7:00 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. – Small Flies: The Usual Suspects in Residential and Commercial Accounts
Five flies will be covered in this presentation; phorid fly, small fruit fly, moth fly, fungus gnats and the minute black scavenger fly. These are the most common small flies encountered by PMP’s in both residential and commercial accounts. Identification, bionomics, inspection techniques, non-chemical and chemical control techniques will be covered along with actual case histories.
Speaker: Jeff Tucker, BCE, Entomology Associates, Inc. – Sponsored by BASF

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Bed Bug Control in Residential and Multifamily Housing
The cryptic nature of bed bug behavior is one of the most troublesome aspects of bed bug detection and control. In the 20 years since bed bugs re-emerged as an important structural pest, they continue to plague residents of multifamily housing as well other residential settings. In this session, learn about recent bed bug related research into their biology and control and how you can use this knowledge for effective bed bug management in residential settings.
Speaker: Dr. Brittany Campbell, NPMA

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Break

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Controlling Nuisance Ants with Pesticides
This introduction to ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is heavily geared toward familiarizing PMPs with all available tools used to control various pest ants. Students will briefly learn about key life history characteristics of common ants and how these can be used to effectively identify ants in the field. Students will then be introduced to the common ants found in urban environments, learn about their unique behaviors, and how these behaviors can be exploited to achieve control in an environmentally sound manner.
Speaker: Tommy Powell, Technical Field Specialist, MGK

11:30 – 12:30 p.m. –German Roach Control as a Public Health Pest
About 3,500 species of cockroaches exist worldwide, with 55 species found in the United States. Cockroaches have been reported to spread at least 33 kinds of bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms, and at least seven other kinds of human pathogens. The organisms causing these diseases are carried on the legs and bodies of cockroaches and are deposited on food and utensils as the cockroaches forage. Cockroach excrement and cast skins also contain allergens to which many people exhibit allergic responses. The German cockroach is found throughout the world in association with humans. The availability of water, food, and harborage support or hinder the establishment of German cockroach populations. APM strategies are the key to any German roach control program in a residential environment. This presentation will focus on using behavior biology, proper use of inspection tools, and treatment techniques to develop a successful German roach protocol.
Speaker: Tommy Powell, Technical Field Specialist, MGK 

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. – Luncheon 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Mosquito Management
This lively and entertaining presentation will elevate your knowledge and skills when it comes to controlling mosquitoes.  We will cover aspects of mosquito biology and ecology that impact our ability to control them.  We will spend considerable time talking about inspections – the key to controlling any pest problem.  Other topics we will touch on include adulticiding, larviciding, non-target organisms, 25b products, and setting customer expectations.  Tips and tricks from over 40 years of mosquito work will be shared throughout the presentation.
Speaker: Stanton E. Cope, PhD, VP, Technical Products and Services, Catchmaster

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Rodent Biology and Behavior for PCO’s
This presentation focuses on the idea of getting a PCO to “think like a rat” in a broader sense. We are concerned about rodents because they contaminate and consume feed and stored crops, cause structural damage, create fire hazards and spread disease to humans and animals. The presentation offers insights into rat biology and how it affects how they operate in our world so that we can help solve rodent related issues for our customers.
Speaker: Andrej Branc, PelGar International

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Termite Biology and Control
This session will cover Missouri Termite Species ID, Behavior and Biology, Treatment record keeping, label compliance and GHS Training along with Communicating with Consumers and WDIR Inspections.
Speaker: Allen Fugler, Director of Risk Management, Xterminator Pro, Aegis
General Insurance Agency Inc. – Sponsored by Graves Insurance

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Safety and Labels
Safety is a lesson to prevent problems, how to solve them and where you will get the answers if necessary. Knowing the correct use of your labels is a way of operating safely and efficiently.
Speaker: Harry Connoyer, Harry’s Consulting and Pest Supplies, LLC

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. – Missouri Department of Agriculture
Speaker: Stephanie Meyer, Certification Program Coordinator, Bureau of Pesticide Control, Missouri Department of Agriculture

5:00 p.m. – Adjourn

A Groundwater Protection handout will be available as well as a handout on
Endangered Species Protection Program for Pesticides in each attendee’s packet.