Category Archives: Industry
← Older postsChlorfenapyr….Mythic….a tale of good news, bad news, more bad news.
The federal registration for Mythic pesticide, with the new active ingredient chlorfenapyr, was finally granted this spring by the PMRA. Here’s the label for those of you who want to read it, but make certain to save it and re-read … Continue reading
A domestic rodenticide bait, with no antidote??? Kidding right??? Guess again
I must be getting old and cynical and maybe…just maybe… a bit senile. First we hear about the PMRA re-evaluation of boric acid based insecticides, one of the back bones of our industry (but they forgot to ban the laundry … Continue reading
Canada’s PMRA to increase bed bug infestations and as a bonus create Super Bug.
That headline reads pretty drastically doesn’t it? But think about it. If you took the time to slog through the Re-evaluation decision on boric acid (see the previous post) that’s great, but you can simply go to section 7.1.1 and … Continue reading
Boric acid re-evaluation…follow up as promised
For those of you who have trouble finding the document through the previous link, I have attached the 2 pdf files here for your use. PRVD2012-03 Acide Borique-fra PRVD2012-03 Boric Acid-eng This could be a big negative hit in the … Continue reading
BORIC ACID…Another lost product???? For Shame
If you take a few minutes to surf around the PMRA website, you might be lucky enough to stumble across the document (in English and French of course) concerning the Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2012-03 on boric acid and its Salts. … Continue reading
Products, products, products…or why we need a bigger warehouse!
So as promised in my last post, let’s take a quick look see at one product type or category just to see how diverse this little mouse catching job is. There are 4 main ways to control mice, besides ensuring … Continue reading
Products, products and more products. How much is too much, and which is the “right” one to sell.
This is a bit of an intro or overview that is intended to lead into another discussion on product offering and why Gardex sells the line that we do. In paraphrasing our Mission, our intent is to best meet our … Continue reading
Another NPMA convention over….
I just got back from Boston where we attend the NPMA national convention, nice city supposedly if you get out of the convention center and hotel and meetings. Will have to go back. We did have a very nice dinner … Continue reading
Product Approval Update:
Thought it might be a good time to give a short product update, as we did manage to get one product back into the market and a new product registered for use in the last few months. So good news … Continue reading
Single-mindedness and Value Add PART II
Further to my post on Value Add (which is a term I am going to cease using), I think one of the biggest pitfalls on promoting your overall service and reason to purchase is by focusing on each individual line … Continue reading