Alterra Pest Control aims high and then soars even higher. Alterra Pest Control sets new National record of 53,000 new customers signed in a single summerphenomenal growth never before seen by a start up in the pest control industry.

Naashville, TN (PRWEB) October 25, 2012

It was important to Alterra to be able to support this new client base as well as to sustain future growth. In order to achieve this, the company focused on team building, training, and education, with a strong emphasis on their own 10 Core Values.

This year we significantly fine-tuned our training programs for both the sales and operations teams. We have completely revamped our process manuals, training videos, and weekly technical trainings. We are also grateful to our Chief Customer Officer, Derrick Royce, for developing Alterra University, a wide variety of customized trainings to help improve overall customer service. Vess Pearson, President

As exciting as the summer growth has been, Alterra remains committed to their CEOs definition of growth: better, not just bigger.

Alterras goal for 2012 was to build a better company, not just a bigger one, says CEO, David Royce, about his companys rapid growth. Alterras family environment and core values help to strengthen our teams willingness to WOW customers, promote referrals and feel part of something special on a daily basis. We give all the credit to this summers service team and the many long hard hours put in to make this extraordinary achievement possible. In any business, you have to get the right people onboard to ensure long-term success.

Alterra Pest Control is committed to providing only the best progressive pest control solutions to its customers, as well as positively affecting each of their clients with every Alterra interaction. With quality business practices and environmentally responsible techniques, this company is poised to remain a powerful presence in the pest control industry for many years to come.

Alterra provides residential and commercial pest control services to over 400 cities nationwide (in 13 major markets). Alterra is accredited with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), and specializes in environmentally responsible residential and commercial pest control solutions. Alterra is also a proud partner of the United Nations Foundation Nothing But Nets which helps stop the spread of Malaria transmitted by mosquito bites. Alterra dedicates a portion of company profits annually to Nothing But Nets providing insecticide-treated bed nets to help save the lives of millions in underdeveloped countries.

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Alterra Pest Control Sets National Record of 53,000 New Accounts; Now in Nashville, Tennessee

Summary: Already considered to be one of the fastest growing pest control companies in North America, the environmentally responsible exterminator Alterra is proud to announce a record-breaking summer of growth over 53,000 new customers in a single summer, a feat never before seen by a start up in the pest control industry.

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2012

Alterra Pest Control started the year with a specific goal of attracting 50,000 new customers in 2012. In the month of May alone, Alterra added 10,000 new accounts; this combined with their unbelievable summer growth of 53,000Alterra Pest Control has exceeded their original growth projections.

As the nation experienced an unseasonably warm winter and spring, Alterra felt that the market conditions would be favorable to bringing in a significant number of new customers. In California, the summer weather brought out an increase in Argentine ants, black widow spiders, and rodents. During the summer, Alterras Sacramento area alone saw an increase of approximately 3,800 new customers.

In order to accomplish and support this extraordinary growth, Alterra Pest Control worked diligently to ensure that their sales and operations teams had the highest level of quality training.

This year we significantly fine-tuned our training programs for both the sales and operations teams. We have completely revamped our process manuals, training videos, and weekly technical trainings. We are also grateful to our Chief Customer Officer, Derrick Royce, for developing Alterra University, a wide variety of customized trainings to help improve overall customer service. Vess Pearson, President

The result of Alterras efforts has been a rapidly expanding company built with integrity.

Alterras goal for 2012 was to build a better company, not just a bigger one, says CEO, David Royce, about growth. Alterras family environment and core values help to strengthen our teams willingness to WOW customers, promote referrals and feel part of something special on a daily basis. We give all the credit to this summers service team and the many long hard hours put in to making this extraordinary achievement possible.

Alterra Pest Control appears destined for even more growth and success as it continues to combine their integral core values with its environmentally responsible and progressive pest control solutions.

