A record number of attendees traveled to Linthicum, Maryland to attend MSPCA's 2019 Interstate Pest Management Conference at the Maritime Conference Center. The 2019 Conference brought in 625 pest control professionals from 6 states and the District of Columbia and helped renew over 900 certifications!
Dates for the 2020 Conference will be released soon! In the meantime, feel free to look at this year's information.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 CONFORENCE EXHIBITORS
All Pest K9Company Services: K9 Bed Bug Inspections Contact’s Name: Chana Feder Contact’s Email: info@thebedbughunter.com |
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AprilaireCompany Services: Aprilaire Dehumidifier for Basement and Crawl Space Applications Contact’s Name: Marc W Cassel Contact’s Email: Brian.Canfield@aprilaire.com
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B&G Equipment CompanyCompany Services: Pest Control Products/Fly Control/Pest Monitoring Contact’s Name: Filipe Ferreira Contact’s Email: dwelch@bgequip.com
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BASF Professional & Specialty SolutionsCompany Services: BASF literature, giveaways, empty bottles/cans Contact’s Name: David Nardolilli Contact’s Email: david.nardolilli@basf.com
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Bayer Environmental ScienceCompany Services: literature / Sample roach bait / Contact’s Name: Lisa DiDomenico Contact’s Email: lisa.didomenico@bayer.com
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Bell Laboratories, Inc.Company Services: Rodenticides - various rodent control products Contact’s Name: Brian Hensel Contact’s Email: bhensel@belllabs.com
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Bird B Gone, IncCompany Services: Bird Control Deterrents Contact’s Name: Jeff Watts Contact’s Email: jeff@birdbgone.com
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BriostackContact’s Name: Alex Coombs Contact’s Email: alyssa.lathen@briostack.com |
ConidioTec, LLCCompany Services: Aprehend is a revolutionary fungal biopesticide for the elimination and prevention of bed bugs. Spores transfer easily among bugs, including those that don't leave the harborage. The fungal disease kills bed bugs in 4 to 7 days and prevents new infestatio Contact’s Name: Don McCandless Contact’s Email: dmccandless@conidiotec.com
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Consolidated National Insurers, Inc.Contact’s Name: John Diesel Contact’s Email: jdiesel@cniins.com |
Corteva AgriscienceCompany Services: The Sentricon System and The Hex Pro system, both termite colony elimination systems. Contact’s Name: Erin Goode Contact’s Email: eegoode@dow.com
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Ensystex, Inc.Company Services: Rodent Control, Fumigation, Termite Control, Lawn Care, and General Household & Commercial Pest Control Products & Equipment. Contact’s Name: Ed VanIstendal Contact’s Email: bugsvan@aol.com
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FMC Professional SolutionsCompany Services: FMC Product line of Insecticides. Contact’s Name: Richard D Spigler II, BCE Contact’s Email: richard.spigler@fmc.com
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Forshaw Inc.Company Services: Forshaw products and services Contact’s Name: Dave Araujo Contact’s Email: davea@forshaw.com
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J.F. Oakes Sales & Marketing, LLCCompany Services: Pro-Pest Professional Lures for Rodents & Nuisance Wildlife, XLure and Pro-Pest Pheromone traps for stored product insects, Pro-Pest UV Flashlights Contact’s Name: Jim Oakes Contact’s Email: jo@jfoakes.com
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Jeff McGovern Pest CoachContact’s Name: Jeff McGovern Contact’s Email: jeff@jeffmcgovern.com |
LiphatechCompany Services: Featuring our comprehensive line of rodenticides, bait stations and SoftSecure Technology. Contact’s Name: James T Belcher Contact’s Email: belchert@liphatech.com
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Nature-CideCompany Services: We will be displaying our Nature-Cide products, including the Pest Management, All Purpose Commercial Concentrate products. Contact’s Name: Greg Pettis Contact’s Email: corbin@pac-sh.com
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Paragon Professional ProductsCompany Services: Various pest management products Contact’s Name: Paul Carbino Contact’s Email: pcarbino@paragonpcp.com |
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PDM/PMGCompany Services: Representing Rockwell Labs, VM Products, Airofog USA, Birchmeier, Flock Free, BurrowRX, EPIC, Pro-Pell, DeTour and Pelgar USA Contact’s Name: Patrick J Ryan Contact’s Email: naturalpestcontrol@cox.net
