NCPMA Graduates New Premier Technicians

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eight individuals completed the North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) Premier Technician program on Nov. 6. The program, which is designed to take an in-depth look at pest management and strengthen a professional’s knowledge of the industry, takes at least 18 months to complete. 

The following individuals graduated from the program:

• Jake Brittingham (Rid-A-Pest)
• Nethan Castro (City Wide Exterminating, Inc.)
• Edwin Drake (Gibson Pest Control, Inc.)
• Joseph Harper (Freedom Wildlife Solutions)
• Hunter Larson (Jay Taylor Exterminating Co., Inc.)
• Danny Ruhlan (Grattan Pest Solutions, Inc.)
• Ansley Sanderson (Rid-A-Pest)
• Sam Schuman (City Wide Exterminating, Inc.)

Premier Technician is a course designed to elevate a pest management professional’s knowledge of the industry through the in-depth study of at least eight key areas including ants, bed bugs, cockroaches, flying insects, occasional invaders/stored product pests, rodents, wood-boring inspection or WDIR Accreditation, and wood-destroying organisms. 

The Premier Technician program offers a continuous series of courses to help professionals develop a deeper and clear understanding of pest infestations from discovery to treatment. Individuals who complete the program must have worked in the industry for at least one year and must complete the wood-boring beetle/inspection course or have WDIR Accreditation through NCPMA. 

In order to maintain the Premier Technician designation, professionals must continue to take at least one, eight-hour course every two years.

The Premier Technician Program is made possible through the contributions of its strategic founding partners: BASF, Bell Laboratories, Inc., Corteva Agriscience, ENVU, FMC and Syngenta.