Alterra provides residential and commercial pest control services to over 400 cities nationwide (in 13 major markets). Alterra is accredited with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and is also a proud partner of the United Nations Foundation Nothing But Nets which helps stop the spread of Malaria transmitted by mosquito bites. Alterra dedicates a portion of company profits annually to Nothing But Nets providing insecticide-treated bed nets to help save the lives of millions in underdeveloped countries.

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This week Bill Romine, owner of Paradise Fibers and Yarn in Spokane, helped save a swarm of wild bees from extermination after a call from a local exterminator. But why would anyone risk life and limb to save bees?

Spokane, Washington (PRWEB) October 31, 2012

Bill Romine is a local business owner in Spokane, he raises sheep and among other things, fruit trees. To have great fruit trees you need bees and noticed there really werent exactly an abundance of bees around. Honey bees in general havent been doing well recently with all the pesticides and other hurdles for them in todays modern world.

Bill contacted the local pest control and fire departments to be alerted of any calls of problem honey bees in the area. He soon started getting calls from all over the city, everything from a swarm in a tree to bees living in the wall of a residential home. It's no wonder there are a shortage of bees..

Bees are amazing but sometimes make some strange choices. Bees typically will build a hive inside a tree or other sheltered location and survive, hidden through the winter eating the honey theyve stored up. Bill received a strange call about a swarm that decided to build their hive around a bush and better yet, next to a busy strip mall. This unique "bush hive" they built over the summer unfortunately would not protect them from the winter cold even if the mall hadnt called the exterminators.

He headed out to the busy strip mall with his bee suit and smoker and carefully clipped the hive out of the bushes. This is essentially the beekeepers equivalent of separating Siamese twins with maniacal Alfred Hitchcock seagulls dive bombing you. He then carefully transported the large hunk of hive dripping with honey to his custom natural hive he had prepared out at his farm. Although there wasn't enough honey for Bill to harvest any, he takes pride in knowing the bees are still alive and still contributing to the ecosystem...the honey will come next year.

Bill is known around Paradise Fibers as Ulee from the movie involving bee keeping, Ulees Gold starring Peter Fonda. If Spokane bees get into trouble they can count on Bill to come to the rescue. Bill is officially becoming a bee hoarder out at the farm but A&E TV has yet to create the reality show.

Paradise Fibers has been in business selling knitting yarn and spinning fiber since 1995. Paradise Fibers has a full featured wool shop with everything from spinning wheels to weaving looms and beyond. The company is family owned and operated and consists of a sprinkling of Romine family members, some amazingly dedicated fiber junkies and 1 boy aspiring to be a stunt man.

By: Travis Romine Fiber Wrangler

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San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) October 29, 2012

Alterra Pest Control blows by its original goal of growing their company by 50,000 new accounts in 2012. In May alone the company recorded over 10,000 new customer accounts and believed they were well on their way to achieving their growth goals for the year. By summers end they had already exceeded that goal and then some: 53,000 new customer accounts in a single summeran astounding achievement never before seen by a start up in the pest control industry.

The warm winter and spring enticed pests of all kinds to make an early entrance this year, and in record numbers. Texas saw increases in spiders, wasps, roaches and fire ants. Alterra was ready to combat these pesky pests, and customers came calling. The San Antonio area helped contribute approximately 2,850 new customers this summer alone.

Expanding their market in an opportune time was key, but Alterra Pest Control had a sound business plan in place to support and sustain the growth of their customer base. Part of this plan was to enhance the training and education of both the operational and sales teams of the company.

This year we significantly fine-tuned our training programs for both the sales and operations teams. We have completely revamped our process manuals, training videos, and weekly technical trainings. We are also grateful to our Chief Customer Officer, Derrick Royce, for developing Alterra University, a wide variety of customized trainings to help improve overall customer service. Vess Pearson, President

Many pest control companies in the industry function with the single-minded goal of exterminating unwanted pests. Alterra Pest Control believes in doing things a little differently. Alterra is a progressive company committed to helping protect the worlds health from disease-carrying pests while reducing potential damage to the environment. They aim to improve their customers lives with every Alterra interaction. Their goal of growth for the year did not just include the number 50,000, their aim was to have a specific kind of growth: better, not just bigger.

