Cornell Cooperative Extension - Pesticide Safety Education Program
2024 Ronald D. Gardner Food Processing Pest Management Workshop with Post-Workshop Fumigation and Structural Pest Management Sessions
February 6th and 7th, 2024. RIT Inn & Conference Center, Henrietta, NY
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Agenda

Food Processing February 6th
Structural February 7th
Fumigation February 7th
Food Processing Sessions February 6, 2024
Time Topic/Speaker
7:15 Course registration, pastries, coffee
7:50 Welcome and Introductions, Dan Wixted, CCE-PSEP
8:00 Rodent Behavior, Controls, and Labels, Barry Pitkoff, Liphatech
9:00 Food Pest Management Products Update, Multiple Exhibitors
9:30 Observations from a Food Facility Inspector, John Arnold, NYSDAM
10:30 Break and Visit Exhibits
11:00 Exclusion and Sanitation in Food Facilities, Dan Baldwin, Hawx Pest Control
12:00 Lunch and Visit Exhibits
1:00 Managing Rodents in Organic Facilities, Benjamin Hottel, Rollins
2:00 Break and Visit Exhibits
2:15 Pesticide Regulation Update, Justin Schoff, NYSDEC
3:00 Break and Visit Exhibits
3:15 Stored Product Pest Management Strategies, Pat Kelley, Insects Limited
4:15 Adjourn

Structural Session February 7, 2024
Time Topic/Speaker
7:15 Course registration, pastries, coffee
7:50 Welcome and Introductions, Dan Wixted, CCE-PSEP
8:00 What Makes School Pest Management Unique? Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, NYSIPM
9:00 Managing Structure-Invading Ants, Jason Meyers, BASF
10:00 Break and Visit Exhibits
10:30 Spatial Distribution & Movement of Mice, Shannon Sked, Western Fumigation
11:30 Adjourn

Fumigation Session February 7, 2024
Time Topic/Speaker
7:15 Course registration, pastries, coffee
7:50 Welcome and Introductions, Mike Helms, CCE-PSEP
8:00 Commodity Fumigation, Robert Verrico, Western Fumigation
9:00 Structural Fumigation, Robert Verrico, Western Fumigation
10:00 Break and Visit Exhibits
10:30 Regulatory Update: Sulfuryl Fluoride, Scott Robbins, Douglas Products
11:30 Adjourn