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Stoy Hedges has had a lifelong fascination with insects, choosing to attend Purdue University, a school well known for its pest control roots, upon graduating from high school. While attending Purdue, Hedges was introduced to the structural pest control industry by working as a termite technician during summers for his hometown pest control company, Mooresville Pest Control. Upon graduating from Purdue in 1981 with a degree urban and industrial pest control, his initial experience was gained by working as a service technician, sales representatives, and supervisor.
In 1983, Big State Pest Control of Houston hired Hedges as technical manager, where he honed his skills as an urban entomologist. After two years with the company, Hedges accepted a series of positions at nationally known firms. He spent more than three years as the technical manager for Chemlawn Corporation’s PestFree Divison, followed by two years as the director of technical services for Waste Management’s pest control operation. ServiceMaster entered into partnership with Waste Management in the fall of 1990, merging the company’s pest control operations with Terminix International. Hedges is currently employed as the manager of technical services for Terminix, the world’s largest pest control company.
In that position, Hedges’ primary duties involve writing and editing training programs, leading technician training sessions, and serving as the Terminix “answer man” on pest control issues for the entire Terminix network of company-owned and franchise branches.
Hedges is a board certified entomologist (B.C.E.), a registered sanitarian, and a member of Pi Chi Omega, a professional pest management fraternity. He has authored more than 100 articles on practical pest management techniques and is a frequent speaker on numerous topics at pest control conferences around the country. Hedges is also the author of PCT magazine’s popular Field Guide Series, as well as ANThology: The Best of Stoy Hedges. |
