Posted by Brad Harbison

Posted by Brad Harbison

Internet editor and managing editor

Harbison is Internet editor and managing editor of PCT and can be contacted at bharbison@gie.net.

New Look, New Location for Pest Invasion IPM Food Safety Seminar

Taking place June 17-19, in Southlake, Texas, this two-day educational seminar, hosted by Rentokil Terminix, includes topics that seek to help food safety professionals accelerate their food safety culture and program, focusing on how adopting pest control, innovation and proactive regulatory compliance strategies can transform their business.

Skymate Expands Trapmate Leadership Team

Mitchell Goldstein joins as national sales director and Carly Best as marketing manager to oversee its Trapmate remote monitoring business.

CDC Warns of Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy

It is estimated that as many as 450,000 people in the U.S. might have been affected by alpha-gal syndrome, CDC reports.

Neogen Adds Three to Sales Team

Mark Turner, Andrew Fisher and Sarah Starinshak are new members of the professional pest sales team.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 2022 Rodent Academy is Dec. 13-15

To be held in Dallas, the three-day course is designed for IPM professionals and those who handle pest management in their work for municipalities, universities, public schools and food-safety personnel.

Chicago Tops Orkin's Rattiest Cities List for Eighth Straight Year

Orkin ranked metro regions by the number of new rodent treatments performed from Sept. 1, 2021, to Aug. 31, 2022. Once again, "The Windy City" was also the "Rattiest City."

Bayer Environmental Science Professional Business To Be Called Envu

Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business announced it will become Envu as a standalone company, contingent on the successful close of Cinven’s acquisition of the business from Bayer.

McCloud Services' Pest Invasion Seminar Returns

This seminar, set for June 22-23, will concentrate on the theme “Pest Management for the Modern World” to educate attendees on timely topics and necessary information to meet federal, state and local food safety requirements.

Select Jif Products Being Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling select Jif peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella contamination.

U.S. Case of Human Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Reported

This case occurred in a person who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling (depopulating) of poultry with presumptive H5N1 bird flu.