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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

Virtual Workshop

The objective of the workshop and the post-workshop session is to provide information to enable structural and food industry pest control applicators and their clientele to improve their pest management skills. This is especially important in food facilities, which are delicate and special environments that require knowledgeable people who are dedicated to keeping the facilities pest free.

Due to the continued pandemic, we will hold a virtual workshop in 2021. For information on computer requirements, verification of attendance, obtaining recertification certificates, and other details regarding the virtual workshop process, please click on the Virtual Logistics tab at the top of this page. Register for the workshop only if your computer or other device meets the requirements listed.

Recertification credits have been assigned by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Food Processing Session Tuesday, February 2nd:
NY Credits
CORE	0.75
7A	4.50
7F	5.50
8	4.50

Structural Session Wednesday, February 3rd
NY Credits
7A	3.00
7F	2.00
8	3.00

Dan Wixted, Extension Support Specialist
Cornell University
Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP)
(607) 255-7525

Direct your questions to:

Mrs. Amber VanNostrand
Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP)
Ph: (607) 255-1866

YOU MUST DISPLAY YOUR CURRENT PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ID CARD VIA YOUR DEVICE’S CAMERA PRIOR TO EACH SESSION YOU ATTEND.

What is this workshop about?

Don Downing originated the program in 1986. Cornell’s Pesticide Management Education Program took it over in 1996, with Ron Gardner running the workshop until his retirement in 2017. The workshop addresses a variety of pest problems and management strategies, proper pesticide use, and regulatory perspectives. It focuses on the food industry, with post-workshop sessions that broaden the scope to include general structural pest control and/or space and commodity fumigation.