Pest Control Pro - Steve Jackson

The pest control industry recently lost a legitimate “Hall of Famer”. For episode 97, Michelle Senner reflects on her father’s pest control legacy. Truly Nolen was far ahead of his time. He adopted “Green Pest Control” in the 1970’s, helped change public perception of our industry, and displayed several acts of marketing genius. Huge thanks…

We skipped a week or two, but we’re finally back. This week, Patrick and Steve talk about creative ways grow your business through the use of email.

This week, we have a treat! Frank and Sandy Honess (founders of Ladybug Pest Management) are best known for their highly trained and certified bed bug scent detection beagles, Daisey, Dolley and Dixie. Join them and the Arthropodcast team as they discuss K9 certifications, training, inspection techniques, and much, much more.

For the latest episode of Arthropodcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Joseph Latino, President of Allergy Technologies. In this episode, Joseph talked about active ingredients, repellency, formulations, bed bug preventative strategies and a unique product called ActiveGuard(TM) Mattress Liners. For more information about Allergy Technologies, check out their websites at http://allergytechnologies.com and http://hotelbedbugprevention.com/ Here’s the clip of John DiDomenico…

Join Bryan and Steve On Their Quests to Become Associate Certified Entomologists! Start Date: May 21st or TODAY! Deadline: November 1st Goal: A total of 40 hours study time Progress Report Bryan’s Progress: 6 Hours Steve’s Progress: 5 Hours To become an A.C.E. in the United States, you must: Hold a current pesticide applicator’s license issued…

For this edition of Webster Wednesday, Patrick and Steve cover their favorite apps. Patrick lists Bayer Pest, Gmail, Google Calendar, Facebook Pages, Facebook Ads, Slack, GroupMe, Trello, Waze, Pipedrive and, or course, PestWorks. Steve lists the National Pest Managment Association’s (NPMA) Field Guide App and Dispatch.Me.  

This week, Bryan and Steve cover a CDC report about a few acute illness cases involving Nuvan Pest Strips. Steve also shares the story of Ben Feldman and Bryan reminds us the importance of keeping your axe sharp. Here’s the link to the CDC report on Nuvan Pest Strips. Steve’s Notes: Social media, from time to…

Each week, Jerry Schappert and Bryan Baird recap some of the most interesting posts from the Pest Cemetery Facebook Group. If you’re not a member, you can join here: PestCemetery.com First off, Jerry and Bryan covered a post made by James Sneed. James wrote: “There are a lot of business owners on this page. Kudos to…

Here’s the bad news: there’s no home run. You have to put the work in. Buying “Likes” is not an option. The good news? Patrick gives two AWESOME tips! One is an app and the other is a new Facebook feature. What are they? Check out this episode of Webster Wednesdays and find out!

What’s the difference between spying and observing from afar? Is it possible to maintain your tech’s trust if you practice  either method? Bryan and Steve share their thoughts on the topic. In addition, Bryan shares his findings on his Altriset research. Thanks to Daniel Dye for supplying a TON of information we would not have…