NEWS IN BRIEF Rentokil acquires LR mosquito fighter

Rentokil North America, a pest control company, said Tuesday that it has acquired Vector Disease Acquisition LLC, a holding company that has a Little Rock-based mosquito control and lake-management services division.

Vector Disease Control International, which has its national headquarters in a suite at 1320 Brookwood Drive, has more than 50 offices in 31 states. Founded in 1992, the company and its holding company have been owned by investors Jay Davis and Jason Pananos since 2011.

Vector Disease Control International clients include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and cities, counties and mosquito abatement districts. It specializes in performing annual programs to protect the public from diseases such as the Zika virus, West Nile virus, yellow fever, malaria and dengue fever.

The holding company’s lake service division is called SOLitude Lake Management.

Among Rentokil’s holdings is Presto-X Pest Control, a regional pest control company that has Arkansas operations based in Conway and Van Buren.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.