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NPMA’s Resource Center provides a vast array of up-to-the-minute technical and business management resources specifically developed for the pest management industry and designed to help your company succeed.
We’ve curated our online resources and created an easy-to-navigate section within our website to help you easily find the information you need. The Resource Center is broken down into the following areas:
Training
NPMA puts the latest in online training resources at your fingertips. Get exclusive access to dozens of technical and business courses in NPMA’s Online Learning Center. Learn at your own pace with access to over 60 webinars hosted by academic and industry experts. And, review speaker bios, handouts and presentations from over 30 archived NPMA events.
Online Learning Center: Whether you’re working towards certification, earning state-required recertification credits, or looking to further your knowledge, the NPMA Online Learning Center has what you need. By integrating with your NPMA member profile, our new system allows you to maintain your training records all in one place. In addition, many of these courses can earn you state recertification credits.
NPMA On Demand: NPMA brings experts directly to you through our webinar series. View the upcoming webinars as well as the recorded webinars from 2010 through today. Topics include workplace safety, marketing your company on the internet, and, of course, pests.
NPMA On Demand: NPMA brings experts directly to you through our webinar series. View the upcoming webinars as well as the recorded webinars from 2010 through today. Topics include workplace safety, marketing your company on the internet, and, of course, pests.
Conference Proceedings: Miss a talk? Want to check your notes? Conference attendees can download the proceedings and presentations from NPMA events.
Technical
In need of professional images of pests for your company’s website, social media or other promotional materials? Searching for the latest OSHA standards and forms? Not sure where to find an NPMA resource? NPMA’s Technical Resources has everything you need, from an extensive image library and model contracts, to our enhanced search engine that will scan thousands of technical and business resources to locate exactly what you need.
Pest Photos: NPMA’s extensive image library gives you access to hundreds of high-resolution pest photos, all free to use for your company’s website, social media or other promotional materials.
Model Contracts and Standards: NPMA provides many model service contracts from bedbug inspections to termite treatments, all covering both the PMP’s and the client’s responsibilities. Here you can also find safety and service standards for food processing and handling facilities, bedbug management, QualityPro accreditation, LEED certification and OSHA.
Research Updates: When new scientific breakthroughs occur that could impact our industry, NPMA entomologists make sure you stay informed. Here you can find summaries of the latest in pest management research, discoveries and innovations.
Ask the Expert: NPMA’s staff entomologists answer your questions ranging from diagnosing problem accounts to pest identification and elimination. Here you will find those questions listed by topic, making it easier to find the answers you’ve been looking for.
Pest ID Form: Not sure what that pest or pest evidence is? Click here to download our Pest ID form so that you can submit your mystery insect or evidence to NPMA’s staff entomologists who are standing by ready to help.
Wood Destroying Insect (WDI) Information: Wood destroying insects (WDIs) are the most destructive and costly pests in the industry. This section provides you with everything you need to handle your next WDI job, from HUD reporting requirements to inspection forms.
Business resources
The pest management industry consists of over 19,000 companies who employ nearly 155,000 service technicians. With NPMA’s business resources, find out what makes this thriving industry tick through nationwide surveys, market research and articles that are sure to help improve your company’s bottom line.
Compensation/Wage Survey: The NPMA Wage and Compensation survey explores the pay scales for numerous positions specific to the pest management industry. Broken out by company size and region, this survey will help you compare your employee pay and benefits to other similar companies.
Business Profile Survey: Want to better understand operating ratios and where revenues and expenses are generated by pest management firms? From uniforms to fleet expenses, the NPMA Business Profile takes an in-depth look at those routine costs associated with running a successful business.
Industry Fact Sheet: Each year, working with Specialty Products Consultants, NPMA puts together a fact sheet containing information on the structural pest management industry. This sheet details the size, scope and target pests controlled by PMPs.
Business Outlook Survey: In 2017, the National Pest Management Association, in partnership with PCT Magazine and BASF, conducted an Industry Confidence Survey to study how pest management professionals felt about the future of the industry. The full report is available online.
Business Operations: NPMA routinely produces articles, how-tos and works with consultants to shed light on the latest business trends. This page provides access to catalogued resources that will assist you with your business needs.
