Okay, here’s the contest and it’s easy peasy as my Granddaughter says: The first person to accurately count the number of times “Toxic to Bees” appears on the NEW DRAGNET LABEL wins! Use the label on the PMRA label search, dated last August. Simply email me with your guess…I mean count…to rpercy@gardexinc.com. I’ll give you […]
Read More »Alright, don’t yell for my span in betwixt rants, although there’s been more than enough insanity to fry my brains this summer. But like the rest of you dealing with Covid-19 and all the thrill and ills has been exhausting. Boredom is really draining you know. But damn if I wasn’t shaken out of my […]
Read More »You read it here first, there is someone actually working at the PMRA and approving new products! Maybe the cleaning staff stole a rubber stamp and is having some fun? Or they finally figured the best way to get something off their desk is to approve it? No matter the reason, it’s a welcome breath […]
Read More »Well I got that one wrong. Pet Control is an essential service, and you can keep going like always. Except there may not be anyone to answer the door. I was thinking the Feds and Provinces would come up with the logical list to reduce COVID-19 exposure. That was my first mistake, trusting the […]
Read More »Here’s another acronym you may find scattered throughout in future Rants, if I can continue to find things to Rant about. (that’s an good one! Should stop while I’m ahead). Anyway. OAR, ORA, ARO. I tried to find the combo that sounds the snappiest. Orkin/Abell/Rentokil. I suppose OAR is apropos as it also captures their […]
Read More »If your not aware or haven’t had the good fortune of a visit, the Regional PMRA enforcement officers are doing on-site inspections at each PCO place of business. This isn’t really a bad thing, hell we get inspected by 5 or 6 different gun-toting, ticket writing folk all the time. Keeps everyone on our toes […]
Read More »Happy New Year, and welcome back! Well, you didn’t go anywhere, I just took a break from bashing people. If any Industry should prosper in the Year of the Golden Rat, it should be Professional Pest Control. I don’t know why it’s a Golden Rat Year, so a free jug of Demand to the first […]
Read More »Bill and Bob (Sales and Regulatory VPS for NEW CHEM Company – but you knew that) are reviewing their data and package before it goes to the PMRA: “Hey Bob, we need to finish the list of pests before we submit this label for PERM-O-TECHNO” “Well, we have ants, and that’s the biggest market?” “Yeppers, […]
Read More »As usual I have to preface this Rant that I am not advocating anything relating to using a chemical out side of the rules and regulations set forth by the government. When we are forced to put Pictograms on labels for the reading challenged, will it turn out to be 345 pages so we can […]
Read More »I’ve figured out a simple solution to this whole NAFTA crap that Trump keeps trying to use as a weapon. Guess he doesn’t understand “fair” in Fair Trade. And it’s all about cheese! When did we switch from soft wood lumber to cheese??? But the problem we face and will always face is Canada is […]
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