Alterras goal for 2012 was to build a better company, not just a bigger one, says CEO, David Royce, about his companys rapid growth. Alterras family environment and core values help to strengthen our teams willingness to WOW customers, promote referrals and feel part of something special on a daily basis. We give all the credit to this summers service team and the many long hard hours put in to make this extraordinary achievement possible.

As they expanded their company into several new Texas markets, Alterra firmly believed they would be well received and sought afterand they were. With their focus on the customer and the value they place on a customers referral, Alterra gained momentum and experienced the summer of their lives in terms of phenomenal, record growth. This conscientious approach to clients paired with their environmentally responsible methods of pest elimination has Alterra Pest Control solidly on the path for even more growth and success in the years to come.

Alterra provides residential and commercial pest control services to over 400 cities nationwide (in 13 major markets). Alterra is accredited with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), and specializes in environmentally responsible pest control solutions. Alterra is also a proud partner of the United Nations Foundation Nothing But Nets which helps stop the spread of Malaria transmitted by mosquito bites. Alterra dedicates a portion of company profits annually to Nothing But Nets providing insecticide-treated bed nets to help save the lives of millions in underdeveloped countries.

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Alterra Pest Control Sets National Record of 53,000 New Accounts; Now in San Antonio, Texas

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 31, 2012

Alterra Pest Control sets national record of 53,000 new customers signed on in a single summerincredible growth for the pest control industry. As many predicted, the countrys unseasonably warm winter led to a sharp increase in unwanted pests. The hot and humid summer only added fuel to the fire, so to speak, with abnormal populations of spiders, wasps, roaches and fire ants. Jumping into the Texas market at the right time was a key component to Alterras astonishing growth.

Recognizing this summers potential for unusual amounts of household pests, Alterra Pest Control, a unique brand of environmentally responsible pest control, opened a new Alterra location in Carrollton, Texas, servicing the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan areas. Their projections paid off with the Dallas-Fort Worth area contributing approximately 4,400 new customers to the companys staggering total of 53,000 new customers brought onboard in a single summer.

At the beginning of the year, Alterra Pest Control had set a specific goal of attracting 50,000 new customers in 2012. Opening a total of 13 new national locations in major U.S. markets, Alterra Pest Control has never made a secret of their growth-goals, but they were aiming for a specific kind of growth for their company: better, not just bigger.

Alterras goal for 2012 was to build a better company, not just a bigger one, says CEO, David Royce, about his companys rapid growth. Alterras family environment and core values help to strengthen our teams willingness to WOW customers, promote referrals and feel part of something special on a daily basis. We give all the credit to this summers service team and the many long hard hours put in to make this extraordinary achievement possible.

Alterra firmly maintains that it is their people who are important, both their employees and their customers.

I attribute Alterras massive growth to each one of our employees diligently living by our 10 Core Values, which are the back bone of our culture, says Royce about his staff and company culture.

Alterra couldnt be more pleased with their unprecedented growth, but it remains very important to Alterra to be able to support their new customer base with progressive, environmentally responsible methods as well as to increase the quality of their customers lives with every Alterra interaction.

This year we significantly fine-tuned our training programs for both the sales and operations teams. We have completely revamped our process manuals, training videos, and weekly technical trainings. We are also grateful to our Chief Customer Officer, Derrick Royce, for developing Alterra University, a wide variety of customized trainings to help improve overall customer service. Vess Pearson, President

With quality business practices firmly in place and the focus on improving their customers quality of life, Alterra Pest Control seems poised for even more growth and success. To find out more about Alterras core values and what makes Alterra great, go to Alterras website at http://www.alterrapest.com/about_us.

