Needs the Association’s confirmation. On 22 September 2026 the Washington State Pest Management Association (WSPMA) posted the call of the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA, USA) to use Rodent Awareness Week, 18–24 October 2026, to teach customers about rodent prevention, warning signs and when to call a professional.
Main points
- Dates: Rodent Awareness Week, 18–24 October 2026. The reason given: autumn weather pushes rodents indoors, a timely chance for companies to reach customers and communities.
- Figure in the article: in an NPMA online survey conducted by The Harris Poll, only 40% of Americans reported taking preventive measures to keep rodents out of their homes.
- Suggested ways to take part: share seasonal prevention tips, warning signs and educational content with customers and on social media with #RodentAwarenessWeek; share PestWorld content; direct customers to Out of Sight, What Grows There? and Rodents Revealed; Mainframe subscribers have a 2026 toolkit (social posts, press release, infographics, videos).
- Needs the Association’s confirmation. VPMA could consider a “rodent-prevention communication week” for members in the rainy and storm season in Vietnam. This is only a suggestion based on the US model; it is not an Association plan.
VPMA’s note
A notice from US industry associations. The 40% figure is a US survey and does not describe Vietnamese households. Needs the Association’s confirmation.
- Source
- WSPMA – Rodent Awareness Week 2026 (PPMA)
- Published
- 22 September 2026
- Section
- Association news
- Event dates
- 18–24 October 2026
Editorial note: Needs the Association’s confirmation. This is a short summary by VPMA, not a full copy. The original text belongs to the source cited. The source article has no picture. The house-mouse (Mus musculus) photograph comes from the pest pages already on the Association website (Wikimedia Commons, by kcthetc1, CC0).
Source: WSPMA – Rodent Awareness Week 2026 (PPMA) (summarised in English by VPMA). Read the Vietnamese page.