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DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE Website: http://www.faopma.com

President: Mdm Huang Xiao Yun - (hxyun@cpca.cn)

Administrator: Catherine Yan - (info@faopma.com)

Editor: Doug Howick - (doug@tpaa.com.au)

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Thanks for Excellence!

Our FAOPMA-

Pest Summit 2017,

a truly historic

event, has drawn to

a close. On behalf

of the Executive

Committee, I’d like

to congratulate TPMA and its Organising

Committee for the great success this event

has achieved.

I’d also like to thank the hardworking staff of

TPMA and the volunteers. My respect goes to

the wonderful speakers who shared their

knowledge and expertise, and made our

conference incredibly informative. My sincere

thanks also go to the organisers from different

countries and regions, as well as all delegates

who attended this event. Let’s have a toast to

this exciting and beautiful moment!

This summit is a bridge which will lead us

from the past to a brand-new future. Out goes

the old, and in comes the new. Not only do we

need to reflect on the past, there are also many

more new tasks, challenges and opportunities

we are going to face.

This event has launched a new era for the pest

management industry in our region.

FAOPMA is a big family with an incredible

diversity of languages and people, and the

integration with Pest Summit has put all of us

together as one entity that shares the same

dream and vision.

We believe that as long as we dedicate

ourselves, all country associations unite as one,

respect, communicate and understand one

another, we will be able to build a perfect

platform for all countries.

Along with everyone who was in attendance, I

wish our industry to grow and progress to the

next level! Let’s raise our glass and celebrate

our united future and our lasting friendship!

Lastly, I’d like to invite everyone to come to

Shenzhen, China and give us the honour and

privilege to be your host for FAOPMA-Pest

Summit 2018!

Mdm. Huang Xiao Yun

FAOPMA President (2017-2019)

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The “Wow Factor”

“Wow Factor” : A quality or feature of

something that makes people feel great

excitement or admiration and is

extremely impressive.

If ever there was an occasion that really had

“The Wow Factor”, it happened in ChiangMai !

Starting the “WOW” at the Opening Ceremony,

Niram Siriaphorntham, President of TPMA (left)

is joined by FAOPMA President Mdm. Huang

Xiao Yun (centre) and Su-Chart Lee,

Chairman of the Organising Committee. (Photographs by Bessie Lo, FAOPMA Admin.)

Another “Wow” was the number of Delegates

to the Conference – with close to 1,500 from

35 countries, this was another record!

… … and there are just some of them.

Any Conference with such a “Wow: at its

opening could not possibly match or better that

“Wowness” at its Closing Ceremony. Once

again, this one did, as the photographs below of

the Closing Ceremony at the Gala Dinner

(Sponsored by Bayer) amply demonstrate!

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FAOPMA “PPM NEWS” EDITOR’S REPORT 2017

As in past years, our FAOPMA “PPM NEWS” has continued to be published regularly every

two months. Due to the timing of the Annual General Meeting in Australia last year, there

have actually been seven Issues since then. For those colleagues in the wider FAOPMA

family who have been unable to attend AGMs or Conferences, the newsletter is an important

way to maintain communication and to access interesting information internationally ─ and

particularly throughout Asia and Oceania.

In her second Presidential year, Mdm Huang Xiao Yun has continued her thoughtful

contributions to each Issue. Our readers very much respect her encouragement and her

perceptive understanding of the pest management industry. I must also commend the willing

cooperation and assistance I have received from Pascal Cai who has efficiently ensured that I

received all of those messages on time. At FAOPMA Administration, Catherine and Bessie

efficiently despatch the newsletter to all Association Secretaries for their local distribution.

Throughout the year, PPM News supported World Pest Awareness Day. We also included

the new Global Coalition logo on our June masthead and a copy of that Issue was sent to all

people corresponding with the U.S. National Pest Managers Association (NPMA) regarding

its formation. Many favourable comments were received, along with requests to be included

in our ever-growing emailing list.

As always, PPM News has included as much detail as possible to stimulate interest in the

next Convention and the October Issue even had an extra two pages to achieve this. We trust

that FAOPMA – Pest Summit 2017 has derived benefits from all of that coverage.

The value of the Newsletter for our members, exhibitors, sponsors and others, is in its

content. Occasionally, we publish articles which are not complimentary to the industry ─

such as pest technicians charged with robbery from clients. Such items are included, not to

denigrate our industry, but to warn FAOPMA Member employers that it is necessary to

monitor the behaviour of their employees. It would be most helpful to receive more feedback

not only about what our readers want to see included in your Newsletter, but also what you

do NOT want to see.

