Stephen L. Tvedten is the president of Get Set, Inc. and also the author of "The Best Control". Steve holds several state certifications in pest management, and has 35 years of experience to back him up. He has been President of Stroz Services, Inc. (an alternative pest control company) since 1970, currently is President of Get Set, Inc., an integrated pest management company and is also currently President of PEST (Prevent Environmental Suicide Today) an environmental group.

Steve writes a monthly pest control column for Our Toxic Times. He has written several books and developed (self-help) Professionally Guided Pest Control programs to safely and permanently control the following: roaches, fleas, all wood destroying organisms (decay fungi and insects), rodent and  miscellaneous pests.

Steve is a certified home inspector, certified termite inspector; certified asbestos inspector; and certified environmental inspector; Guest lecturer and public speaker for many environmental groups; IPM consultant to several governments and countries; consulted as expert by attorneys at and before trial

(not a real photo, Steve prefers chocolate)

Steve

• developed the first guaranteed termite inspection program for real estate and the Get Set IPM program;
• developed a computerized Phase I Environmental Inspection program.
• developed a complete computerized home inspection program;
• has written a monthly pest control column for Our Toxic Times;
• has numerous patents pending, trademarks and copywrights;
• written several books;
• developed (self-help) Professionally Guided Pest Control programs to safely and permanently control the following: roaches, fleas, all wood destroying organisms (decay fungi and insects), rodent and miscellaneous pests.
• developed and/or field tested 1700 alternative pest control techniques and/or products

• has been a scientific advisor for the National Pediculosis Association
• was the recipient of the 1985 Small Business of the Year Environmental Award.
• was on the guest faculty of environmental groups such as NCAMP
• has written and testified before the U. S. House of Representatives on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
• has also appeared before the Environmental Protection Agency, the Michigan Toxic Substance Control Commission, the Michigan Department of Agriculture hearings and elsewhere regarding the safe use of chemicals;
• was featured on CBS' West 57th Chlordane Segment  - Broadcast August 15, 1987;
• has taught a Post Graduate Course on PsychImmunNeuro Toxicolgy (Effects of Chemicals on Man) including treatment protocols at the Indiana Academy of Osteopathy

I have been a pest control operator for over 35 years.  I believed the Poison "industry" at one point.  These POISON people actually wrote ads that said chlordane was so "safe" you should not use gloves and/or a respirator.  I stopped using them based purely on "peer" pressure and several people in my family died, including my uncle and my son.  The doctors gave me two years to live.  Even though I was in extremely bad physical and mental health, I worked to get chlordane banned.  After chlordane was banned and/or "volutarily withdrawn" - I detoxed.  At one time I could not add up change - now, my IQ is around 200.  Today I have safely and effectively controlled all pest problems inside and outside in over 350 schools without ever using any volatile POISONS.  I have written the many hundreds of safe and effective alternatives down in a book called The Best Control and will have the Second Edition out in a few weeks.  We have far better pest control using these methods than we ever did using POISONS.

steve@getipm.com.