JANUARY
NEWS
Vander Poest is survived by wife Cindy,
daughter Grace, parents Doug and Helen,
and two sisters.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
donations be made to the Doug Vander Poest
Memorial Fund, c/o Slug-A-Bug, 2091 N.
Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935.
The family will contribute donations to the
charities Vander Poest supported.
Dr. Lee Truman passes away
INDIANAPOLIS — Dr. Lee Truman, a former PCO and author of “Truman’s Scientifi c
Guide to Pest Management Operations,”
died Nov. 12. He was 91.
A native of Butler, Pa., Truman and his
family moved to Indianapolis post-WWII
and he went to work for Arab Pest Control
as a service technician. In 1950, he opened
his own company, Pest Control Services.
In 1961, Truman began authoring articles
for a correspondence course in structural pest
control. The course was published in Pest
Control magazine, a lesson at a time, over
a period of 18 months. Later these chapters
became the “Truman’s Scientific Guide to
Pest Control Operations,” according to the
book “The Ratcatcher’s Child.”
Truman served as president of the National Pest Control Association in 1964.
He sold Pest Control Services in 1979,
but remained active in the industry, serving as consultant. “Everyone who ever
worked with Lee couldn’t help but admire
and like him,” said friend and colleague
George Mountain, owner of Mooresville
Pest Control, Mooresville, Ind.
Terminix announces
five acquisitions
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Terminix International recently announced that five pest
management firms have merged with the
company.
The acquisitions include Comet Termite
Service in Southern California; Mesquite
Pest Management, Dallas; Pratt Pest Control, Omaha, Neb.; Quantum Pest Management, Melbourne, Fla.; and Silver Creek
Pest Control, Indianapolis.
In 2005, Terminix acquired nearly 40 pest
control providers in the United States.
DateBook
To ensure your meeting date is published, send an announcement at
least 14 weeks in advance to PCT, 4012 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, OH
44113, or fax announcements to 216/961-0364. For additional dates visit
www.pctonline.com/events.
Feb. 1: PCT Ant Management Seminar Featuring Jeff Tucker, Dallas, Texas. Contact: Lola Per-ez, lperez@giemedia.com or 800/456-0707.
Feb. 21: PCT Ant Management Seminar
Featuring Jeff Tucker, Orlando, Fla. Contact:
See Feb. 1.
Feb. 1-3: Florida Pest Management Association 2006 Power Forum Workshop, Orlando, Fla.
Contact: Carol Rojas, 407/293-8627.
Feb. 23: PCT Ant Management Seminar
Featuring Jeff Tucker, Chicago, Ill. Contact:
See Feb. 1.
Feb. 2: B&G’s 2006 CEU Conference and Expo,
Houston, Texas. Contact: visit www.bgchem.
com or Angeline Gullotto, 800/345-9387, ext.
128 or agullotto@bgchem.com.
Feb. 7: PCT Ant Management Seminar Featuring Jeff Tucker, Charlotte, N.C. Contact:
See Feb. 1.
Feb. 8: PCT Ant Management Seminar Featuring Jeff Tucker, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: See
Feb. 1.
Feb. 9: B&G’s 2006 CEU Conference and Expo,
San Antonio, Texas. Contact: See Feb. 2.
Feb. 15: B&G’s 2006 CEU Conference and Expo,
Oklahoma City, Okla. Contact: See Feb. 2.
Feb. 15-16: Delaware Pest Control Association’s 47th Annual Pest Control Short Course,
University of Delaware, Newark. Contact:
302/736-2668.
Feb. 26-28: NPMA’s Legislative Day 2006, Mar-riott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, Va. Contact:
703/352-6762 or visit www.pestworld.org.
Feb. 26-March 2: 72nd Annual American
Mosquito Control Association meeting, Detroit,
Mich. Contact: 989/687-5044 or visit www.
mimosq.org.
March 7: PCT Ant Management Seminar
Featuring Jeff Tucker, New York City (Long
Island). Contact: See Feb. 1.
March 9-11: Pest Management Canada, Banff,
Alberta, Canada. Contact: See Feb. 26-28.
March 14: PCT Ant Management Seminar
Featuring Jeff Tucker, Boston, Mass. Contact:
See Feb. 1.
March 21: Florida Pest Management Association Legislative Day, Tallahassee, Fla. Contact:
See Feb. 1-3.
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