Pest Management Expert Dr. Austin Frishman Authors New Pest Management Column on SyngentaPMP.com

07.12.12

• Industry expert, Dr. Austin Frishman, will provide monthly tips, tools and techniques about hot topics in the pest management industry.
• First article is scheduled for this month on the Syngenta Professional Pest Management website.

Greensboro, N.C., USA – Syngenta Professional Pest Management is teaming up with one of the top professional pest management leaders, Dr. Austin Frishman, to write a new column about hot topics impacting the industry. The monthly column, entitled “Doc’s Dialogue,” will be located on the homepage of the Syngenta PMP Solutions website.

“We’re very excited to bring monthly insights from Dr. Austin Frishman, one of the industry’s most knowledgeable influencers, to Syngenta customers who visit the SyngentaPMP.com website,” says Howard Jaekle, marketing manager for Syngenta. “By pairing his insights with effective, industry leading professional pest management products, we bring customers the best support possible to manage challenging pest management issues.  We’re thrilled to have Dr. Frishman’s involvement with Syngenta, and we have the highest respect for his expertise. We look forward to many insightful columns from him on the website.”

Each month Frishman will post his thoughts on current trends, hot topics and pest management techniques he recommends or encounters throughout the industry.

“I hope this column will allow me to share my thoughts on technical issues as well as trends in the urban pest management industry. My goal is to make it informative, interesting and thought-provoking,” Frishman said.

Frishman earned his undergraduate degree in entomology and his master’s degree from Cornell University and later received his doctorate degree from Purdue University. For more than 40 years, Dr. Frishman has been making significant contributions to the pest management industry. In 1993, Frishman received Pest Control Technology’s Professional of the Year Award and in 2002 he was inducted into the Pest Control Magazine Hall of Fame.

To view the column, which is currently live, go to SyngentaPMP.com. For information about Syngenta Pest Management Products, contact the Syngenta Customer Center at 1-866-SYNGENT(A) (796-4368) or visit www.syngentapmp.com.

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Media contacts:
Lyndsey Newnam
919-870-5718

Laurie Riggs
Syngenta Professional Pest Management
laurie.riggs@syngenta.com, 336-632-2021

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