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- EcoWise Certified Service Provider Appointed to Structural Pest Control Board
Luis Agurto, Sr., owner of Pestec, the first company certified as an EcoWise Certified Service Provider, has been appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the Structural Pest Control Board. Mr. Agurto brings to this new position more than twenty years of experience providing Integrated Pest Management services to public and private sector clients throughout the Bay Area. EcoWise Certified extends congratulations to Luis for this well-deserved honor.
- EcoWise Certified Receives Prestigious IPM Innovator Award from California Department of Pesticide Regulation
On January 17th, the Department of Pesticide Regulation presented EcoWise Certified with a 2007 IPM Innovator Award at their annual award ceremony in the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Sacramento. The IPM Innovator Awards recognize organizations that pioneer problem-solving approaches toward pest management through their use of least-toxic practices to increase benefits and reduce risk. EcoWise Certified is proud to join the more than 100 outstanding public and private sector organizations that have been recognized since the program was established in 1994.
EcoWise Certified Manager, Ted Shapas, accepted the award from DPR Director, Mary-Ann Warmerdam. As evidence of the State's commitment to advancing IPM, California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Linda Adams and California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura attended to express their agencies' support and offer congratulations.