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Article: National Pest Management Association CEO Discusses State of Pest Control Industry On CNBC.
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- June 26, 2003
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DUNN LORING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2003
In an interview this afternoon with Garrett Glaser on CNBC's Closing Bell, National Pest Management Association Chief Executive Officer Rob Lederer talked about the recent growth of the professional pest control industry. The increased prevalence of pest-related public health threats, as well as unusual weather patterns in the U.S., has contributed to this growth.
Lederer cited pest-associated health threats such as the increase in West Nile Virus cases and published reports establishing cockroach allergens as an asthma trigger in children.
"Clearly because of the ...