Conference Schedule
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
| Tuesday, January 7, 2020 | ||
| 3:00 – 5:00 pm | Exhibitor Setup (First come; first serve) | Brazos Center Main |
| Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | ||
| 7:00 – 5:00 pm | Exhibitor’s Setup | Brazos Center Main |
| 7:00 – 7:45 am | Friends of the Chair meet with Chair & Extension | Main Rm |
| 7:00 – 8:00 am | Registration Open | |
| 7:45 – 8:00 am | Welcome, Overview and Friends of the Chair | |
| 8:00 – 5:00 pm | 8 Hour Technician Training Course – Don Renchie | Rm 102 |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Why “IPM” has Failed to Eliminate German Cockroach Infestations: A Case for Assessment-Based Pest Management (APM) – Dini Miller (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 9:00 –10:00 am | TDA Applicator Updates – Allison Cuellar (Gen. L&R or AG L&R) | Main Rm |
| 10:00 –10:15 am | Break in Exhibitor Area (beverages provided) | Exhibitor Area |
| 10:15 – 5:00 pm | ACE Training – Bob Davis (1 Pest, 1 Termite, 1 Gen. IPM, 1 Gen. Other) | Rm 108 |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am | Operating Safely While Performing Services – Bob Davis (Gen. Safety)
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Main Rm |
| 11:15 -12:15 pm | Turfgrass Weed Management – Becky Grubbs (Weed or Ag Gen. Pesticide Factors) | Main Rm |
| 12:15 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Hot Topics – Ed Vargo & Robert Puckett (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | What is gene drive and can it be used to control urban pests?
Ed Vargo (Gen. IPM or AG IPM) |
Main Rm |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Exhibitors’ Forum – Robert Puckett | |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break in Exhibitor Area (beverages provided) | Exhibitor Area |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Multi-year studies on termite treatments – Phillip Shults (Termite) | Main Rm |
| 4:30 – 6:30 pm | Tour of the Rollins Urban & Structural Entomology Facility – Led by Ed Vargo, Robert Puckett, Phillip Shults, Madeleine Chura & Graduate Students (Pest) Rollins Facility, 2556 F&B Road, College Station, TX 77843-2143 |
Rollins Urban & Structural Ento Facility |
| Thursday, January 9, 2020 | ||
| 7:00 – 9:00 am | Registration Open (Migas Buffet Breakfast) | |
| 8:00 – 12:00 pm | ACE Training and Testing (continued from previous day) – Bob Davis (Gen. Other, Pest, Termite, Gen. IPM) |
Rm 108 |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Basic Skill for Diagnosing Landscape Disease Problems – Kevin Ong (L&O) | Main Rm |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Panel of Experts – Ed Vargo & Robert Puckett, moderator (Gen. Other) | Main Rm |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Exhibitor Forum – Led by Robert Puckett | Main Rm |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break in Exhibitor Area (beverages provided) | Exhibitor Area |
| **CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Pick your time and topic** | ||
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Home to Herd: Opportunities for expanded pest control – Cassie Krecji (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Inspector’s Procedures During Complaint Investigations – Brad Tullis (Gen L&R) | Middle Rm |
| 10:45 -11:45 am | Structural Fumigation: what’s new? – Alan Brown (SF) | Rm 102 |
| 11:45 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Stored Products Pests – Molly Keck (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Landscape & Ornamental Pests – Wizzie Brown (L&O or Ag Gen. Pest Features) | Middle Rm |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | § Subterranean Termite Foraging and Tunneling Behavior in Texas – Mark Janowiecki
§ Investigations of Subterranean Termite Immune Defenses – Carlos Aguero (Termite) |
Rm 102 |
| 2:00 – 2:15 pm | Transfer Break | |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | The Curious Life of the Pest Insect…and How to End It – Robert Puckett (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | Lawn & Ornamentals: Common problems keeping them green & healthy! – Raj Saran (Weed) | Middle Rm |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | § Off with my Head – learning how to work with a minute parasitoid – Joanie King
§ Opportunities for termite invasions: Introductions of non-native termites to the USA based on port of entry data – Alex Blumenfeld (Pest) |
Rm 102 |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break in Exhibitor Area (beverages provided) | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Rodent Management: How to Deal with a Diabolical Foe – Janet Hurley (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Mosquito Biology and Management – Sonja Swiger (Pest or Ag Gen. IPM) | Middle Rm |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | SPCS Commodity Fumigation 2020 – David Saunders (CF or AG Pesticide Factors) | Rm 102 |
| **NOTE: Exhibitors must stay through Thursday’s last session** | ||
| Friday, January 10, 2020 | ||
| Pick ONE hands on training and demonstration (Class Limit to first 30 people): | ||
| 8:00 –12:00 pm | Pest Ant Identification and Management Workshop – Ed Vargo and Robert Puckett (2 Pest, 1 IPM, 1 L&O) 3240 F and B Rd, College Station, TX, Lot 126 | Hildebrand Equine Complex |
| 8:00 –12:00 pm | Bed Bug Workshop – Alan Brown (1 IPM, 1 L&R, 2 Pest) 3240 F and B Rd, College Station, TX 77843 – Parking Lot 126 |
Hildebrand Equine Complex |
| 8:00 –12:00 pm | Hands on Fumigation – David Saunders (4 SF)
Rollins Facility, 2556 F&B Road, College Station, TX 77843-2143 |
Rollins Urban & Structural Entomology Facility |