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PestWestCompany Services: Insect Light Traps, Electronic Fly Killers, Insect Monitoring Systems, Bed Bug Monitoring and Biological Based Cleaning Products and Odor control Products. Contact’s Name: Gary Williamson Contact’s Email: gary.williamson@pestwest.com
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Select Insurance Agency, IncCompany Services: Insurance Services Contact’s Name: Glenn Dauberman Contact’s Email: glenn@selectagency.com |
Summit Chemical CompanyContact’s Name: Zachary Cohen Contact’s Email: zcohen@summitchemical.com
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Target Specialty ProductsContact’s Name: Karen Frome Contact’s Email: karen.frome@target-specialty.com
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TechnicideCompany Services: Exacticide Duster, Tech-Reach Bait Pro, Techni-Baiter Rodent Station and Accessories. Contact’s Name: Jim Harper Contact’s Email: jim@technicide.com
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UNIQUE Pest ManagementContact’s Name: Angie Mullaney Contact’s Email: angie@uniquepestmgmt.com |
UnivarCompany Services: Products exclusive to Univar as well as some literature about pest web. Contact’s Name: Brock H Verworn Contact’s Email: Brock.verworn@univarusa.com
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Western FumigationContact’s Name: Jeff Palko Contact’s Email: jpalko@westernpest.com |
Yard Gard ProductsCompany Services: Yard Gard Products - All-Natural Wild Life Deterrents Contact’s Name: Charlie J Hicks Contact’s Email: charlie@bgaindustries.net
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Zoecon/Central Life SciencesCompany Services: Pesticide Control Products Contact’s Name: Eric Picard Contact’s Email: epicard@central.com
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2019 AGENDA
The same sessions run each day. Select Conference I on the registration form to attend January 30 and/or select Conference II on the registration form to attend January 31.
| 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration and Coffee |
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Welcome to the 2019 Interstate Pest Management Conference and Introduction of Exhibitors Julio Gonzolez Maryland Pest Control Association |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
How the "Missed"-application of IPM in the Urban Environment Has Impacted German Cockroach Infestations-A Case for Assessment -Based Pest Management (APM) Presented by Dini M. Miller, Ph.D, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech. |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Refreshments |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sensing-Rodent Technologies A look into the future of Rodent Control Presented by Brian Hensel, Bell Labs |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Regulatory Updates Presenters: Russell Noratel Maryland Department of Agriculture Alvin Harris District of Columbia Ryan Rutherford Virginia Department of Agriculture |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | MITAGS Luncheon Buffet |
| 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions Concurrent Session I Concurrent Session II |
| 2:45 PM - 3:10 PM | Coffee Break |
| 3:10 PM - 5:00 PM 3:10 PM – 4:00 PM 4:05 PM – 4:55 PM |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions (continued) Concurrent Session III Concurrent Session IV |
| 4:55 PM | Sign Out |
Category 3A & 3C (Turf & Ornamental) Agenda
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Select Conference III on the registration form to attend these sessions. You also have the option of attending the concurrent sessions.
| 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Pesticide Basics Heather King- Target Specialty Products |
| 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM |
Regulatory Updates Russ Noratel- Maryland Department of Agriculture |
| 9:20 AM - 9:50 AM | Refreshments on the Main Concourse |
| 9:50 AM - 11:00 AM |
Spring Weed Presentation Chuck Schuster -- University of Maryland Extension |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Basic Weed Biology Heather King-Target Specialty Products |
| 4:55 PM | Sign out process |
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKER BIOS
Download the sessions outlines and descriptions plus short bios of the speakers for the 2019 IPMC.
HOTEL & VENUE INFORMATION
Maritime Conference Center (MCC)
692 Maritime Boulevard Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952
Reservation Line: 866-900-3517
Website: https://www.mccbwi.org/
