Membership in OPCA is a Sound Investment

The Oregon Pest Control Association is a non-profit organization comprised of pest control operators, home inspectors, and affiliated industries.

New member application: OPCA_member_application_2022.pdf

Benefits Include:

• Three general membership business meetings per year.
• Members receive a reduced cost of between $20 and $30 per attendee for OPCA sponsored educational recertification seminars.
• Reduced rates for OPCA members MORE than make up for your dues every year.
• Four Crack & Crevice newsletters are sent each year.  
• Consumers can search and find your company on our website.

Dues Rates:

The OPCA membership year is July 1—June 30  State dues are $225 per year. NPMA dues are also colletcted at the same time. See the member application for rates (based on sales).

OPCA Membership Categories:

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Includes pest control companies who also join the National Pest Management Association. The dues structure to NPMA is available on the application form on the OPCA website.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: Includes any person, firm, corporation or other organization who is interested in the welfare of the pest control industry. Most common members are Home Inspectors in this category. OPCA awards OCHI credits for its seminars. 

Allied Industry Members:

This category includes suppliers (vendors) to the pest control and home inspector industries. Allied members have a different (simplified) membership application than Pest Control Operators. Dues for allied members are $150 per year. Here is the application: Allied Member Application.pdf

For a complete description of each membership category, refer to the bylaws that are posted on our website at www.opca.org.

OPCA Procedures for New Member Applications:

Preserving and promoting the ethical integrity of our industry is of upmost importance to OPCA. To achieve these objectives, all new member applications are handled in the following manner, pursuant to our bylaws:

Member candidates are reviewed with the Oregon Department of Justice, CCB and Oregon Department of Agriculture making sure License and insurance are current and for any License violation or civil penalties issued. The member application is posted to the membership for (15) days after receiving application for comment. Prior membership (re-instatement of membership) is up to one year. The OPCA board of directors has an additional (15) days past the membership opportunity to comment period to gather and verify all information on application(s)and vote. In the event an application is not approved, the applicant must wait one year to re-apply for membership.