Pennsylvania Vector Control Association

PENNSYLVANIA VECTOR CONTROL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE RAMADA INN, STATE COLLEGE NOVEMBER 14-16, 2012

TENTATIVE AGENDA (as of 10-10-12)

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Registration

12:20 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Opening Remarks Judy Cherepko – PVCA President

Session 1 Moderator – TBA

12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Taking It To The Private Sector Jacqui Hakim

12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. White Nose Syndrome Greg Turner, PA Game Commission

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Organic Mosquito Control Jeff Hottenstein, Clarke

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Stink Bug Steve Jacobs, Entomologist, PSU

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Pests of the Forest) Dave Schmit, Forester, DCNR Department of Forestry

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. IPM at PSU Lysa Holland, Environmental Compliance Engineer, Environmental Health & Safety, PSU

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Seasonal Asian Tiger Mosquito Populations At Three Sites in York County, PA Andy Kyle, PA Department of Environmental Protection

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Vendor Presentations

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Vendor Social Session 2 Moderator – TBA

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Feral Pigs in PA Dr. Walt Cottrell, Pennsylvania Game Commission

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Epizootic Hemmorhagic Fever (EHD) Dr. Walt Cottrell, Pennsylvania Game Commission

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Rat Control Mitigation Changes Jim Prendergast, Bell Laboratories, Inc.

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Pesticides & Pollinators Karen Bernhard

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. The Core Workout Part I Louise Bugbee, Lehigh County Cooperative Extension

12:00 noon – 1:20 p.m. Lunch Banquet

Session 3 Moderator – TBA

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Core Workout Part II Louise Bugbee, Lehigh County Cooperative Extension

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Insect Classification, Evolution, Diversity and Control Jeffrey O’Neill, Central Life Sciences

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. PA West Nile Report & PA DEP Lyme Update Matt Helwig, PA DEP

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Storm Water Management & Mosquito Concerns Tom Smith, York County Cooperative Extension

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Dallas Texas WNV Response Caleb Stitely, Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater, VA Session 4 Moderator – TBA

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Tiger Mosquito Distribution & Control in Virginia Jay Kiser & Charles Abadam

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Delusional Parasitosis Bill Todaro, Allegheny County Health Department

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Live Fast, Die Young Dr. Jane Huffman, Wildlife DNA Lab, East Stroudsburg University

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break/Hotel checkout

10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Regional Black Fly Report on the Susquehanna River Basin Doug Orr, PA DEP

10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. 2012 PA Black Fly Suppression Programs Statewide Review Dave Rebuck, PA DEP

11:10 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Toxicity of Commonly Used Adult Mosquito Control Products Kerry Hoffman-Richards, Ph.D., PSU Pest Management Information Center, Director

11:35 a.m. – 12:00 Business Meeting/Auction

Pesticide Certification Credits

Wednesday, November 14: TBA

Thursday morning, November 15: TBA

Thursday afternoon, November 15: TBA

Friday, November 16: TBA