Who We Are
Pest Pro Academy is an innovative online training program that provides high quality apprentice education to pest management companies. Our curriculum includes over 50 hours of courses and provides a strong basic knowledge base for technicians. Designed by leaders in the pest control industry, our program meets the Verifiable Training Component requirements of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Structural Pest Control Licensing program. When your apprentices finish our program, they will receive verifiable certificates showing that they have completed this portion of the training required to become a Texas Structural Pest Apprentice. Read Our Story to learn more about our history and company leadership.
What We Do
We provide easy-to-understand, convenient online courses that may be completed by your Apprentice Technicians anytime, from anywhere. This frees up your time to focus on daily pest management, as well as on-the-job training, instead of scheduling or facilitating apprentice classroom training. Our online courses are more affordable than traditional face-to-face training. They are also more flexible, since they don’t require apprentices to be in a specific place at a specific time. Instead, they can complete training during times that work best with their schedules. Apprentices can start when they are ready, save progress as they go along, and move through the coursework at their own pace.
Make apprentice training easy.
How It Works
Pest Pro Academy enrollment is available on an annual subscription basis, with pricing based on the total number of apprentices who are enrolled in the program.
1. Click “Enroll.”
When you enroll in our program, you will receive full course access within 48 business hours, so your apprentices can begin training right away.
2. Log in.
Each apprentice will receive a unique username and password, allowing them to log into the program, begin coursework, and track their progress as they complete each module. Managers receive complimentary administrative accounts, which can be used to monitor apprentice progress, print and e-mail completion certificates, and more.
3. Start Learning.
Our online program includes interactive components and games to make content more interesting, test apprentices’ knowledge, and make it easier to remember the information learned. Each module includes a test, which apprentices can re-take once if they don’t get answers correct the first time. If they fail the second test, they will be required to re-take the course—however, there is no additional cost to do so. Apprentices can return to completed courses at any time, to review information.
4. Receive Certificates of Completion.
Once apprentices complete the program, they will receive a printable certificate verifying their completion of all classroom training required by the State of Texas.
Get apprentices trained faster.
Our Story
Pest Pro Academy was founded in 2013—but our experience in pest management goes back much further. Pest Pro Academy President, Tom Wright, is an Associate Certified Entomologist with over 40 years of experience in pest management. Before creating Pest Pro Academy, Tom owned B&G Chemicals & Equipment Co., Inc., a pest control product distribution company, and regularly provided training to pest control companies across the state of Texas. As a certified trainer for the state of Texas, he understands the industry from the inside out. In 2010, Tom and his wife, Bonnie, sold B&G Chemicals—but their work in pest management continued.
After decades working in pest management, Tom saw the need for an online pest management training system that would help small and medium-sized pest control businesses train their staff.
Through the years, he had listened to many business owners who were frustrated because they could not mold their companies to meet their goals. He knew he could offer one piece of the puzzle: world-class training that allows service managers to focus their time on developing
their team and measuring results. Tom used his industry knowledge and experience to develop the curriculum for the Pest Pro Academy program. His goal was to give pest control company owners a tool to make training easier and more streamlined, and to ensure all entry-level apprentices were well-educated in the basics of pest control. Ensuring safety, avoiding legal hassles, and maintaining compliance are key to protecting a company’s reputation—and the Pest Pro Academy program is designed to meet all of these objectives.
Working with professional writers and software developers, Tom and Bonnie developed Pest Pro Academy, one of the first online pest management training programs in the U.S. It is also the first online pest management training that gives managers administrative access into what their people are learning. Before Pest Pro Academy, only big corporate pest management companies had the ability to provide their own online training. Now, companies of any size can save time and money, and achieve success through exceptional apprentice training.
Our Leaders
Pest Pro Academy is led by Tom Wright, our Company President, and Bonnie Wright, our Enrollment and Customer Service Manager. Tom and Bonnie also run their own pest control company, located in the North part of the DFW Metroplex.
Tom Wright, A.C.E.
President, Pest Pro Academy
Friends and customers know Tom by his Instagram handle, tom_wright_bug_assassin. Tom is a serial entrepreneur specializing in the pest management industry. As an Associate Certified Entomologist with over 40 years of experience, Tom has done everything from product formulation, to manufacturing, to distribution, to training. Before founding Pest Pro Academy in 2014, Tom was the Owner and President of B&G Chemicals & Equipment Co., Inc., for 26 years. He is also the President of Kolibri Pest Services.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting Finance from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business. He has a Pest Control Certification from the American Institute of Baking, and is an Associate Certified Entomologist through the Entomological Society of America. Tom is also a Texas Certified Applicator. Tom and his wife, Bonnie, live in Carrollton, Texas.
Tom is active in his community, serving as an Ambassador with The Colony Chamber of Commerce and Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the 2020 Metrocrest Chamber Leadership Class.
Bonnie Wright
Enrollment and Customer Service Manager, Pest Pro Academy
As the Enrollment and Customer Service Manager at Pest Pro Academy, Bonnie Wright assists customers in signing up for Pest Pro Academy, answers questions, and provides system administration and support. She is also the Co-Owner of Pest Pro Academy, as well as Kolibri Pest Services.
Previously trained as a Registered Nurse, Bonnie understands what it means to take care of people—from patients to customers. She is responsive to customer inquiries, and works hard to ensure Pest Pro Academy provides the best possible user experience. Bonnie has also raised and home-schooled four children—giving her many years of experience in education. Bonnie assisted in Pest Pro Academy’s course development, ensuring content was engaging and easy to understand.
Bonnie is active in her community, serving as an Ambassador with The Colony Chamber of Commerce and the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce. She is also on the Women’s Busines Forum Committee for the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce. Bonnie is a former Committee Member with the Lewisville Independent School District Education Foundation.
