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ATLANTA, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollins Inc., a nationwide consumer services company (NYSE: ROL), announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, has established the company's 21st international franchise in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. "Orkin continues to expand internationally with Orkin Turks and Caicos, our third international franchise this year," said Tom Luczynski, Orkin vice president of U.S. and international development...

ATLANTA, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollins Inc., a nationwide consumer services company (NYSE: ROL), announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, has established an international franchise in Hainan Island in the People's Republic of China. This marks the company's 20th international franchise worldwide. "We are pleased that we have established our second franchise in China," said Tom Luczynski, Orkin vice president of U.S. and international...

ATLANTA, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollins Inc., a nationwide consumer services company (NYSE: ROL), announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, has established an international franchise in Mexico City. This marks the company's 19th international franchise worldwide. "We are proud to bring Orkin services to one of the largest cities in the world--Mexico City," said Tom Luczynski, Orkin vice president of U.S. and international development and...

Orkin's new learning center finds the balance between pests and people Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 Orkin, the Atlanta-based pest control leader just released a new learning center feature on its website at pestproject.orkin.com. The Pest Project is a parallax site that’s unlike anything else in the pest control industry. It explores the roles pests play in the world and helps educate people on the positive and negative ways they affect us — in a rich and engaging way....

ATLANTA, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orkin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL), today announced its top 50 bed bug cities for 2011, and several of them are popular spring break destinations. Last year, Orkin's parent company, Rollins, which operates seven pest control brands, saw a 33.6 percent increase in bed bug business compared to 2010. The following cities are ranked in order of the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to...

ATLANTA, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin, the above-average temperatures much of the U.S. has seen recently could mean earlier termite activity. Subterranean termite swarms have already been seen in south-central Florida and will move west into the Gulf states, north into the Carolinas and then spread throughout the country. When the temperature rises above 60 degrees, termites often swarm inside homes before moving outdoors to...

ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As travel peaks this Thanksgiving, holiday travelers have one more thing to worry about catching besides flights - bed bugs. Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin conducted a recent Omnibus survey and found that, despite nationwide media coverage of increased bed bug activity, only a third of respondents (33 percent) check for bed bugs at their travel destinations, and only 26 percent of respondents routinely conduct an inspection...

ATLANTA, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As Halloween nears, kids dressed up as vampires, ghosts and goblins aren't the only creepy creatures people can expect to lurk around their homes. Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin notes that cooler temperatures mean cockroaches, spiders, centipedes and rodents might seek refuge in your house. And, according to Orkin's recent Omnibus survey, Americans fear some of these pests the most. "Seasonal changes can drive many pests indoors for food,...

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollins Inc., a nationwide consumer services company (NYSE: ROL), announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, has established its first two international franchises in Africa. The franchises are in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria and the Federal State of Lagos, Nigeria. "We are pleased to expand the Orkin brand and services into Nigeria and provide customers there with high quality pest control...

ATLANTA, Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans gear up for the final days of summer with last-minute vacations and Labor Day barbeques, one tradition remains as constant as back-to-school sales - pest activity. In a recent Omnibus survey conducted by Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin, flies (45 percent), flying and stinging insects (40 percent) and mosquitoes (39 percent) were most frequently seen in and around homes within the past month. In addition, 30 of 31 Orkin region...