The following is information pertaining to the 2023 conference and is for your reference only. 2024 programs will become available in the summer, 2023.
The Leading Conference for Innovative IPM
Download the In-Person Block Program for 2023
Download the In-Person Descriptive Program for 2023
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8:00 am - 9:00 am 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
CONCURRENT 8:00 am – 9:00 am
IPMA Business Workshop: Retention, Recruitment & Diversity
Angela Persinger, Rose Pest Control
Outlines several strategies many organizations employ to recruit and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce. Truck Safety: Spills and Responding to Emergencies Fred Whitford, Purdue University Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8 & RT A pesticide spill can happen to anyone, so preplan how to respond on the contingency that it will happen to you. Your emergency preparedness—or lack of it—will have a direct impact on the severity of the spill, that is, on the degree of injury and/or contamination it causes. It takes a team approach to deal with a major spill. Don't panic! Exercising common sense and keeping calm will help you through the worst of spills. To be effective, a company's spill response efforts must be built around all employees—supervisors, applicators, and office staff—working as a team to address the crisis. Company owners and management, office staff, and applicators who are trained to work as a team when a chemical spill occurs can effectively reduce the severity of damage. Are you and your company prepared? |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Demystifying Insecticide Formulations
Cassie Krejci, Terminix
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8 & RT Permethrin, Pyrethrin, Pyrethroids and Lamda-cyhalothrin: these are all words you recognize but how do they differ? Understanding active ingredients and the classes of chemistry the fall in will help you use the right tools at the right time and set expectations with your customers. This session aims to take away the haze of technical buzzwords and simplify your understanding of pesticides. |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Opening Ceremonies and 2021 Review Carrie Campbell, Hatfield Pest Control & Mark VanderWerp, Rose Pest Solutions |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
KEYNOTE: Pest Management and Pest Eradication
Coby Schal, North Carolina State University
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 8 & RT Rebranding PMPS as public health professionals. |
| 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm |
Ant Control: A National Perspective
Ron Harrison, Rollins
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT An update on ant control across the country, new invasives, treatments, movement, etc. |
| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
When is a Pest a Pest?
Mark VanderWerp, Rose Pest Solutions
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT From delusory parasitosis to pest diversity inside structures. When are insects considered pest. |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Assessing Rodents Vs. Inspecting for Rodents
Bobby Corrigan, RMC Consulting
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT Bobby will present a talk on the different aspects of rodent assessment and inspections including why it’s important for all PMPs. |
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8:00 am – 9:00 am 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
CONCURRENT 8:00 am – 9:00 am
IPMA Business Workshop: Money Matters
Jen Jackson, Jackson Pest Management
Money touches most every area of our lives - either directly or indirectly. The financial decisions we make in our businesses impact our personal lives, and vice versa. Jen will share case studies on a variety of financial situations.
Bats Zachary Ewert, Ewert Pest Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT Biology, behavior and case studies in bat control. |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Regulatory Update & Reciprocity Explained
Leo Reed, Office of the Indiana State Chemist & Jim Fredricks, NPMA
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8, 12 & RT An update from the state chemist’s office on training requirements for PMPs as well as a summary on how reciprocity works across state lines. |
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
CONCURRENT 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Identifying the “O” in WDO
Alan Feuer, Preventive Pest
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7b, 12 & RT Identifying which organisms cause different types of damage.Fumigation: Procedures & Safety Ryan Yutzy and Jeff Waggoner, Fumigation Service & Supply Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7d & RT How to conduct fumigations safely and according to regulations. |
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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
CONCURRENT 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Termite Treatments for Service Professionals
Paul Bello, PJB Consulting
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7b, 12 & RT In depth look at termite treatments including calibration done right.Fumigation: Gas Detection Devices Ben Harl, Degesch America Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7d & RT Best management practices for using today's gas detection devices in fumigation treatments. |
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8:00 am – 9:00 am 8:00 am – 9:00 am 9:00 am – 10:00 am 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
CONCURRENT 8:00 am – 10:00 am
IPMA Business Workshop: Pest Control by the Numbers: KPIs for Technical Support Teams
Cassie Krejci, Terminix
Technical experts are more than just entomologists; they’re trainers, compliance specialists, material gurus and more. Bit if teammates are not directly selling services, how are they adding to a pest control company’s bottom line? Whether you’re looking to hire your first technical expert or have a few on hand, this session will help streamline how a technical specialist can help an organization achieve strategic goals and avoid reactive solutions.
