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Western Exterminator company history timeline

1921

Western Exterminator has been providing reliable pest control and pest removal services since 1921.

In 1921, he started Western Exterminator Company with nothing but a desk, a phone, $25 in chemicals, and a vision based on quality customer service at a fair price.

1921: The first aerial insecticide applications begin in Ohio.

1930

1930: Farmers start using synthetic organic compounds to control plant pathogens.

1931

The Little Man first joined the Western family in 1931 when a Yellow Pages advertising representative came to Carl and Ray trying to sell a small ad, and promised the creation of a unique logo if a contract was signed.

1948

1948: Scientists begin talking more about the importance of beneficial insects.

1960

During the 1960's, as the second generation took the helm, Western continued to grow throughout all of California.

1969

1969: The United States passes the National Environment Policy Act, and the National Academy of Sciences formalizes the term “integrated pest management.”

1972

1972: The Federal Environmental Pesticides Control Act passes.

1996

1996: The first transgenic (genetically modified) crops are commercialized.

2006

2006: Worldwide concerns grow about engineered transgenic crops, which slow down the adoption of some IPM technologies.

2021

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2022

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