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Pest control for children: How teachers are tackling a tricky subject

Pest control can be a particularly tricky topic to tackle in a New Zealand classroom. But Kiwi teachers have worked out different ways to teach the sometimes uncomfortable subject to different groups of kids, recent research has found. Dr Sally Birdsall, a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland focusing on science and sustainability education, …

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Keep rats at bay to combat leptospirosis: Tiang

Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Datuk Michael Tiang has called on the community to take part in efforts to combat leptospirosis. According to him, the community can play their part by keeping the town and its surroundings clean. “As we all know, if our environment is clean, it not only promotes …

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Pest control industry sales decelerate in May, Pest Index shows

The total William Blair/PCO M&A Specialists Pest Index, a proprietary compilation of the monthly sales for 146 different U.S. pest control companies across 38 states, increased 10 percent year-over-year in May 2024, compared with 12 percent growth in April and 8 percent growth in March. The long-term historical growth rate of the total pest index is …

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