Electronic Pest Monitoring: Unleashing observational biologists Kevin Thorn, Thorn Pest Control Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8 & RT This session will cover some of the lessons learned while utilizing electronic pest monitors and how these devices can assist your company in becoming more progressive, environmentally sensitive, scientific, and professional.IPMA Business Workshop: Panel & Discussion Group discussion Panel discussion with the three workshop speakers. Breaking into Food Processing Dominique Sauvage, Terminix Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 7d & RT Case studies on how to secure food processing facilities, compliance, log books in relation to recent media. |
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10:15 am – 11:15 am 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
CONCURRENT 10:15 am – 11:15 am
Bed Bugs: Services Then & Now
Rick Cooper, R Cooper Consulting
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT A discussion on how PMPs treated bed bugs in the beginning of their resurgence in the U.S. and how we are treating them now.Food Safety: Where should your inspection start and why? Dominique Sauvage, Terminix Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 7d & RT Dominique will break down the inspection of a food plant and look into each section to determine the reason for it and how to manage the area. |
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11:15 am – 12:15 pm 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
CONCURRENT 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Bed Bugs: Panel
Rick Cooper, R Cooper Consulting; Paul Bello, PJB Consulting; Nina Jenkins, Penn State; Alan Feuer, Preventive Pest; Moderated by Pete Schopen, Schopen Pest Solutions
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT Top experts share their knowledge and experience on all things bed bugs.Flies in Restaurants Pat Hottel, McCloud Services Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 7d & RT Working with customers to assure compliance with fly programs in restaurants and other food processing facilities. |
| 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm |
Cancelling Callbacks – Game Changing German Cockroach Management Practices
Tim Husen, Syngenta
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT Presentation will be done through an audience-interactive, online game format and will cover all aspects of German cockroach management! Topics include: German cockroach management economics, medical importance, biology and behavior, lifecycle dynamics, and Integrated Management best practices (IPM). IPM components will focus on OLD and NEW management strategies (inspection, assessment, non-chemical/chemical controls) and stress correct use of all the tools in the technician toolbox to manage German cockroach service efficacy, customer expectation, and customer satisfaction. |
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
Regulatory – Backpack Sprayers
Lee Green, Indiana Department of Health & Fred Whitford, Purdue University
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 8 & RT Rule changes to residential mosquito control with backpack sprayers, making applications. |
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Demystifying Insecticide Formulations
Cassie Krejci, Terminix
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8 & RT Permethrin, Pyrethrin, Pyrethroids and Lamda-cyhalothrin: these are all words you recognize but how do they differ? Understanding active ingredients and the classes of chemistry the fall in will help you use the right tools at the right time and set expectations with your customers. This session aims to take away the haze of technical buzzwords and simplify your understanding of pesticides. |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am |
Resistance Management
Barry Pittendrigh, Purdue University
Indiana CCHs: 1 each 7a & RT Update on resistance management from the Purdue labs. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Invasive Species
Mark Sheperdigian, Rose Pest Solutions
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT The needle ant, spotted lantern fly and other invasives moving into our areas. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Regulatory Update & Reciprocity Explained
Leo Reed, Office of the Indiana State Chemist & Jim Fredricks, NPMA
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8, 12 & RT An update from the state chemist’s office on training requirements for PMPs as well as a summary on how reciprocity works across state lines. |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Truck Safety: Spills and Responding to Emergencies
Fred Whitford, Purdue University
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8 & RT A pesticide spill can happen to anyone, so preplan how to respond on the contingency that it will happen to you. Your emergency preparedness—or lack of it—will have a direct impact on the severity of the spill, that is, on the degree of injury and/or contamination it causes. It takes a team approach to deal with a major spill. Don't panic! Exercising common sense and keeping calm will help you through the worst of spills. To be effective, a company's spill response efforts must be built around all employees—supervisors, applicators, and office staff—working as a team to address the crisis. Company owners and management, office staff, and applicators who are trained to work as a team when a chemical spill occurs can effectively reduce the severity of damage. Are you and your company prepared? |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am |
The Role of Essential Oils in Structural Pest Management
Ameya Gondhalekar, Purdue University
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT While the use of essential oils as standalone treatments for effective control of bed bugs and cockroaches may not be feasible, new ways of incorporating essential oils in structural pest control are becoming evident. Using research- based evidence, this talk will discuss the potential of utilizing essential oils and other natural products in structural pest management. More specifically, the role of essential oils in enhancing the efficacy of conventional chemical and non-chemical pest control interventions will be discussed. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Identifying the “O” in WDO
Alan Feuer, Preventive Pest
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7b, 12 & RT Identifying which organisms cause different types of damage. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Termite Treatments for Service Professionals
Paul Bello, PJB Consulting
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7b, 12 & RT In depth look at termite treatments including calibration done right. |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Electronic Pest Monitoring: Unleashing observational biologists
Kevin Thorn, Thorn Pest Control
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 7d, 8 & RT This session will cover some of the lessons learned while utilizing electronic pest monitors and how these devices can assist your company in becoming more progressive, environmentally sensitive, scientific, and professional. |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am |
Flies in Restaurants
Pat Hottel, McCloud Services
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 7d & RT Working with customers to assure compliance with fly programs in restaurants and other food processing facilities. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Assessing Vs. Inspecting for Rodents
Bobby Corrigan, RMC Consulting
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT Bobby will present a talk on the different aspects of rodent assessment and inspections including why it’s important for all PMPs. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Ticks: Biology, Public Health Importance and Control
William Nicholson, Center for Disease Prevention and Control
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a & RT William will discuss tick identification, tick biology, disease-causing pathogens spread by ticks, monitoring for ticks and aspects of tick management. |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Fumigation: Safety & Procedures
Ryan Yutzy and Jeff Waggoner, Fumigation Service and Supply
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7d & RT Best practices for safety and an overview of fumigation procedures. |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am |
Fumigation: Gas Detection Devices
Ben Harl, Degesch America
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7d & RT Best management practices for using today's gas detection devices in fumigation treatments. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Breaking into Food Processing
Dominique Sauvage, Terminix
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 7d & RT Case studies on how to secure food processing facilities, compliance, log books in relation to recent media. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Food Safety: Where should your inspection start and why?
Dominique Sauvage, Terminix
Indiana CCHs: 1 each in 7a, 7d & RT Dominique will break down the inspection of a food plant and look into each section to determine the reason for it and how to manage the area. |
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