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State Technical Meeting & Pest Fest |
State Technical Meeting 2010
Business Management Sessions
September 29th, 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Pest Fest
September 29th, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Technical Sessions
September 30th, 8:00 a.m. - 5:10 p.m.
- Want to run a more efficient and profitable business?
- Want to be equipped to solve any pest problem?
- Want to network with other PMPs to find solutions to common issues we all face?
- Need to see the latest in technology, products and services available to you?
Then you have to plan on attending the VPMA State Technical Meeting, where you can immerse yourself, your sales staff and your technicians into two days of training presented by nationally renowned speakers and researchers.
The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Park South, Richmond, Virginia. If you need accomodations please call the hotel at 804/323-1144 by September 6th to secure the discounted rate of $89.
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VPMA Master Technician Program |
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Master Technician Program Overview
This program provides technicians with in-depth, hands-on training using state-of-the art microscopes. The series of five workshops investigate six major pest groups - Ants, Termites, Occasional Invaders, Cockroaches, Rodents and Flies.
At the completion of each workshop, participants will receive a certificate designating them as a VPMA Master Ant, Termite, Occasional Invader, Cockroach, Fly or Rodent Technician, respectively. Once a technician has mastered four of the pest groups, special recognition will be made at the final workshop designating them as a Master Technician.
Trainers are Dr. Dini Miller, Tim McCoy, and graduate students in the Virginia Tech Urban Pest Management program.
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Cockroaches
The first half of the workshop will walk participants through the identification of the major cockroach pest species. Each participant will use a reference collection of specimens and a taxonomic key to identify different cockroaches by their physical characteristics.
The second half of the workshop will include:
- A discussion of cockroach biology and behavior
- A hands-on cockroach monitoring exercise
- A laboratory session where students will evaluate:
o Cockroach preferences for different types of baits (granules, gels, containerized), the effects of bait contamination on cockroach feeding,
o Time to knockdown for different bait formulations (why should we care?).
- A discussion of the attributes of different cockroach products including:
o Sprays and aerosols
o Dusts
o Baits
o "Green" products.
Pest Ants
The first half of the workshop will walk participants through the identification of the major pest species ant species. Each participant will use a reference collection of specimens and a taxonomic key to identify different ant species by their physical characteristics.
*The second half of the workshop will focus on Red imported Fire Ants (RIFA):
- A discussion of RIFA biology and behavior
- A history of RIFA including the implementation of the Federal Fire Ant Quarantine
- The public's perspective of RIFA in the quarantine areas: What the pest management professional needs to know.
- A discussion of state certification needed to treat for RIFA and registered RIFA control products
- A field site laboratory session where students will:
o Monitor for fire ants
o Perform individual mound treatments
o Apply different formulations of broadcast RIFA products
*This portion of the program will be cancelled or rescheduled if weather does not allow us to complete the field laboratory session.
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WDI Inspector Certification Training |
The next VPMA Certified WDI Inspector Workshop will be held in Richmond at the Wyndham Richmond Airport (hotel) on March 30th & 31st, 2010.
This program prepares pest professionals to perform consistent, thorough inspections that their customers can truly rely on.
- Each VPMA Certified Inspector is classroom trained, then tested to ensure that they are equipped with the knowledge and ability to conduct accurate termite reports.
- Each Certified Inspector must be employed by a company holding a pesticide business license, which ensures that the inspector is backed by a company holding liability insurance.
- Each Certified Inspector must also have a minimum certification by the Virginia Department of Agriculture (VDACS) that certifies their knowledge in general pests.
This is a 1 1/2 day workshop. There is a self-study portion of this program so register early to provide time to receive study materials well in advance of the course.
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WDI Inspector Recertification Training |
If your VPMA Certified WDI Inspector status expires in June of 2010, a workshop will be held in Richmond at the Wyndham Richmond on March 31st, 2010. If you are unsure about the expiration date of your VPMA Certified WDI Inspector Status, please call us at 877/875-8722.
The Recertification Workshop has been revamped to include new topics - New Insepction Technologies, WDI Inspection Case Studies, Current Issues and How to talk to Realtors about the advantage of your certification.
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Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference 2010 |
What: Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference 2010
Where: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC
When: August 5-7, 2010
The 2010 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference is sponsored by DuPont Professional Products. Interested in exhibiting? Click for
the Exhibitor Prospectus. For hotel reservations, call 800-654-2924 and mention "NPMA."
Full brochure will be available shortly.
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Professional Pre-Treat Workshop |
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When a soil termiticide is applied at less-than-label rate, the
property owner is not getting the protection they are legally entitled
to. This can potentially lead to costly repairs of subterranean termite
damage.
Secondly, non-compliant pest management companies are putting compliant
pest management companies at a competitive disadvantage due to the low
pricing of off-label termiticide applications.
VPMA’s interest in pretreatments is driven by the need to continuously
upgrade and improve business practices to meet the needs of our
customers while promoting a fair and ethical business environment among
members of the Pest Management Industry.
Through a grant received from the Pesticide Control Board, VPMA aims to
train 800 pest management professionals at regional trainin sites by
Spring 2008. Efforts will also be made to educate builders, homebuyers,
and building code officials about the importance of a label-compliant
pretreat.
Professional Pre-Treat Workshops
The last of the VPMA Professional Pretreat workshop series were held in the Spring of 2008. VPMA is currently developing a training CD that PMPs will be able to use as an in-house-training tool. Please call VPMA for more information at 877/875-8722.
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