Topical interviews on news and views with international industry leaders

GermanyInsightsAIB
Blog
Ep.44 Food auditing – from farm to fork

, 17.08.2021
The role of an auditor working within the food industry is discussed in this interview with Thomas Auer an international auditor for AIB.
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USAFuturePest ControlCovid-19
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Ep.43 Remote Monitoring post Covid-19 - Part 2

, 08.06.2021
Listen to part 2 of the interview with Dr Bobby Corrigan, one of the world’s most renowned urban rodent experts.
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USAFuturePest ControlCovid-19
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Ep.42 Remote Monitoring post Covid-19 - Part 1

, 01.06.2021
Listen to part 1 of the interview with Dr Bobby Corrigan, one of the world’s most renowned urban rodent experts.
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CEPAUK
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Ep.41 CEPA - Your questions answered - Part 2

, 11.05.2021
Listen to part 2 of the interview with Henry Mott, President of CEPA answering your questions.
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CEPAUK
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Ep.40 CEPA - Your questions answered - Part 1

, 04.05.2021
This interview with Henry Mott, President of CEPA is something of a change of format.... Rather than our Talking Pest Management host, Daniel Schröer, asking the questions, this time the questions ...
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UKCovid-19
Blog
Ep.39 Different Priorities for the Vaccine

, 09.03.2021
Ian Andrew is chief executive of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) and is also on the board of the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA). With the way forward out of ...
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IrelandDigital Future
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Ep.38 Technology led growth

, 02.03.2021
In this interview, the continued growth in the value of pest management is debated. Growth in both the appreciation of its value to society, but also in the financial value to those businesses ...
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SpainTraining
Blog
Ep.37 Opportunities from training

, 16.02.2021
Having been in the position of Deputy director at the Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Sanidad Ambiental (ANECPLA), the Spanish pest control trade association, for just over a year, Jorge Galván is ...
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USA
Blog
Ep.36 Mergers and Aquisitions updates

, 02.02.2021
Talking Pest Management last interviewed Paul Giannamore from the Potomac Company in late August 2020. In this interview Paul predicted the mergers and acquisitions market would return with force in ...
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USA
Blog
Ep.35 Novel solutions and new tools

, 19.01.2021
Rodents are the number one urban pest so it seems more than appropriate that the first Talking Pest Management guest of 2021 is rodentologist Dr Michael H Parsons.
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GermanyFuture
Blog
Ep.34 Closing off 2020 and new year resolutions - a personal note from Daniel Schröer

, 05.01.2021
Kicking-off 2021, your Talking Pest Management host, Daniel Schröer, welcomes all listeners and wishes each and every one a happy new year.
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SwedenPest Control
Blog
Ep.33 Pests need Passports

, 08.12.2020
The logistical and legislative problems caused by invasive pest species are discussed in this interview with Hakan Kjellberg, technical director of Anticimex. Pests neither have passports nor do they ...
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Virginia USAIPMAPMIntegrated Pest Management
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Ep.32 Why Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been misunderstood!

, 10.11.2020
The key take home message from this interview with Dr Dini Miller is that the control of the pests needs to become the target for the industry, rather than technicians simply making pesticide ...
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BelgiumCoronaCovid-19
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Ep.31 Can the Corona-Virus be transmitted by mosquitoes?

, 20.10.2020
The use of high tech data collection and the mapping of diseases transmitted by insects, in particular the Asian tiger mosquito, is the topic of this week’s interview with Guy Hendrickx of Avia-GIS.
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USA
Blog
Ep.30 Digital Marketing for Pest Control Companies

, 13.10.2020
The secrets and successes of how digital marketing can be maximised in pest control is revealed in this week’s interview with Kevin Smith, Chief Marketing Officer for Rollins Inc.
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UKFuturePest Control
Blog
Ep.29 International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP)

, 06.10.2020
Clive Boase from the UK is the invited guest in this week’s Talking Pest Management interview.
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USAPest ControlMosquito
Blog
Ep.28 Pheromone Traps for Insects

, 29.09.2020
Indianapolis, right in the centre of the USA is the location for this week’s interview with Tom Mueller, Vice President of Insects Limited Inc.
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New ZealandFuturePest Control
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Ep.27 Alternative Methods of Pest Control

, 22.09.2020
Take a deep breath and prepare to feel exhausted by this week’s guest – Heiko Kaiser – or as he is often called ‘Hyper Heiko’!
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FinlandPest ControlDigital
Blog
Ep.26 Digital and non-toxic pest control

, 15.09.2020
In this Talking Pest Management interview we hear about pest control activities in Finland from Lars Schauman, the managing director of S-Tuholaispalvelut Oy.
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SloveniaPest ControlCovid-19
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Ep.25 Fumigation during Covid 19

, 08.09.2020
Pest control in Slovenia, one of the smallest countries in Europe, is featured this week. Positioned at the crossroads between Western & Eastern Europe and with a population of just over two ...
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UKMosquito
Blog
Ep.24 Virus Transmission by Mosquitoes