I’m proud to record that it is now five years that I have been your Editor, and since the first

Issue of this series back in August 2012, we have published 258 pages of significant events

and occurrences within our industry! If you think it is time for a change, I’m quite willing to

step aside.

However, if you wish me to continue as your Editor: “Here’s to the next Six Issues”!

Doug Howick

Honorary Advisor for FAOPMA,

Editor, "FAOPMA PPM News"

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2017 Annual General Meeting

Candidates gather before the election

As a result of the election, the following people will serve as Officers for 2017 – 2019:

President: Ms. Huang Xiao Yun China Pest Control Association (CPCA)

Vice President: Mr. Su-Chart LEE Thailand Pest Management Association (TPMA) Honorary Treasurer: Mr. Junichiro Katayama Japan Pest Control Association(JPCA)

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President Elect Mr. Vasili Tsoutouras Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA)

Honorary Secretary: Mr. Raymond Lee The Pest Control Association of Malaysia (PCAM) Administrator: Miss Catherine Yan Hong Kong Pest Management Association (HKPMA)

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TERM Barrier Receives International

Building Code Evaluation

November 27, 2017 - ENNIS, Texas

Polyguard Products announced that its TERM

Barrier System has received an evaluation report as a

Termite Physical Barrier from the International

Code Council.

Polyguard’s TERM

Barrier System joins

Termimesh as the

second Termite Physical

Barrier evaluated by the

ICC. TERM is a termite

exclusion system built

into the “building envelope”, and is the first building-

wide, nonchemical pest exclusion system available to

designers and builders for sustainable construction.

The TERM Barrier concept started at a November 1999

meeting with Texas A&M Urban Entomology scientists.

The meeting discussed whether Polyguard building

envelope materials, which have been used since 1970 to

seal moisture and energy leaks, could be refined to also

seal out termites, as well.

The 1999 meeting started an 18-year program of lab and

field testing with Texas A&M and four other major

southeastern U.S. entomology labs. The resulting TERM

Barrier System, built in at the time of construction, uses

upgraded sealants plus several new design details to add

pest exclusion capability. TERM Barriers seal off

entry points for subterranean termites, as well as

entry points of most other pests around the structure.

There are several TERM components where installation

by a Pest Management Professional is required or

preferred. These are sealant barriers for plumbing or

electrical penetration, combination barriers for bath traps

and blockouts, sill barriers, and particle barriers at

exposed building perimeters.

TERM Barriers enable the expansion of IPM within

new construction. Sustainable construction standards

now call for IPM. IPM, in turn calls for “Nonchemical

pest preventive measures……designed into the

structure…….”.

To meet requirements for the ICC’s AC-380 Termite

Physical Barrier standard, TERM Barriers were field

tested at four termite-infested sites against both

Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes flavipes,

which are the most economically destructive termites in

the United States. In these 5-year field trials, wood

protected by TERM Barriers suffered no damage, while

all exposed wood control samples were destroyed.

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Albino Mammal Caught on Camera is

Rare For its Best Feature

By Rae Paoletta - October 25, 2017

Echidnas are the sea-salt-and-chocolate pancakes of the

animal kingdom — they don’t entirely make sense at

first, but are perfect nonetheless. These egg-laying

mammals are already pretty bizarre, but new footage of a

rare albino echidna has upped the weird —and cute —

factors for these critters. A wildlife biologist

tells Inverse that part of what makes this albino

creature unique also makes it hard to find.

Recently, photographer Rosalind Wharton was walking

with her partner in Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park

when they spotted something resembling a spiky

snowball. The floof in question turned out to be an all-

white echidna, romping around in some leaves.

Albino echidnas have been spotted in the wild before,

it’s still a pretty rare treat to see one in-person.

“Albinism occurs in many species, but we don’t see it

very often because it is genetically recessive,” wildlife

biologist Imogene Cancellare tells Inverse. “Unlike

species with seasonal, all-white coat phases (like the

snowshoe hare or ermine), albino species stand out to

predators and are often removed from the population as a

result.”

According to Cancellare, echidnas live in deserts and dry

forests of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They

mainly eat ants and termites, albeit somewhat

awkwardly.

“They don’t really open their mouths,” Cancellare says.

“Their gape is only about 5mm.”

It’s pretty hard to resist the allure of this dystopian

beanie baby-looking critter. While it would be nice if this

lovable weirdo could enjoy its newfound fame, it’s

probably for the best that this innocent creature can never

go on the internet, ever.

