PROPOSED PROGRAM
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Exhibitor Setup (First come; first serve) Brazos Center Main
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
| 7:00 – 5:00 pm | Exhibitor’s Setup | Brazos Center Main |
| 7:00 – 7:45 am | Friends of the Chair meet with Chair & Extension – Ed Vargo and Robert Puckett | Main Rm |
| 7:00 – 8:00 am | Registration Open | |
| 8:00 – 5:00 pm | 8 Hour Technician Training Course – Don Renchie | Rm 102 |
| 7:45 – 8:00 am | Welcome, Overview and Friends of the Chair | Main Rm |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Important Innovations in Rodent IPM 2018-2019 – Bobby Corrigan (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 9:00 -10:00 am | Structural Pest Control – Inspections and Compliance Tips – Allison Cuellar (L&R) | Main Rm |
| 10:00 -10:15 am | Break | Exhibitor Area |
| 10:15 – 5:00 pm | ACE Training – Bob Davis and Mike Merchant (1 Pest, 1 Termite, 1 Gen. IPM, 1 Gen-other) | Rm 108 |
| 10:15 -11:15 am | Safety It’s Good Business – Phillip Shults (Gen. Safety) (also counts an AG Safety Factors CEU) |
Main Rm |
| 11:15 -12:15 pm | Strategies for controlling weeds in the Texas Lawn – Ben Wherley (Weed) (also counts an AG Gen. Pest Features CEU) |
Main Rm |
| 12:15 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Hot Topics – Ed Vargo & Robert Puckett | Main Rm |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Modern Bed bugs in Sensitive Environments – Mike Merchant | Main Rm |
| 3:00 -3:15 pm | Exhibitors’ Forum – Robert Puckett | |
| 3:15 -3:30 pm | Break | Exhibitor Area |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Current Trends in Termite Biology and Management – Ed Vargo (Termite) | Main Rm |
| 4:30 – 6:30 pm | Tour of the Rollins Urban & Structrural Entomology Facility – Led by Ed Vargo, Robert Puckett, Phillip Shults & Graduate Students (Pest) NOTE: There will be no vans and encourage you to please carpool. | Rollins Urban Facility 2556 F&B Rd. College Station, TX |
Thursday, January 17, 2019
| 7:00 – 9:00 am | Registration Open (breakfast taco bar, coffee & juice provided) | |
| 7:00 – 7:45 am | Breakfast with the PWIPM (Professional Women in Pest Management) | |
| 8:00 – 12:00 pm | ACE Training and Testing (continued from previous day) – Bob Davis and Mike Merchant | Rm 108 |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Lawn and Ornamental Pests: Recognizing the Common Culprit – Erfan Vafaie (L&O) | Main Rm |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am | Panel of Experts – Ed Vargo and Robert Puckett (Gen-Other) | Main Rm |
| 9:00 – 4:00 pm | Insect Identification Workshop – The Ultimate Challenge –Urban Entomology Graduate Students (Pest) | Rm 106 |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Exhibitor Forum – Led by Robert Puckett | Main Rm |
| 10:30 – 10:45 am | Break (beverages provided) | Exhibitor Area |
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Pick your time and topic! | ||
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Kissing Bugs the Vectors of Chagas Disease – Justin Bejcek (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Top Ten Common Mistakes All Pesticide Applicators Make – Janet Hurley (Gen Laws & Regs) | Middle Rm |
| 10:45 -11:45 am | Structural Fumigation with ProFume and Vikane – Bob Braun (SF) | Rm 102 |
| 11:45 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Biting and Stinging Insects – Molly Keck (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Perimeter Pests: An Integrated Approach– Bob Davis (General IPM) |
Middle Rm |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Cleaning House and Staying Healthy: The Termite Way –Carlos Aguero and Mark Janowiecki (Termite) | Rm 102 |
| 2:00 – 2:15 pm | Transfer Break | |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | The Curious Life of the Pest Ant…and How to End It – Robert Puckett (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | Management and Control of Southern Turf Insects – Ross Eckstein (Weed) | Middle Rm |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm | Opportunities and Obstacles Using RNAi for Ant Control – Fabian List Fire Ant Decapitating Flies as Biological Control Agents of Fire Ants –How Do They Do It? – Joanie King (Pest) |
Rm 102 |
| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Break (beverages provided) | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Opportunities for Expanded Pest Control – Cassie Krejci (Pest) | Main Rm |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Wood Preservation – An Alternative to Pesticides to Protect Your Home – Ed Freytag (WP) | Middle Rm |
| 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Commodity Fumigation – David Saunders (CF) | Rm 102 |
| NOTE: Exhibitors must stay through Thursday’s last session |
Friday, January 18, 2019
Pick one hands on training and demonstration (Class Limit to first 30 people):
| 8:00a -12:00 pm | IPM for Commercial Kitchens – Mike Merchant (1 IPM & 1 Pest & 1 Safety & 1 L&R) | Covenant Presbyterian Church
220 Rock Prairie Rd., College Station, TX |
| 8:00a -12:00 pm | Hands on Fumigation – David Saunders & Ed Vargo (4 hour fumigation short course) | Rollins Urban Facility, 2556 F&B Rd., College Station, TX 77843-2143 |
| 8:00a -12:00 pm | Bed Bug Workshop – Alan Brown (1 IPM & 1 L&R, 2 Pest) | Hildebrand Equine Facility, 3240 F&B Rd, College Station, TX 77843 |