Cetane Associates: Free Value Range Analysis

A business valuation helps owners understand what their company is truly worth, whether for a sale, succession planning, financing, or long-term growth strategy. It can also identify opportunities to increase value and improve future marketability.

Cetane provides detailed, market-based valuations backed by real transaction data and extensive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) experience in the residential and commercial service industries, giving business owners accurate insights they can trust.

About Cetane Associates

Cetane is a leading provider of financial advisory services to business owners in the propane, heating oil, pest control, lawn care, landscaping, HVAC and plumbing industries. Clients engage Cetane to advise on sales, spin-offs and acquisitions, as well as to perform valuation and ad hoc corporate finance assignments.

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TAG facilitates hat trick for Select Exterminating

Select Exterminating, based in Franklin Square, N.Y., has purchased two New York firms — Hamburg-based Suburban Pest Control and Dunkirk-based Amherst Exterminators — as well as On The Spot Pest Control, based in Metuchen, N.J. All three acquired companies are clients of Pest Management Professional’s father-and-son columnists Stuart and Daniel Aust and their team at The Aust Group. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

Founded in 1983, Suburban Pest Control has provided residential and commercial pest management services throughout Western New York for more than four decades. Under the leadership of second-generation owners Marty and Mary Ballowe, the company is the official pest control provider for several professional sports organizations, including the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres.

Amherst Exterminators traces its roots to 1994, when Ken Drummond and Rick Crandall founded Comfort Pest Control. Following the partnership with Amherst Exterminators in 2006, the company continued to expand through strategic growth before officially rebranding as Amherst Exterminators in 2020.

Established in 2010, On The Spot Pest Control serves customers throughout Somerset, Union, Middlesex, and Morris counties. Owners Chris and Andrea Piazza built the business by delivering responsive, environmentally conscious pest control solutions backed by customer service. The company is an active member of both the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and the New Jersey Pest Management Association (NJPMA).

Pictured from left are Dan Aust, Stuart Aust, Hope Scott, Marty Ballowe, Nick Aust and Chris Aust. IMAGE: THE AUST GROUP

About Select Exterminating

Select Exterminating was originally founded in 1959 and purchased in 1990 by Lloyd Garten. Today, the business is run by his son, Matthew Garten, who oversees the firm’s strategic partnerships.

About TAG

The Aust Group (TAG), established by former pest management professional Stuart Aust, is a family-based mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm that specializes in advising owners and shareholders through the M&A process. TAG combines transactional expertise and pest control experience to deliver maximum value to clients. Its primary focus is exclusively on the pest control industry, and the team works alongside high-growth companies operating on a recurring business model. Additionally, TAG provides comprehensive valuation services to determine a range of values for businesses and offer strategic recommendations to optimize enterprise value before engaging in a competitive M&A process.

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Web-Cote leader earns statewide honors

Susan Masciarelli, president, CEO and owner of Web-Cote Industries, has been selected as one of the inaugural 50 Women to KNOW in New Jersey and is featured in the program’s hardcover publication. Masciarelli and her fellow honorees were celebrated at the Women to KNOW in New Jersey Gala on Oct. 6.

Per a news release, the program was presented by The KNOW Women, “a media company, print and digital publisher, and private networking community dedicated to elevating and connecting accomplished women. The Women to KNOW recognition celebrates professional achievement, leadership and community impact. Its New Jersey hardcover publication shares the stories of the selected honorees and recognizes their contributions. Honorees are selected through a nomination, review and interview process by a panel of previous honorees and community members. Selection considers professional accomplishments, industry leadership, community or philanthropic impact, and a commitment to supporting and empowering women, including through mentorship and advocacy.”

Masciarelli joined Hamburg, N.J.-based Web-Cote Industries in 2008 and advanced through operations and executive leadership roles. She purchased the company in 2024.

“Purchasing Web-Cote was the realization of a goal I had worked toward for years,” Masciarelli said in the news release. “Ownership has brought new challenges, responsibilities and opportunities to grow. Being included among these accomplished women gave me a moment to appreciate that journey and the people who have helped make it possible.”

Masciarelli is also very involved with the professional pest management industry. She serves on the board of the United Producers, Formulators & Distributors Association (UPFDA), where she chairs the Advocacy & Ethics Committee. She also supports the organization Women in Pest & Wildlife Control (WIP&WC) through sponsorship and partnership, helping advance opportunities for women in the industry.

In addition, through her work in helping to develop the Responsible Glue Trap User (RGTU) training program, Masciarelli advocates for “responsible, informed use of glue traps, emphasizing education, sound judgment and accountability in pest management.”

“Working in the traditionally male-dominated manufacturing and pest management industries has shown me how much it matters for women to see a path to leadership and ownership,” Masciarelli said in the news release. “I’m grateful for the people who encouraged me along the way, and I want to help other women see what is possible for themselves.”

About Web-Cote Industries

Web-Cote Industries is a woman-owned manufacturer based in Hamburg, N.J., producing glue-based pest management products for the professional pest control industry. The company serves pest management professionals (PMPs) through original equipment manufacturing (OEM), private label capabilities and the trademarked Pro-Trap branded glue-based pest management products. Web-Cote Industries is a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)-certified Women’s Business Enterprise.

