Download the Block Program for 2025
| Registration from 8am to 10am | ||
| 8:00am | Welcome Dr. Barry Pittendrigh Loeb Theater | |
| 8:15am | Year in Review Mark VanderWerp Loeb Theater | |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | What does AI do and is it smarter than you? Darren Van Steenwyk Loeb Theater | |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Vendors | |
| 10:30am | Opening Ceremonies & News Update | |
| 10:30/11:00am – 12:00pm |
Termite Panel
Paul Bello, Alan Feuer, Eric Fletcher, Doug Foster
Moderated by Pete Schopen Loeb Theater |
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| 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:15pm - 2:15pm | Pest Cockroach Appreciation! Be the Expert! Dini Miller Loeb Theater | |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Yellow Fever – The Scourge Revealed Stanton Cope Loeb Theater | |
| 3:15pm - 4:00pm | Break / Vendor Profiles | |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Exclusion Best Practices: How to Prevent a Rodent Infestation Ben Channon Loeb Theater | |
| 4:30pm - 7:00pm |
Reception Exhibit Opening Stewart Hall Room 302-306 |
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| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Regulatory Challenges Panel
Sylvia Kenmuir, J.D. Darr, Leo Reed
Moderated by Bob Dold Loeb Theater |
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| 9:00am - 10:00am | Trends and Innovations in Commercial Rodent Control Emory Matts Loeb Theater | |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
Exhibits Open
Stewart Hall Room 302-306 |
Fumigation Workshop
Jeff Waggoner, Ryan Yutzy
Moderated by Dave Mueller Loeb Theater |
| 12:30pm - 1:45pm |
Lunch at Exhibit Hall
Stewart Hall Room 302-306 |
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Spiders: They’d be Cuter with Antennae Mark VanderWerp Loeb Theater | Business: Leadership Alan Feuer Fowler Theater |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Termite Talk Paul Bello Loeb Theater | Getting to the Root Cause of Stored Product Pests in Commercial Food Facilities Patricia Hottel Fowler Theater |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Smith Hall Lab Tours STEW Registration Area - Smith | |
| 5:40pm - 6:40pm | Smith Hall Lab Tours STEW Registration Area - Smith | |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | AI-driven pest management technology development: Transforming mosquito and tick-borne disease control Dr. Catherine Hill Loeb Theater | |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Spotted Lanternfly: easy to kill but nearly impossible to control Brian Walsh Loeb Theater | Business Series: The Fundamentals of Effective Marketing Francie Hindrichsen Fowler Theater |
| 10:15am - 11:15am | Bed bug biology and labor-saving control strategies: Top tips for success using low-prep protocols and Assessment-based Pest management Nina Jenkins Loeb Theater | Business Series: Leveraging Technology to Boost Pest Control Sales Foster Brusca Fowler Theater |
| 11:15am - 12:15am | Tips For Improving Your Mosquito Service Stanton Cope Loeb Theater | Business Series: “Improving Service Via Technology” Kevin Thorn Fowler Theater |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | How to know and control the pigeon, sparrow, and starling Brian Beidle Loeb Theater | Fabric Pests Pat Kelley Fowler Theater |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Pesticide resistance and resistance management in cockroach populations Dr. Barry Pittendrigh & Dr. Jose Pietri Loeb Theater | Rat Race Endgame: Equip Your Rodent Management Toolbox Sylvia Kenmuir Fowler Theater |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Improving heat treatment outcomes by understanding bed bug thermal biology Dr. Ameya Gondhalekar Loeb Theater | Ticks Lee Green Fowler Theater |