‘Ultimate Pest Fighters’The University of Florida’s

17th Annual Southeast Pest Management Conference

May 6 – 9, 2012

SUNDAY, May 6 Physics Bldg. Lobby

4 pm – 6 pm Registration and Exhibitor Set-up

MONDAY, May 7: General Household Pests Physics Bldg. Rm. 1001

7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration and Exhibitor Set-up8:30 am – 9:30 am NEW CONTRIBUTIONS IN GHP FROM PAST UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENTS

8:30 am – 9:00 am The Fighters: Students Past and Present — Phil Koehler, UF/IFAS9:00 am – 9:15 am Building the Cage: Fly Trapping Research — John Cooksey, McCall Services9:15 am – 9:30 am From Fighting Cockroaches to Killing Mosquitoes

Barbie Bayer, Manatee County Mosquito Control District9:30 am – 9:50 am Break9:50 am – 10:50 am ULTIMATE BLOODSUCKER FIGHTING: PH and GHP CEUs

9:50 am – 10:20 am Stop the Buzzer: Mosquito Control for PCOs Ephraim Ragasa, UF/IFAS10:20 am – 10:50 am Seeing Red: Insect Color Choices and Other Preferences Corraine McNeill, UF/IFAS

10:50 am – 11:10 am Break11:10 am – 12 noon ULTIMATE BED BUG FIGHTING: PH and GHP CEUs

11:10 am – 11:35 am Weapons for Detecting and Monitoring Bed Bug Infestations – Roberto Pereira, UF/IFAS11:35 am – 12 noon Recruiting New Fighters: Jacksonville Bed Bug Task Force and Bed Bug Curriculum

for Elementary School Kids — Erin Harlow, UF/IFAS Duval County Extension12 noon – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)1:30 pm – 2:20 pm ULTIMATE CARIBBEAN CRAZY ANT FIGHTING

1:30 pm – 1:55 pm The Caribbean Crazy Ants — Stephanie Hill, UF/IFAS1:55 pm – 2:20 pm Caribbean Crazy Ant Fighting — Jodi Scott, UF/IFAS

2:20 pm – 3:10 pm ULTIMATE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES2:20 pm – 2:45 pm Knock ‘Em Dead: Volatile Insecticides for Insect Control — Larry Wise, UF/IFAS2:45 pm – 3:10 pm Get a Grip: Insects and Surfaces — Ben Hottel, UF/IFAS

3:10 pm – 3:40 pm Break3:40 pm – 5:20 pm Safe Fighting: Personal Protective Equipment, Container Disposal, Vehicle Inspection,

and Application — Rebecca Baldwin, Phil Koehler, and Wayne Walker, UF/IFAS & UF5:30 pm Barbeque

TUESDAY, May 8: Termites (WDO) Physics Bldg. Rm. 1001

8 am – 8:30 am Registration and Exhibitor Set-up8:30 am – 9:30 am Hot Termite Fighting Weapons Roberto Pereira, UF/IFAS9:30 am – 9:50 am Break9:50 am – 10:40 am Punish Them: Termiticides and Termite Behavior Bennett Jordan, UF/IFAS 10:40 am – 11:00 am Break11:00 am – 12 noon Ultimate Referees: Regulation of

Termite Control Operations in Florida Paul Mitola, FDACS12 noon – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)1:30 pm – 2:20 pm ULTIMATE TERMITE FIGHTING

1:30 pm – 1:55 pm Dust Them Off: Field Application of a New Dust Termiticide

Bennett Jordan, UF/IFAS1:55 pm – 2:20 pm Keeping Pests Out of the Ring: Understanding the Role of Concrete and Construction Practices on

Preventing Termite Infestation Larry Wise, UF/IFAS2:20 pm – 2:50 pm Break2:50 pm – 4:30 pm Safe Fighting: Emergencies, Labels, Pesticide Formulations, and Integrated Pest Management Claude Thomas, B&G Equipment, and Wayne Walker, UF

TUESDAY, May 8: Fumigation Concurrent Session

9:50 am – 11:45 am Don’t Run Out of Gas: New Developments in Vikane Use and Fumigation Ellen Thoms, Dow AgroSciences

TUESDAY, May 8 Physics Bldg. Rm. 1101

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Registration4:15 pm – 5:15 pm NESDCA Business Meeting WEDNESDAY, May 9 Physics Bldg. Rm. 1101

9 am – 12 noon Canine Detection Team Workshop Wayne Walker, UF/Housing

Canine Pest Detection SYMPOSIUMIn conjunction with Southeast Pest Management Conference.All dog handler teams must preregister.

WEDNESDAY, May 9: Landscape (Turf & Ornamentals) Physics Bldg. Rm. 1001

8 am – 8:30 am Registration and Exhibitor Set-up

8:30 am – 9:20 am Update on Ornamental and Turf Plant Disease Carrie Harmon, UF/IFAS

9:20 am – 9:35 am Break

9:35 am – 10:25 am Update on Florida Turfgrasses — Zoysia, St. Augustine Classic, and More Laurie Trenholm, UF/IFAS

10:25 am – 10:40 am Break

10:40 am – 11:30 am Managing Landscapes for Fire Ant Control Roberto Pereira, UF/IFAS

11:30 am – 1:15 pm Lunch (on your own)

1:15 pm – 2:05 pm CSI: Troubleshooting Landscape Plants and Turf Problems Ed Skvarch, St. Lucie County Extension

2:05 pm – 2:55 pm New Disease Problems in Live Oak Trees Jason Smith, UF/IFAS

2:55 pm – 3:10 pm Break

3:10 pm – 4 pm New Plant Selections for Florida-Friendly Landscapes Lloyd Singleton, Sumter County Extension

4 pm – 4:50 pm Safe Fighting: Personal Care and Spills Claude Thomas, B&G Equipment, and Wayne Walker, UF

Four GHP, four WDO, four L&O, two Fumigation and six total CORE recertification credits (CEUs) have been requested in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Proceeds support urban pest management research at the University of Florida.

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