, 01.09.2020
The focus in this week’s interview switches to the subject of mosquitoes and the spread of malaria and other mosquito-transmitted tropical diseases.
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USASwitzerlandFuturePest Control
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Ep.23 Mergers and acquisitions

, 25.08.2020
This week’s interview is essential listening for all those interested in what’s happening in the global pest control company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, especially if you yourself are ...
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AustraliaCoronaCovid-19Insights
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Ep.22 Pest control: How covid19 is shaping long-term changes

, 18.08.2020
This week our attention is switched to the other side of the globe as Steve Broadbent, based in Australia, is Daniel’s latest guest.
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FrancePest ControlPest Control Manager
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Ep.21 How Pest Management Can Save Lives

, 11.08.2020
This week a very well known and much respected member of the international pest control industry finds himself in the Talking Pest Management hot seat – Serge Simon.
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Pest Control
Blog
Ep.20 Memorandum of Understanding

, 04.08.2020
This week’s interview with Alain van Lidth de Jeude majors on the importance of Integrated Pest Management and its significance to the professional pest control industry.
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Pest Control
Blog
Ep.19 M&A strategy at Rollins

, 28.07.2020
This week’s interview is short and to the point and has a more commercial feel to it, as Talking Pest Management welcomes Steve Leavitt, Group President at Rollins Inc. based in Atlanta, USA.
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ItalyPest Control
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Ep.17 Pest Control in Italy

, 14.07.2020
Pest control in Italy during Covid-19 features in this week’s Talking Pest Management interview with Monica Biglietto.
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AustraliaPest ControlCoronaCovid-19Bed bug
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Ep.18 Bed Bug and Covid 19

, 21.07.2020
Bed bugs and Covid-19 form the major content in this interview with Stephen Doggett, head of medical entomology at Westmead hospital in Sydney, Australia.
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FranceCEPA
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Ep.16 The Importance of Pest Control in Public Health with Patrick Vernié

, 07.07.2020
Continuing the trend, this week’s Talking Pest Management interview is with Patrick Vernié, another member of the board of CEPA, the European pest management services trade association.
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NorwayPest ControlCovid-19
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Ep.15 Home insurance covers pest control?

, 30.06.2020
This week Rune Bratland is welcomed by Daniel Schröer to Talking Pest Management. Rune is CEO and owner of pest control servicing company, Skadedyrservice AS, based in Bergen in the west of Norway.
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UKPest ControlCorona
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Ep.14 RODENT BEHAVIOUR changed during quarantine?

, 23.06.2020
Once again Talking Pest Management catches up with Peter Trotman, based in the UK and managing director of pest control company, Pest Pulse.
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USAFuturePest Control
Blog
Ep.13 The Future of rodent control with Dr. Robert Corrigan

, 16.06.2020
Dr. Robert (Bobby) Corrigan is one of the world’s most renowned urban rodent experts. He is president of RMC Pest Management Consulting based in New York City, USA and has more than 30 years ...
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UKCovid-19Bed bug
Blog
Ep.12 Pests can damage your property

, 09.06.2020
Mark Porter is CEO and founder of his own family business, Porter’s Pest Control based in Morden, South London. He has been in the industry for 17 years, and for nearly four years has run his own ...
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UKInsightsBayer
Blog
Ep.11 Exclusive Bayer insights

, 02.06.2020
Richard Moseley is technical manager for the Bayer Pest Solutions team in the UK, having been involved within the professional pest control industry for more than two decades.
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UKExclusiveDigital traps
Blog
Ep.10 Digital Traps in over 4.000 shops

, 26.05.2020
Tony O’Donovan is one of the many people worldwide that really loves pest control from the bottom of their heart. With over 25 years experience in the industry, he is the head of pest control ...
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SwedenCovid-19Anticimex
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Ep.9 Dealing with Covid-19

, 19.05.2020
Hakan Kjellberg, based in Sweden, is the technical director of Anticimex - one of the top five pest control servicing businesses in the world and probably number two in Europe after Rentokil. He is ...
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UKInsightsPest Control Manager
Blog
Ep.8 Pest Managers' Mental Health

, 12.05.2020
Ian Andrew is chief executive of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) and is also on the board of the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA). Ian is therefore one of the ...
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UKDisinfectionPest Management
Blog
Ep.7 Why Disinfection is so important

, 22.04.2020
Covid19 challenges Pest Manager’s resilience. Gareth Davies, Terminix UK, says disinfection always was a vital part of Pest Management in order to protect clients and staff.
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GermanyCovid-19Disinfection
Blog
Ep.6 Neue Strategie für Biotec Klute – DE

, 05.05.2020
Oliver Klute, Geschäftsführer des Familienunternehmens Biotec Klute berichtet, wie sein Team auf Covid19 reagierte. Extrem spannender Erfahrungsbericht darüber, wie Biotec sich schnell angepasst hat, ...
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IsraelSolidarityInnovation
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Ep.5 Solidarity in Pest Control

, 28.04.2020
Ronen is known around the world for being an innovator as he developed and sells many digital pest control solutions that are disruptive to our market. His pest control service business operates from ...
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