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Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 30, 2012

Alterra Pest Control blasts by their national goal of 50,000 new accounts in a single summeran unprecedented feat never seen before by the pest control industry. As USA Today correctly predicted, this summer proved to indeed be a Bug Bonanza. An uncharacteristically warm winter and spring lured pests out a bit earlier this year, and in record numbers. Texas saw increases in spiders, wasps, roaches and fire ants. Alterra Pest Control was ready.

At the beginning of the year, Alterra Pest Control set the specific goal of attracting 50,000 new customers in 2012. They opened 13 new locations Nationwide and in May alone added a combined total of over 10,000 new customers. As the summer progressed, it was clear that Alterra would far exceed their growth-goal for 2012. The recently opened location in the Austin area contributed approximately 2,950 new customer accounts to the staggering overall 53,000 new customers that joined Alterras service this summer.

Alterra knew that the potential for growth in 2012 was huge, and they approached this opportunity with careful planning. They wanted to be able to support their new customer base with progressive, environmentally responsible pest control as well as to increase the quality of their customers lives with every Alterra interaction.

This year we significantly fine-tuned our training programs for both the sales and operations teams. We have completely revamped our process manuals, training videos, and weekly technical trainings. We are also grateful to our Chief Customer Officer, Derrick Royce, for developing Alterra University, a wide variety of customized trainings to help improve overall customer service. Vess Pearson, President

While Alterra Pest Control has never made a secret of their growth-goals, their company was aiming for a more specific kind of growth: better, not just bigger.

Alterras goal for 2012 was to build a better company, not just a bigger one, says CEO, David Royce, about growth. Alterras family environment and core values help to strengthen our teams willingness to WOW customers, promote referrals and feel part of something special on a daily basis. We give all the credit to this summers Alterra service team and the many long hard hours put in to make this extraordinary achievement possible.

Alterra firmly maintains that it is their people who are important, both their employees and their customers.

I attribute Alterras massive growth to each one of our employees diligently living by our 10 Core Values, which are the back bone of our culture, says Royce about his staff and company culture. In any business, you have to get the right people onboard to ensure long-term success.

With their focus on the customers experience, the value they place on a customers referrals, and the companys conscientious and environmentally responsible methods of pest elimination, Alterra Pest Control certainly seems positioned on the path for sustained growth and success in Texas and beyond. To find out more about Alterras core values, go to Alterras website at http://www.alterrapest.com/about_us

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Folsom, CA (PRWEB) October 31, 2012

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THREE years' control of banana weevil borer and suppression of rust thrips have been achieved from a single planting application of controlled-release imidacloprid granules in North Queensland banana trials, conducted by Crop Care.

The planting treatment also controlled greyback cane grubs, and there was no mite flaring in treated crops. Crop Care suSCon (sustained control) products business manager, Kerrie Mackay, said that a submission for registration of this new-generation controlled-release product - suSCon Yellow Intel - was now before the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority.

She said the current method of controlling banana weevil borer and rust thrips is annual stem injections of imidacloprid into banana suckers.

"This is very labour intensive, so banana growers are keen for a longer-term, lower labour alternative," Ms Mackay said.

"North Queensland agricultural consultant Harry Townley saw the potential to use controlled release technology to control these major insect pests in bananas, so approached us to consider developing a suitable suSCon product.

"Crop Care's patented suSCon (sustained control) technology allows the active ingredient to be gradually released at the target site over a prolonged period to provide long-term control over pests, with minimal impact on the environment, reduced applications and improved safety for operators.

"For six years, we have been working with the banana industry to develop suSCon Yellow."

She said Harry Townley had conducted nine long-term field trials from 2006 to 2012 on Innisfail, Palmerston and Kennedy properties to evaluate the new product.

At each site, the use of suSCon Yellow granules at planting was compared with annual stem injections of standard products. Each banana crop was studied from planting through to the harvest of fruit from second ratoons.

Ms Mackay said the trial results were very promising for banana growers, with the suSCon granules providing the banana corms with good protection from banana weevil borer damage in first and second-ratoon crops.

