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Vexcon declares, war on pests: a Louisiana-based company takes an unusual -- and successful --...

By May, Dean
Publication: Pest Control
Date: Monday, April 1 2002

Bill Bretherton, owner of Vexcon Animal & Pest Control in Shreveport, LA, has declared war on pests. A former U.S. Air Force sergeant, and a 15-year pest management industry veteran, Bretherton has taken a militaristic approach to pest control -- and is emerging a victor.

Decked out in black fatigues and military boots, Bretherton is a pest management professional who is to be taken seriously. His company, which has been in business for less than five years, is already grossing more than $250,000 annually -- and has just secured two large government contracts. All thin

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