27th Annual Nebraska Urban Pest Management Conference

This conference is a joint effort put forth by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and the Nebraska State Pest Control Association with support and guidance from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. 

The 27th Annual Nebraska Urban Pest Management Conference will take place at the Cornhusker-Marriott Hotel (333 South 13^th St, Lincoln, NE 68508) on February 21-22, 2019. This conference is a joint effort put forth by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and the Nebraska State Pest Control Association with support and guidance from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

Some of the highlights of the program include:

• Open laboratory of specimens and damage with Dave Nielsen, PhD, State Survey Coordinator, NDA.
• Tuesday Luncheon
• Exhibit Hall and Exhibitor’s Reception with Hors D’oeuvres and drinks
• Initial Commercial Applicator Pesticide Testing in General Standards and Specific Category
• Recertification for commercial pesticide applicators in up to three categories
  • 08 Structural/Health Pest Control
  • 08W Wood Destroying Organisms OR 11 Fumigation Session
  • 09 Public Health Pest Control or 11 Fumigation (Videos in each category will be on the evening of February 21)

Some of the speakers and topics include:

• Janis Reed, PhD, Technical Services Manager, Control Solutions Inc. - “Secrets of Cockroach Management”, “Termite Myths and Lies”, and “Post-Patent Termite Research”
• Robert Davis, PhD, Technical Services, BASF Professional & Specialty Solutions – “Understanding Innovation: A Scientific Approach to Pest Management” and “Determining the Proper Amount of Materials for Termite Services”
• Tim Husen, PhD, Manager of Technical Services, Rollins - “Managing Brown Recluse Spider Cases” and “You Mean There is More Than Termites: Controlling Other WDI”
• Sylvia Kenmuir, BCE, Director of Technical Training, Target Specialty Products - ““Tales from a Myrmecologist: Battling the Ants” and “Technologies in Rodent Management”
• Janet Kintz-Early, PhD, Entomologist, JAK Consultant Services – “Managing Perimeter Pests”
• Jim Fredericks, PhD, , PhD, Vice President, National Pest Management Association – ““Hickory Dickory Dock: Understanding What Makes House Mice Tick” and “Flea Management: What’s Old is New Again”
• Nancy Troyano, PhD, Director of Technical Education, Rentokil North America - “Blood, Sweat & Fears: Bed Bug, Bed Bug and Public Health Update” and “Today's Commercial Kitchen Forecast: Unsanitary, With a Chance of Fruit Flies”
• Don Lewis, PhD, Professor and Extension Entomologist, Iowa State University –
• Kristen van den Meiracker, PhD, Entomologist, JAK Consultant Services – “Construction Conducive Conditions for Wood Destroying Organisms”
• Tom Janousek, PhD, Owner and Operator, Pest Consulting Services, Inc. - “Update on West Nile Virus in Nebraska”
• Donald Lewis, PhD, Extension Entomologist, Iowa State University – “ The Wonder of Wasps: Friend or Foe?” and “Little Brown Beetles: So Many to Choose From”
• Rob Morrison, PhD, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research – “Stored Product Pest Research Update”
• Bob Braun, Business Development Manager, Douglas Products – “Phosphine Application, Movement, and Safety Considerations”
• Dick Bigler, Business Development Manager, Douglas Products - “ProFume Stewardship Training”
• Greg Poppe, President, Poppe Enterprises LLC – “ Fumigation Management Plan”
• Clyde Ogg, Extension Educator, UNL Pesticide Safety Education Program – “Nebraska General Standards”

Please mark your calendar and be prepared to learn something new about the industry.

For hotel reservations please contact the Cornhusker Marriott at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lnkfs-the-lincoln-marriott-cornhusker-hotel/ or phone 402-474-7474

On line registration can be found under the UPMC Menu at http://www.nspca.org/