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Protected: Reshaping consumer reaction to rodent control

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Kness Pest Defense: Snap-E and Big Snap-E

 For pest management professionals (PMPs), effective rodent control depends on reliable tools that perform consistently in the field. Kness Snap-E Mousetraps and Big Snap-E Rat Traps are engineered for precision, power and durability, giving PMPs the confidence to tackle rodent challenges across a variety of service environments. When every service call is an opportunity to deliver results and earn customer trust, having dependable equipment makes a difference. 

Give your customers the results they expect and your business The Pro’s Edge. 

About Kness Pest Defense

Per company history, the Ketch-All was invented by a young, widowed father of six, Austin Enos “Brick” Kness, in 1924. Mice were prevalent at the high school in which Kness was a custodian, “and led him to the idea of the ‘box’ trap. He built the first trap from a square oilcan, a Tuxedo Tobacco can, a spring from a curtain rod, and the wood base of a crate. The first night he set his trap, he captured five mice.

“He was elated and showed the teachers and his friends. He was encouraged to build others for his friends and to seek a patent. By 1927, Kness Mfg. Co. was formed to produce the KetchAll Automatic Mousetrap and another of Kness’ inventions, the RotoBow tree saw.”

Brick Kness was inducted into the Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame in 2024.

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Ensystex: Early-Season Rodent Special

Gear up for peak rodent season with the Early-Season Rodent Special from Ensystex, running Oct. 1 , 2026, through Nov. 30, 2026.

Take advantage of limited-time bundle savings on Peti Mouse Stations and Rodenthor Bait:

• Buy 4 Cases Peti Mouse Stations | Get 1 FREE Bucket Rodenthor Bait

• Buy 3 Cases Peti Mouse Stations | Get 1 FREE Micro Torch+ Flashlight

• Buy 2 Cases Peti Mouse Stations + 1 Bucket Rodenthor Bait | Get 1 FREE Micro Torch+ Flashlight

Newly introduced by Ensystex, the PETI Mouse Station delivers maximum placement versatility in a compact footprint. Designed with an ultra-low clearance profile of just 1.5 inches (5 × 4 × 1.5 inches), it fits seamlessly into tight, restricted spaces where traditional stations cannot go. The PETI station features integrated screw knockouts for secure mounting and a single-key operation for fast, efficient servicing. Cost-effective and built for fast deployment, it is packaged in cases of 72 stations.

About Ensystex

Ensystex was founded in 1994 by pest control operators intent on changing the landscape of the professional pest control industry. Ensystex has the expertise to synthesize, source, formulate, manufacture, promote and distribute a wide range of products to pest management professionals. With products for termite and general pest control — as well as turf and ornamental — the company sells to thousands of pest and turf and ornamental management professionals around the world. Products include:

• Abathor
• Accuthor
• Adjuthor
• Bithor
• Borathor
• Cane Catcher
• CleanRest Encasements
• Exterra
• Isophthor
• Maxxthor
• Prothor
• Rodenthor
• Thor Micro Torch +
• Vectothor
• Zythor

Ensystex is also an authorized distributor of the Nature-Cide line of products, which include:

• Nature-Cide All Purpose Concentrate
• Nature-Cide Pest Management X2
• Nature-Cide Insecticidal Dust
  

Free samples of Nature-Cide products are available upon request.

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Report: West Nile virus leads mosquito-borne diseases in U.S.

Pest management professionals (PMPs) and more importantly, their clients, are well aware of diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes because illnesses such as West Nile virus has made headlines lately. Just this week, two people in North Carolina died due to West Nile virus, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, according to The News & Observer.

The data confirm this trend, as a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report tracked the most reported causes of these arboviral diseases, and West Nile virus tops its most recent list.

West Nile virus was the most reported cause of arboviral disease in the United States in 2024, the report showed. In 48 states and the District of Columbia, 1,955 arboviral disease cases were reported in 2024, including 189 deaths. West Nile virus accounted for 1,808 of those cases, or 92 percent of the reported arboviral disease cases. Of those, 173 patients died. Reported West Nile virus cases in 2024 dropped below the 10-year median of 2,162 cases, however.

The second most reported arboviral disease in 2024 was Powassan virus. The 60 cases that year surpassed the previous high of 49 cases in 2023. All 60 patients were hospitalized and nine died. Over the past 21 years, the number of Powassan virus cases increased by an average of 17.5 percent annually, according to the CDC report.

Notably, the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act was signed into law Sept. 30 of this year to extend federal initiatives to combat tick-borne diseases first established through the Kay Hagan Tick Act. The law is named for former Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., who died in October 2019 from complications of Powassan virus.

“The 2024 data show arboviruses continue to be a significant threat to people’s health in the U.S.,” a CDC spokesperson told Infectious Disease Special Edition. “With no medicines or vaccines available to treat or prevent arboviruses endemic in the U.S., it is especially important for people at higher risk to take steps to prevent mosquito and tick bites, particularly as there has been an early and strong start to the arboviral season in 2026.”

The CDC offers tips on how to prevent tick and mosquito bites. It acknowledges exposure to ticks may occur year-round, and mosquitoes may be active day and night. PMPs can share the CDC’s tips with clients to help them reduce exposure that may make them sick.

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