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Jenny with Maddy, one of her four energetic dogs.

Jenny Humphrey is director at DRE Pest Control, a family business based in Swavesey. She spends most of her working week ensuring the residents, farms and businesses of Cambridgeshire are free from pests. She is also treasurer of the British Pest Control Association.

7.30am Monday morning and the start of another busy week in the world of pest control. Cram one of my four lovable but very energetic dogs, Maddy, and all my paperwork for the day into the van. Ensure my 15-year-old son Dan is up in time to catch the bus to school and grab my coffee to go.

8am Following what feels like the slowest tractor in Cambridge, Im on my way to our Swavesey office to meet with my team and to be briefed on the previous weeks activities. Jobs that came in over the weekend are allocated to the staff and the vans are stocked ready for the week ahead, before my team disappear into the Cambridgeshire countryside.

9am I pop by mums, where over my second cup of coffee of the morning, we discuss the short-term strategy for the business, review a final design for a local advertising campaign were planning to run, and tweak the content on our new website to reflect the campaign. We have a general gossip and I catch up on mums recent holiday to California with my two teenagers.

Just before leaving, Mum asks me to pass her a dustbin bag from the cupboard by the back door, from which a mouse springs out, hitting me directly in the chest a great start to the morning.

9.30am Time to hit the road again and from the comfort of my mobile office I plan the rest of my week, catch up on any emails and phone calls, then set off to make my first consultation of the day.

10am Arrive at one of our clients, a college kitchen in Cambridge, for a routine check of their bait boxes and discover that rats have taken some of the bait ah ha, I say, a little too loudly, what are you doing in here? After informing the catering manager and positioning some extra bait stations, we arrange a revisit for the following week. Back in the van I pick up a call from a school with a wasps nest. Im keen to get there responsibly quickly. Fortunately the nest is to the rear of the building, so I deal with it without having to come back out of school hours.

Noon Wasps nest dealt with, I realise its lunchtime. I grab 40 minutes to myself and take Maddy for a much-needed walk shes usually pretty desperate by now, bless her. I write a do to do list for my PA, jot down a few notes for the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) meeting on Wednesday and make a mental note to watch tonights BBC Panorama documentary addressing the effect of local authority cuts to public pest control services; not quite sure what to expect, but we shall see.

During the day I receive a number a calls from property management companies, farmers and residents with a range of pest problems. After reassuring them, I arrange for one of my team to visit them within 48 hours.

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CROP Care Australasia and its industry partners have claimed a world first in insect pest control.

After years of research and product development in Australian laboratories and canefields, Crop Care's controlled release suSCon Maxi is now registered for four-year control of Childers canegrub.

Crop Care business manager for suSCon products Kerrie Mackay said this was a very significant advance in pest control.

"Now that we have established the ability of suSCon Maxi to protect sugarcane for four years from Childers canegrub damage, we are confident our continuing research will result in registrations for longer term control of other grub species."

She said this milestone was just reward for more than 30 years of Australian research and development by Crop Care in partnership with BSES, growers, researchers and rural businesses.

"The patented sustained-control technology allows active ingredients to be gradually released at the target site over a prolonged period to provide long-term control of pests, with minimal impact on the environment, reduced applications, and improved safety for operators."

Technical consultant to Crop Care, Glen Tucker said the farm studies had shown ongoing control of Childers canegrub into third and fourth ratoons.

"suSCon Maxi provided significant reductions in Childers canegrub numbers for up to four years (plant to third ratoon) when applied to conventionally-planted cane in single rows at planting or drill fill-in stages," he said.

"Even in young fourth ratoon cane, there was still a significant reduction in grub numbers at several suSCon Maxi-treated sites compared with untreated plots indicating that control had extended right through the fourth year (third ratoon) of the crop."

Mr Tucker said an application of suSCon Maxi to plant cane had resulted in significant increases in sugarcane yield in first, second and third ratoon crops where there were moderate to high populations of canegrubs in the crop.

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