JACKSONVILLE, Fla. David Cooksey, former co-owner of McCall Service, passed away on May 14, McCall Service announced.
In addition to his involvement with McCall Service (sold to Rollins in January), David served his country, retiring from the United States Air Force as a Colonel. He joined the United States Air Force on July 5, 1985, when he became a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy. He graduated from the Academy May 31, 1989, with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Government. As a Second Lieutenant, he was an Intelligence and Communications Officer at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. David was part of the initial cadre of forces that deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm to repel the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. While deployed, David prepared the infrastructure to support the deployment of over 500,000 troops to the region. Dave was vital to the detection and warning of incoming missile attacks on troops, and providing th
SALEM, Ore. The Killers Pest Control announced the addition of Stan Dawkins Jr. as director of operations and the promotion of Matt Eberle to chief operations/digital officer.
Dawkins has been in the pest management industry since 1992, when he began working as a technician at Redi National, now Western Exterminator, Anaheim, Calif. He was eventually promoted to service manager, branch manager and director of operations, overseeing four branches in Oregon and Washington.
When the business was sold to Rentokil in 2012, Dawkins continued to work as a district manager for Ambius and Western Exterminator, earning awards for the Olympia and Portland branches before leaving in 2017. For the last three years, Dawkins has been helping a local pest company with operations and growth. He has been an associate certified entomologist since 2010.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Pi Chi Omega, national entomology fraternity, announced that it has awarded five student scholarships totaling $11,000.
The scholarship program aims to support full-time university students engaged in urban and industrial pest management studies. The objective of Pi Chi Omega’s scholarship program is to encourage and assist students to prepare for careers in pest management.
Desiree Straubinger, chair of the Scholarship Committee, said, “The 2021 scholarship applicants were high caliber, making the scholarship committee’s decision extremely difficult. All of the students who applied will make a huge impact on the future of the pest control industry.”
The five students who were awarded scholarships in 2021 are as follows:
The Eastern U.S. is about to see something that hasn t happened since the final episode of Friends aired on NBC: massive swarms of Brood X cicadas.
Billions of the red-eyed, black-bodied insects are taking to the skies after 17 years underground, buzzing loudly to attract mates before they die. Not only is the spectacle of periodical cicadas unique in this country it’s unique in the world, and biologists don’t really know why it happens.
“It’s one of nature’s unsolved mysteries,” said Doug Yanega, senior scientist at UC Riverside’s Entomology Research Museum. “This is something that’s globally unique. You can’t see it anywhere else in the world. It’s a weird spectacle of nature.”
Credit: UC Riverside
The Eastern U.S. is about to see something that hasn t happened since the final episode of Friends aired on NBC: massive swarms of Brood X cicadas.
Senior museum scientist Doug Yanega holds a collection of Southeast Asian cicadas at the Entomology Research Museum at UC Riverside.
Credit: Stan Lim/UC Riverside
Billions of the red-eyed, black-bodied insects are taking to the skies after 17 years underground, buzzing loudly to attract mates before they die. Not only is the spectacle of periodical cicadas unique in this country it’s unique in the world, and biologists don’t really know why it happens.