AGENDA
PEST CONTROL OPERATORS’ TRAINING
MARCH 7, 2012
PEABODY HOTEL, LITTLE ROCK
805 – 810 Welcome John Hopkins
University of Arkansas
810 – 850 "Entomology 101 for Pest Management Professionals” Mike Merchant
Texas A&M University
850 – 935 “Current Bed bug management techniques -- have you Kathy Heinsohn
considered K-9 scent detection?” American Pest Co.
935 – 1000 " Fumigation with Vikane® gas fumigant for Control of Joe DeMark
Bed Bugs" Dow AgroSciences
1000 – 1015 Break
1015 – 1100 "Exotic, Invasive Ants: They’re Here, Knocking at the Karen Vail
Door or a Delivery Away!" University of Tennessee
1100 – 1145 "Termite Baiting Update" Joe DeMark
Dow AgroSciences
1145 – 1245 LUNCH (PROVIDED)
1245 – 115 "Becoming an ACE (Associate Certified Entomologist)" Mike Merchant
Texas A&M University
115 – 215 “Biology and Management of Cockroaches” Art Appel
Auburn University
215 – 245 "Update on Laws and Regulations" Scott Bray
Arkansas Plant Board
245 – 300 Break
300 – 345 "Pesticide Safety" Ples Spradley
University of Arkansas
345 – 430 “Ask the Entomologist” Panel All Speakers