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Abbreviation | NPMA |
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Formation | 1933 |
Type | 501(c)(6) non-profit organization |
Purpose | Professional association |
Headquarters | Fairfax, Virginia |
Region served | United States |
Membership | 7,000+ [1] |
President | Chris Gorecki [2] |
Website |
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The National Pest Management Association (NPMA), is a non-profit trade association founded in 1933 that aims to represent the interests of the professional pest management and pest control industries in the United States. [3]
The NPMA is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. [1]
The policy-making body of NPMA is governed by the board of directors. [2] As of 2023, it has a membership of nearly 5,000 members worldwide. [4]
Members have access to accredited continuing education, technical resources, pest management research and reporting, and business service discounts. [5] Its technical department provides pest identification and treatment recommendations. The NPMA government affairs staff provides consultation on legislative and regulatory issues that impact pest management companies. [6]
As the NPMA’s consumer education arm, the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) educates home and business owners about health and property risks associated with pests. [7] It has developed educational resources such as PestWorld, an information repository on pest identification and management, [1] and PestWorld for Kids as a scholastic resource. [8]
NPMA also funds scientific research in entomology within the area of community pest control through its affiliated Pest Management Foundation. [9] It provides research on pest populations and treatment options including bed bugs, [10] cockroaches, and brown marmorated stink bugs. [11]
NPMA represents the industry in Congress and before federal agencies, and also in state legislatures and agencies. [12] Its policy work is focused on pesticide regulation, [13] environmental protection, [14] workforce safety, [15] [16] and integrated pest management. [17]
NPMA developed GreenPro, green pest management certification program, available to pest control companies, in 2009. [18] [19] As of June 2013, more than 140 companies nationwide have been designated as GreenPro. [20] This program has been nationally recognized by organizations that promote integrated approaches to reducing and eliminating pest populations, including: Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC), EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) and the Green Restaurant Association (GRA). [21]
NPMA also maintains Pest PAC, a political action committee to advocate for the pest management industry at the forefront of congressional thinking. [22]