RALEIGH
Oct 11, 2022
The N.C. Structural Pest Control Committee recently approved settlement agreements for cases in Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Robeson, Wake and Yadkin counties at its recent meeting in Raleigh. Following are the agreements:
- (Brunswick) John Dowless of Stand Termite and Pest Control in Ocean Isle Beach, agreed to pay $800 for failing to supervise the structural pest control performed under licensee’s management. The violation was related to an investigation where a technician applied a pesticide inconsistent with its label while others were present in a warehouse containing consumer goods.
- (Brunswick) Johnny Graham of Stand Termite and Pest Control in Ocean Isle Beach, agreed to pay $400 for using a pesticide inconsistent with its label while others were present in a warehouse containing consumer goods.
- (Buncombe) Sheryl Bachman of Spencer Pest Services in Arden, agreed to pay $600 for performing household pest control and wood destroying organism services without a valid structural pest control license. Spencer Pest Services serviced 23 accounts from July 1, 2021, through Aug. 3, 2021, with a lapsed structural pest control license.
- (Cabarrus) John Ellis of Pest Specialist in Concord, agreed to pay $400 for using a pesticide inconsistent with its label and not using the presence of frass, the color of fresh-cut wood, as an indicator of an active powder post beetle infestation. Four hours of educational training by NCDA&CS has been performed, and Ellis is required to attend additional Wood Destroying Insect Report-100 training.
- (Cabarrus) Timothy Horton of Pest Specialist in Concord, agreed to pay $1,000 for failing to supervise the structural pest control performed under licensee’s management; failure to execute and furnish a written proposal as to the type and quality of work prior to starting treatment; issuing an incomplete or inaccurate WDIR-100; and failure to prepare a foundation diagram of the structure or portions of structure inspected when the presence of wood destroying organisms was identified. Four hours of educational training by NCDA&CS has been performed, and Horton is required to attend additional WDIR-100 training.
- (Cabarrus) Devin Walker of Pest Specialist in Concord, agreed to pay $400 for using a pesticide inconsistent with its label. Four hours of educational training by NCDA&CS has been performed, and Walker is required to attend additional WDIR-100 training.
- (Robeson) Terry S. Canady of Canady’s Services in Lumber Bridge, agreed to pay $1,200 for performing household pest control and wood destroying organism services without a valid structural pest control license. Canady’s Services serviced 1,242 accounts from July 1, 2020, through July 13, 2020, with a lapsed structural pest control license.
- (Wake) Peter Hawkins of No More Bugs (dba Mosquito Authority) in Raleigh, agreed to pay $800 for failing to supervise the structural pest control performed under licensee’s management. The violation was related to an investigation where a technician sprayed an individual in the face during a mosquito treatment.
- (Wake) John G. Sheen of Reliant Pest Management in Cary, agreed to pay $600 for performing household pest control services without a valid structural pest control license. Reliant Pest Management serviced 278 accounts from July 1, 2020, through Aug. 30, 2020, with a lapsed structural pest control license.
- (Yadkin) James Rhyne of Pro Tect Pest Elimination Service in East Bend, agreed to pay $400 for using a pesticide inconsistent with its label and where conditions favored drift or runoff from the target site. The violation occurred while performing a termite treatment at a home under construction utilizing pre-cast concrete walls with a drainage system around the structure.
- (Yadkin) Richard D. Smith of Pro Tect Pest Elimination Service in East Bend, agreed to pay $400 for failing to supervise the structural pest control performed under licensee’s management. The violation was related to a termite treatment performed at a home under construction utilizing pre-cast concrete walls with a drainage system around the structure.
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