FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, DEC. 13, 2010

Structural Pest Control Committee
approves settlement agreements

RALEIGH – The following settlement agreements were approved by the N.C. Structural Pest Control Committee on Dec. 9:

• Michael J. Corprew Jr., of Albemarle Termite and Pest Control in Hertford, agreed to pay $400 for representing a pest infestation of bed bugs to a property owner without supporting visible evidence.

• Michael L. Noble, of Clegg’s Termite and Pest Control in Fayetteville, agreed to attend and complete the N.C. Pest Management Association Wood-Destroying Insect Report Accreditation Program for failing to accurately complete a Wood-Destroying Insect Information Report, and for representing a pest infestation of termites to a property owner without supporting visible evidence.

• John Phillip Philbeck, owner of PPC in Shelby, agreed to pay $600 for engaging in the act of structural pest control without a North Carolina license.

• Larry Plount, manager of Asheville Hardwood Center in Asheville, agreed to pay $600 for engaging in the act of structural pest control without a North Carolina license. Plount treated infested hardwood flooring for powder post beetles at a home in Hendersonville without a valid license.

• Thomas E. Powell, of Home Team Pest Defense in Raleigh, agreed to pay $400 for the application of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. The pesticide was applied inconsistently twice by Matt Conrad while working under Powell’s license.

• Matt Conrad, of Home Team Pest Defense in Raleigh, agreed to pay $400 for applications of a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. Conrad applied the pesticide under the license of Thomas E. Powell.

• Allen Smith, manager of Terminix in Shelby, agreed to pay $600 for representing a pest infestation of termites to a property owner without supporting visible evidence.

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