Where kids go, pest management foes follow.(Rising Up: GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO PROTECT PMPs AND THEIR TOOLS)

From: Pest Control | Date: August 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Would you be surprised to learn pesticide opponents follow the weather and where it takes kids? For most of the spring and summer, our industry grassroots program has addressed local proposals with the potential to adversely affect lawn care and public parks--places where kids and families play during warm weather. As temperatures cool, kids and parents are back inside school buildings and on school athletic fields and playgrounds.

What does this mean for pest management professionals (PMPs)? Local focus will shift to school-related pest management practices as the lawn and ...

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