Structural Pest Control Division Settles with Acme Pest Control

Acme Pest Control Company of Concord agreed to pay for two violations of state structural pest control law

CABARRUS COUNTY NC NEWS -- The Structural Pest Control Division (SPCD) of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the regulatory agency responsible for the administration of the North Carolina Structural Pest Control Laws, approved the following settlement agreement with Larry Ammons Jr. of Acme Pest Control Company.

June 24, 2007

Larry Ammons Jr. of Acme Pest Control Company of Concord agreed to pay a total of $1,000 for two violations of state structural pest control law and attend at least three hours of training on pre-construction termite treatments. The first incident involved a pretreatment that was incorrectly applied in which Ammons falsified the treatment records given to the homeowner. In the second case, an inspector witnessed Ammons performing a pretreatment to a home in Sherrills Ford. The inspector noted a number of violations including failure to wear the required personal protective equipment, improper application of the termiticide and not enough termiticide onsite to do the job properly. In addition, Ammons filled out the pretreatment record before starting the job, and the pesticides on his work truck were incorrectly labeled. Acme Pest Control Company corrected the deviations.

John R. Horton Jr. of Acme Pest Control in Concord agreed to pay $1,000 for failing to supervise a branch office of his company. The branch office was operating under a name other than Acme Pest Control. Written records were also being kept under the wrong name.

In other settlements in western North Carolina with the Structural Pest Control Division:

Donald E. Lee, owner of Pro-Tek Termite and Mold Remediation of Newton, agreed to pay $1,000 for conspiring with Daniel Ervin to charge a homeowner for a pest control treatment that was not completed correctly. The pair also told the homeowner that the moisture level in the crawlspace was too high and needed to be treated with wood preservative. Lee sold a 25-pound pail of the termiticide Tim-bor to Ervin, who does not have a structural pest control license. In the same case, Ervin, owner of Carolina Crawlspace Specialist of Conover, agreed to pay $1,000 for conspiring with Lee to treat a home. Ervin does not have a registered technicians card, nor was he employed by Lee at the time of the treatment. The homeowners were reimbursed for the cost of the treatment.

Abdul W. Pasha of Pasha Exterminating Service Inc. in Charlotte agreed to pay $800 for failure to correct a job after five inspections and a notice of warning. An inspection of a home treated by Pasha showed several deviations involving drilling and treating of slab areas. Pasha paid $400 after the fourth inspection was not corrected.

Leo G. Lamoureux, owner of Atlantic Termite Control Co. in Cherryville, agreed to pay $2,000 for issuing an inaccurate WDIR and improperly treating a home for termites.

David Carl Messer of M & M Pest Control in Bryson City agreed to have his license revoked and not apply for a license for five years after being convicted of felonies in Macon and Swain counties.

The Structural Pest Control Division's primary purpose is to protect the health and safety of the North Carolina public and environment by regulating the structural pest control industry and the pesticide products used, to improve the quality of structural pest control services and reduce fraudulent, unscrupulous activities. The SPCD is also responsible for the implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as it relates to structural pest control under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA.

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