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Beak performance: cable-chomping

birds add to NBN headaches

Yellow-crested cockatoos have already caused $80,000

in damage to Australia’s national broadband network

wiring

Reuters 3 November 2017

Australia’s cockatoos are known for their voracious

appetites for everything from fruit crops to wooden

window frames. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Australia’s $36bn national broadband network, already

under attack from underwhelmed customers, has found a

new and formidable enemy – cockatoos are chewing

through cables across the country.

Repairing the damage wrought on the broadband system,

including replacing steel-braid wires that the pesky

parrots have gnawed, has already cost $80,000, NBN Co

said on Friday.

The company estimates the bill could rise sharply as

more damage is uncovered and more cables are rolled

out in the national telecommunications infrastructure

project, which is not due to be completed until about

2021.

“They are constantly sharpening their beaks and as a

result will attack and tear apart anything they come

across,” NBN Co project manager Chedryian Bresland

said in a blog post on the company’s website on Friday.

“Unfortunately, they’ve developed a liking to our cables

... these birds are unstoppable when in a swarm.”

Yellow-crested cockatoos are prolific in Australia and

known for their voracious appetites for everything from

fruit crops to wooden window frames.

Much of the cable chomping has occurred in grain-

growing regions in Australia’s southeast.

“It would have to be an acquired taste, because it’s not

their usual style,” Gisela Kaplan, a professor in animal

behaviour at the University of New England, said.

“Cockatoos usually go for wood, or strip the bark off

trees, they don’t usually go for cables. But it might be the

colour or the position of the cables that’s attracted them,”

she said.

The broadband network has come under fire for poor

service and slow speeds. Customer complaints have risen

nearly 160% this year, according to government figures

released last month.

Australia’s average internet speed of 11.1 megabits per

second ranks 50th in the world, according to the most

recent State of the Internet report by Akamai

Technologies, an IT company specialising in internet

speed technology.

NBN Co is installing protective casing, which it says will

protect the wires from birds in the future.

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Coalition’s Mission

The mission of the Global Pest Management

Coalition is to provide a unified voice across

the globe promoting the value of pest

management in ensuring the protection of

health, home, food and businesses.

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Pest control worker says his job is

never boring

Robin L. Flanigan - Nov. 27, 2017

This is a Good Story… Ed.

Mike Avent

came to the

rescue when a

frantic mother

called him last

summer. Her

daughter’s

outdoor high

school

graduation party

was starting in a

couple of hours,

and bees had

overtaken her

backyard.

“I rushed over,” said Avent, an exterminator

with EnviroTech Environmental Services, a

pest control company based in Victor. “I’m

always dealing with people who are mad or

scared. This job is never boring.”

According to the New York State

Department of Labor, job prospects for pest

control workers are expected to jump 10.3

percent between 2014 and 2024, with 450

annual openings. Job opportunities should

be good because of the limited number of

people seeking work in pest control and the

need to replace workers who leave this

occupation.

Avent of Chili had wanted to be a pest

control worker since around age 6, when his

mother got stung by a bee during a family

outing and found out she was allergic. “She

swelled up really bad,” he recalled. “At first

it was her hand, then it went to her face. To

see my mom like that was scary.”

He treats about 15 homes a day, mostly in

Pittsford and Fairport, though he also

answers service calls around the region.

Summertime tends to bring calls about

stinkbugs and boxelder bugs; wintertime

calls primarily center around mice and

spiders.

Avent, who is licensed as an exterminator

through New York State and receives

ongoing training and certifications through

EnviroTech, isn’t bothered by insects and

critters. “I don’t even think about it,” he

said.

What he does have to put a lot of thought

into is finding the source of a customer’s

problem — and that’s not always obvious.

“Sometimes there’s an entry point at one

side of the house and a nest at the other

side,” he said. “You have to do some real

digging to find where they are.”

Avent expects his experience will serve him

well in the future. “One day I’d like to own

my own pest control company,” he said.

Robin L. Flanigan is a freelance writer in

the Rochester area.

Pest control workers The job: Pest control workers remove

unwanted pests, such as roaches, rats, ants,

bedbugs, mosquitoes, ticks and termites that

infest buildings and surrounding areas. The pay: Median annual earnings of pest

control workers were roughly $33,040 per

year in May 2016.

The prospects: Employment of pest control

workers in the Finger Lakes region is

expected to grow 10.3 percent between

2014 and 2024, with 450 annual openings.

The preparation: State laws require pest

control workers to be licensed. Most

workers need a high school diploma and

receive moderate on-the-job training.

Sources: New York State Department of

Labor, U.S. Department of Labor

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