Inside the Latest Issue: PCT July 2026 Highlights

PCT's July cover story explores pest control in organic food plants featuring interviews with PCOs and technical specialists. While organic food plant work can be demanding for companies like Safe Chem Pest these accounts can become rewarding and collaborative.

July is also PCT’s annual cockroach control issue, highlighted by “APM, IPM: Two Strategies, One Goal,” a discussion about how these two treatment strategies differ in scope and implementation, but both share the goal of eliminating German cockroach infestations.

In “Will Cockroaches Eat Contaminated Baits?” researchers from the University of Kentucky test the theory that contaminated baits reduce feeding and contribute to bait failure.

Also in July is the feature “Smells Like Team Spirit,” a look at how Eco Serve Pest Services of Orchard Park, New York, works to build and maintain a culture where employees want to stay.

July PCT includes coverage, both in print and online, from the recent NPMA's Women’s Forum, attended by PCT Assistant Editor McKenna Christy. Featured in print is an article recapping the event, while online coverage includes a video interview with Julie Clark-Tesh of PMi.

And be sure to visit PCT Online for the Beyond the Pest podcast. In a recent podcast Mike Thome and Jen Sweeney-Ingram of UPMTC chat with Kim Camera about her entrance into the pest control industry following an extensive career in wildlife tagging, falconry and her canine work for FEMA.

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