CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

7:00a – 5:00p | On-site registration opens

7:45 – 8:00a | Welcome

8:00 – 9:00a  | Better Together: Private and Public Partnerships for Urban Pest Management Solutions — WDO, Dr. Faith Oi (Termite)

9:00 – 10:00a  | TDA Applicator Updates, Allison Cuellar (Gen. Laws & Regs or Ag Laws & Regs)

10:00 – 10:15 |  BREAK

10:00a – 5:00p | ACE Program, Dr. Bob Davis (Pest, Termite, IPM)

10:15 – 11:15a  | Operating Safely While Performing Services, Dr. Bob Davis (Gen. Safety)

11:15a – 12:15p  | Landscape Pests, Wizzie Brown (L&O)

12:15 – 1:00p  LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 2:00p  | Hot Topics in Urban Entomology,  Dr. Ed Vargo and Dr. Robert Puckett (Pest)

2:00 – 3:00p  | Getting Past the Threshold: An IPM Story, Dr. Janis Reed (Gen IPM)

3:00 – 3:15p | Exhibitor’s Forum, Dr. Robert Puckett

3:15 – 3:30p |  BREAK

3:30 – 4:30p  | Better Together: Private and Public Partnerships for Urban Pest Management Solutions—GHP, Dr. Faith Oi (Termite)

5:00 – 7:00p  | 2nd Annual Social, Sponsors: BASF, CSI, Syngenta 

Thursday, January 12, 2023

8:00 – 5:00 p |  8-HR Technician Training Course, Dr. Don Renchie
(Located at Rollins Building, 2556 F&B Rd, College Station)

8:00 – 12:00p | ACE Testing, continued from Wednesday, Dr. Bob Davis (Pest,Termite, IPM)

8:00 – 9:00a  | Inquiring Minds Want to Know, Dr. Cassie Krejci (Pest)

9:00 – 10:00 | Panel of Experts, Dr. Ed Vargo and Dr. Robert Puckett (Gen. Other)

10:00 – 10:30a  | Exhibitors Forum, Led by Dr. Robert Puckett

10:30 – 10:45a |  BREAK

10:45 – 11:45a  | Spider Identification and Management, Molly Keck (Pest)

10:45 – 11:45a | TBD

10:45 – 11:45a | Evaluating a Fumigation Job, Kenyon Tueller (Structural Fumigation)

11:45 – 1:00p  |  LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 2:00p  | Practical Weed Control Strategies for Texas Turf, Dr. Ben Wherley (Weed)

1:00 – 2:00p | Student Talks: Current State of RNAi in Urban Pests, Feeding Trials and Management Potential in Case of the Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva), Fabian List and Colony and Population Genetic Structure of the Newly Invasive White-footed Ant (Technomyrmex difficilis) in the U.S. Kelly Liu (Pest)

1:00 – 2:00p | Controlling Mosquitoes with Integrated Pest Management and Novel Techniques, Dr. Sonja Swiger (Pest)

2:00 – 2:15p  |  Transfer BREAK

2:15 – 3:15p  | Got Rats? Now What? Where To Start? Janet Hurley (Pest)

2:15 – 3:15p | TBD 

2:15 – 3:15p |  Turfgrass Integral Pest Management, Dr. Manuel Chavarria (Weed)

3:15 – 3:30p  | Transfer BREAK

3:30 – 4:30p | Stored Product Pests, Emory Matts (Pest)

3:30 – 4:30p | Back to Basics:  An Agronomic Overview of Turfgrass Maintenance to Promote Sustainability and Reduce Management Inputs, Dr. Lindsey Hoffman Chappell (L&O)

3:30 – 4:30p | Fumigation in Food Processing and Grain Storage, Bob Braun (Commodity Fumigation)

Friday, January 13, 2023

8:00 – 12:00p | Ant Workshop, Dr. Ed Vargo and Dr. Robert Puckett (1 IPM & 1 L&O, 2 Pest)

8:00 – 12:00p | Hands-on Fumigation, Elite Exterminating (Greg Aguirre, Gregory Aguirre, Debbie Aguirre), Douglas Products (Bob Braun and Kenyon Tueller) (4 SF)

8:00 – 12:00p | Rodent Workshop, Emory Matts (1 IPM & 1 L&O, 2 Pest)