Jim Harmon, president of California Pest Management (CPM), announced that the company sponsored Tim Wilkerson's LRA Mustang NHRA Funny Car, as well as the Russo Family NHRA Funny Car, at February's NHRA Winternationals, in Pomona, Calif.
---updated on 2/24, at 8:30 a.m. (EST)
LA VERNE, Calif. – Jim Harmon, president of California Pest Management (CPM), announced that the company once again sponsored Tim Wilkerson's LRA Mustang NHRA Funny Car as well as the Russo Family NHRA Funny Car at February 2022 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
The Russo car had been in storage for 28 months due to the pandemic and the Russo's living in Australia. The car did it's first pass at 4.092 seconds for well over 330 mph! Both cars ended up in the Sunday Finals and both received lots of TV time and advertising for California Pest Management
California Pest Management, based in La Verne, Calif., has a long history of sponsoring racing events.
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Target Specialty Products will become distributor partner for the London Fogger line of equipment.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. – Target Specialty Products will become a distribution partner for London Foggers.
Target Specialty Products brings extensive experience and expertise to the vector control market. Its Vector Team will help deliver successful solutions to customers working with agencies to improve public health.
London Fog is a manufacturer and exporter of foggers for mosquito and pest control since 1968. Their premier brand called London Foggers offers a choice of many sizes and prices for both Ultra Low Volume (ULV) Foggers and Thermal Foggers.
London Foggers are used extensively by public health agencies and livestock operations to control adult mosquitoes. London Foggers are used everywhere in the world to reduce vectors of diseases such as west nile virus, malaria, encephalitis, dengue fever, and dengue hemorrhagic fever.
London Fog equipment is used in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Shipments have been made to every continent except Antarctica.
The alliance allows both organizations to enhance their offerings and better serve their customers.
“This partnership offers the vector industry improved equipment, knowledgeable field experts, and an extraordinary opportunity to greatly improve public health.” said David Helt, president, Target Specialty Products. “We are very excited about this partnership and looking forward to see how this partnership can grow in the future.”
Target Specialty Products continues to experience exceptional growth and will continue its expansion throughout North America, expanding its footprint and customer service efforts across the West, Midwest, and East Coast regions.
“I am very excited about the partnership with Target Specialty Products," Chris Norgren, president and CEO, London Fog, said. "Their commitment to Vector Control by deploying talented, knowledgeable field specialist falls in line with London Foggers core values. That is, to provide the highest quality products and services to make an impact on public health in the markets serviced. I am looking forward to a long partnership with Target Specialty Products and their affiliate companies in the United States and Canada.”
Join Target Specialty Products and Tommy Powell, technical field specialist at MGK for "Assessment-based Pest Management: A New Way for PMPs to Approach Treatment" on Feb. 24, at 10:30 am (PST)/1:30 (EST).
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In this webinar, Powell will introduce the idea of Assessment-based Pest Management (APM) – a treatment approach that takes into account what PMPs experience in the field to best manage zero-tolerance pests like cockroaches and bed bugs. In this webinar, you will learn what APM is, how to identify different levels of
Powell joined the MGK team as a technical field specialist in 2016, where he is responsible for training, field testing, customer support and other internal projects. He received his B.S and M.S. degrees in Urban Entomology from the University of Florida. Prior to MGK, Tommy spent 16 years in the pest management industry, including as a Technical Director for three top 100 pest control companies. He also held the position of Branch Manager for one of those companies. That experience in operations changed his perspective on the pest management industry, as he realized the value of strong training programs for operators. His current role at MGK gives Tommy the opportunity to pursue this passion for teaching and training in pest control.
“We are excited to partner with MGK for the opportunity to discuss new pest control options based on the PMPs experience in the field, ” said David Helt, President at Target Specialty Products. “We are always looking for new innovative ways to make PMPs jobs just a little bit easier.”
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