Is Mold a Pest? While the Debate Rages, Louisiana Dept. of Ag. Takes Action

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Is Mold a Pest? While the Debate Rages, Louisiana Dept. of Ag. Takes

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Nisus gathers PCOs for mold prevention training

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- While there is considerable

debate

within the pest control, mold remediation, and insurance industries

on whether

mold treatment and prevention fall within the range of services for

pest

control companies, the Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry

has taken

action by adopting a " Declaration of Emergency " amendment allowing

Pest

Control Operators (PCOs) to engage in antimicrobial [mold, bacteria

& viruses]

pest control for at least 120 days. This action will help provide

sufficient

numbers of licensed commercial applicators to control the growth of

microbial

organisms and reduce public health risks, while at the same time

discouraging

sham operators from preying on the victims of the disaster. (See

http://www.state.la.us/osr/emr/emr_page.asp for the complete

amendment.)

PCOs from more than 78 companies in Louisiana, Mississippi,

Alabama and

Texas will meet at Lake Pontchartrain Maritime Museum in

Madisonville, LA on

Tuesday, Oct. 11 to participate in a training workshop organized by

Nisus

Corporation and Univar on the proper procedures for making flood

damaged homes

habitable.

" Multiple dangers exist in many of these homes, including

pathogenic

bacteria, viruses and heath-effect mold fungi, as well as the future

risk of

structural failure through decay, " says Dr. Jeff Lloyd, BSc ARCS,

PhD, DIC,

FIWS., Vice President of Research and Development at Nisus

Corporation in

Rockford, TN. " Pest Control Operators can have an essential,

positive impact

on the heath and safety of homeowners as well as the long-term

preservation of

homes. "

Dr. Lloyd suggests that careful steps be taken to deal

successfully with

flood-damaged structures, including getting information from

reliable sources,

eliminating moisture, disinfecting the structure, drying it

completely and

treating all remaining structural components with an EPA registered

preservative (termiticide, fungicide and insecticide). " After that,

appropriate repairs can take place, " he said.

At the request of PCOs and associations, Nisus Corporation

developed and

organized the second training workshop along with creating and

assembling the

many supporting materials for the session. The educational materials

include a

summary 10-step " Structural Protection " checklist to help PCOs deal

with the

emergency situation. (See http://www.nisuscorp.com for PCO and

homeowner versions.)

The Nisus manufacturing plant has geared up to meet the needs of

impacted

states and is shipping product to all major pest control

distributors in the

affected and surrounding areas.

Nisus Corporation manufactures a complete line of products for

wood

treatment, pest control, odor control, and sanitizing and

disinfecting. For

more information, contact Nisus Corporation at 800-264-0870 / 865-

577-6119, or

visit them on the Web at http://www.nisuscorp.com.

Media Contact:

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Nisus Corporation

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