17th Annual UCR Urban Pest Management Conference
17th Annual UCR Urban Pest Management Conference
Thursday, March 27, 2008
| 7:15 AM |
Registration and Coffee |
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| 8:00 | Welcome: Dr. Ring Cardé, UCR Presentation: Carl Strom representative presenting the Western Exterminator Company Scholarship in Urban Entomology |
| 8:05 | Introductory Remarks: Dr. John Klotz |
| 8:15 | Dr. Michael Rust and Dr. John Kabashima, UC Riverside & UCCE South Coast Research Center: "Monitoring Pesticides in the Urban Environment" |
| 9:15 | Dr. Robert Krieger, UC Riverside: "Safety Evaluation: Biomonitor and Let Your Body Do the Arithmetic" |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Paul Lindsay, Pest Control Operators of California: "Safety in the Workplace" |
| 11:30 | Rules and Regs CEU Exam & Recognition of Sponsors |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
Termite Session
| 12:45 | Dr. Weste Osbrink, USDA-ARS New Orleans: “Dealing with Termites in the Big Easy” |
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| 1:25 | Dr. Brian Cabrera, Santa Barbara County, Agricultural Commissioner’s Office: “Drywood Termites Take Interstate 10 From Florida to California” |
| 1:55 | Lee Whitmore, Beneficial Exterminating: “Increasing Business With Specialty Fumigations” |
| 2:30 | Dr. James Austin, Texas A&M University: “What is in the Genes for Us?” |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:15 | Dr. Michael Rust, UC Riverside: "Alternative Chemical Treatments for Drywood Termites" |
| 3:30 | Dr. Michael Rust, UC Riverside: "The Role of Soil Insecticides in Controlling Subterranean Termites" |
| 4:00 | Termite Exam for CEU’s |
| 4:30 | Adjourn |
General Pest Session
| 12:45 | Herb Field, Entomology Services, Inc., San Diego: “If You Want Results --- Hire a PMP” |
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| 1:15 | Donald Reierson, UC Riverside: “Using Baits to Control Cockroaches: Is Bait Aversion a Big Deal?” |
| 1:45 | Dr. David Kellum, San Diego County Entomologist: “Exotic/Invasive Insects in California” |
| 2:15 | Dr. Kirk Visscher, UC Riverside: “Colony Collapse and Other Ways to Control Bees” |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | Dr. Marco Metzger, Department of Health Services: “Protecting Yourself From Vector-Borne Diseases While on the Job” |
| 3:30 | Dr. Alec Gerry, UC Riverside: “Fly Management for the PMP” |
| 4:00 | Test for CEU credits |