941-740-0983
Michael Holden
“Florida and South Georgia Territory Manager”
Forrest Welch
“Serving CPCO Members with Truck and Car Needs Since 1999”
Mullinax
407-619-5713
NISUS
407-375-6313
Charlene Mertz
PARAGON INSURANCE
877-215-9038
Gordon Moore
All types of insurance for the CPO incl. Workers’Comp for the small operator.
Pest control data Systems
800-433-8166
Troy Donaldson
Pest Control Accounts Receivable and routing software
integrated with payroll, accounts payable and general ledger
PUMPTEC
321-431-3827
John Riley
The Future in Sprayer Technology
PQ Termite Services
954-410-8809
Gil Livingston
“Handling all your termite needs in Broward, Palm Beach and North Dade counties for over 20 years”
Preferred Business Brokers 800-633-5153
Rand Hollon
863-858-4185
Jay Hollon
R&K Pump
954-295-3144
RIEMER INSURANCE GROUP
800-742-1691
Ken Byrd
“Professional Spray Equipment”
Jan Sheridan
Let’s Get The Bugs Out Of Your Insurance Program!
Vita Gopman
rush TRUCK CENTER
Ben Bennett
407-877-3636
Florida’s #1 selling Isuzu and Ford dealer in the Lawn & PC Industry
SNOW & BELL INSURANCE
352-796-3594
Gene Bell
SYNGENTA
941-405-9958
Todd Himelberger
“Advion Baits, Altriset Termiticide, Arilon”
TERMATRAC
310-242-5854
Peter Baldwin
[email protected]
THE RESOURCE SHOP
770-331-4348
Kate and Jeff McGovern
UNIVAR
Professional Products & Services for the Pest Control &
Greens Industry
800-888-4897
Gabe Centeno
MIAMI, FL
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
352-392-2484
Dr. Philip Koehler
Research & Extension Entomologists in Urban Pest Mgmt.
352-392-4721
Fred Fischel
Pesticide Information Office
VAC INTERNATIONAL
954-662-5163
Robert Rotolo
“Dry Vapor Steam Equipment - The GREEN way to treat
BED BUGS and all types of DRAIN FLIES”
954-439-6248
Dieter Zikofsky
VALENT PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS
813-422-4931
Jerid Wendling
WINFIELD SOLUTIONS
813-752-1177
Paul Fox
Director
(Formerly ProSource One)
941-737-0722
Gary Cotton
Plant City
772-260-8660
Chad Burkett
Boynton Beach
239-707-9261
Dough Raynor
Immokalee
407-256-6710Ken Gagne
Orlando
813-917-1849
Ron Leathers
Plant City
321-508-1169
Tim Wheatley
Boynton Beach
DACS phone numberS
The Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control is Updating its Phone System.
Unfortunately, that means our Phone and Fax Numbers will be changing.
Following Phone and Fax Numbers will be Changed:
Bureau Main Office Phone
General questions related to
pest control
850.617.7997
Mosquito Control Office Phone
General questions related to mosquito
control, Consumer Complaints, State Aid
Contracts, Public Health Pest Control
Licensing, Enforcement Inspections
850-617-7995
Pest Control Document Issuance FAX
License applications, ID cards, Operator and Limited Certificates
850.617.7967
Mosquito Control FAX
General questions related to mosquito
control, Consumer Complaints, State Aid
Contract, Public Health Pest Control
Licensing, Enforcement Inspections
850.617.7969
Pest Control Enforcement Section FAX
Consumer Complaints, Enforcement
Inspections, Compliance Assistance
Requests, Administrative Complaints
850.617.7968
Mosquito Control Medical Entomologist
Phone CountyAssistance, Continuing
Education Assistance, Industry Training,
PHPC and MCD Director Exams,
State-wide Surveillance System
850.487.9101
ANYONE WHO WISHES AN ALLIED MEMBERSHIP,
PLEASE CALL CPCO AT 954-724-8806 or FAX 954-724-8947
Most Common Spots Honey Bees Build their Nests
Eaves/ Soffits
The eaves or soffits of a house are a favorite spot for the honey bee. They tend to choose East or Southeast facing
locations and prefer the protection provided by the eave since they are usually isolated from the house and the attic. Bees only need an
1/8 of an inch to get into a cavity. Once they start building their hive, they will continue to fill the cavity until it is full and then move over to
the next accessible cavity or worse, the roof line which then requires a roofer to do the repairs after the bee hive is removed.
Trees
The hollow of trees is another of the Honey Bee’s preferred locations. We often get call from customers saying “I just walked
by the tree in my front yard and it sound like there’s an engine running in my tree”, or “my tree is humming.” Usually if you see a clump
of honey bees hanging from a branch, this is a swarm trying to find a new home and is merely resting for up to 72 hours while the scouts
identify suitable locations- though they will sometimes build right there! On the other hand, bees that live in the hollow of a tree can be a
difficult to eliminate because it is impossible to see which way the cavity goes and whether or not the pesticide being applied is reaching
the majority of the hive. Additionally, the same tree may have other entrances to that hollow, ones that might be further up the tree out of
sight. How to kill bees inside a tree? Their resources must be cut off!!! If they can’t gather pollen, nectar and water they cannot survive!!!
Cinder Blocks and Concrete Blocks
Another location in which we often find Bee Hives is inside the 4” x 4” spaces of these building materials. Bee Hive Removal can be difficult in these spots because often the blocks are overlapping, resulting in the bee hive zigzagging through the caverns of the cinder block. To ensure complete bee hive removal requires a four-point inspection of each block in
which bee activity is discovered.
Behind Siding
Between the aluminum or wooden siding and the drywall is another location from which we often have to remove
bees. We have seen honey bees fill the cavity from ceiling to ground, from stud to stub. As with the eaves, honey bees prefer east and
southeast facing walls and also enjoy the isolation being in between the exterior and interior walls. Customers often call us saying that
their walls have started to buzzzz! Usually by the time bees can be heard from the inside, there is a substantial and well developed hive
already established inside the wall.
Behind Bricks
Most brick structures have spaces in between the bricks, usually at the base, where no grout was applied to allow
ventilation. The honey bee will enter through the slit and begin building their honeycomb in the hollow behind the brick. If there are
vertical studs along the cavity, the bee will fill a cavity and then move over the stud to the next hollow. Once they start building, removing the brick to expose the honeycomb is necessary so it can be properly removed. To avoid destroying any of the bricks during the bee
removal process, experience and precision are required to cut out the grout without compromising the bricks since they can be re-used
to close the cavity after all the honey comb has been extracted. Click here for more pics
Under Sheds
Another favorite home for the honey bee is under the floor of sheds. This usually provides a cool dark spacefor them
to build their home. Since the shed is visited occasionally to grab some tools or pull out the lawnmower, it’s not uncommon for hives to
be there for many months before identified.
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