67th Annual DPCA Short Course - 2026
Wednesday, March 4 & Thursday, March 5, 2026
University of Delaware
The Tower Audion & Atrium
100 Discovery Blvd
Newark, DE 19716
Audion Parking Map
Hotel Accommodations
The Embassy Suites Hilton, Newark Wilmington South
654 S College Ave
Newark, DE 19713
Click Here for Room Block Reservation
TENTATIVE AGENDA *Subject to Change
Wednesday, March 4, 2025
7:00a – 8:00a
Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:00a – 9:00a
Opening Remarks
9:00a – 10:00a
Session 1 -
Jim Fredericks, PhD, BCE, Executive Director NPMA/PPMA
10:00a – 10:30a
Break & Exhibit Hall
10:30a – 11:30a
Session 2 - Safety & Best Practices in Pest Control
Dave Fischer, Rentokil-Terminix
11:30a – 12:30p
Session 3 - Pest Identification for the Non-Entomologist
Rick Cooper, PhD, Cooper Consulting
12:30p – 1:30p
Lunch / Exhibit Hall
1:30p – 2:30p
Session 4 - Get Smart: Understanding Mouse Behavior
Matt Frye, PhD, Rodent & Structural Pest Mgmt Specialist, Cornell IPM
2:30p – 3:30p
Session 5 - Ticks, Biology, Habits and Control
Ashley Kennedy, PhD, BCE, Tick Biologist, DE Fish & Wildlife, Mosquito Control Section
3:30p – 4:00p
Break & Exhibit Hall
4:00p – 5:00p
Session 6 - Evolution of IPM Cockroach Control at NYCHA PMD
Natalie Wong, MS Entomologist, NYCHA Pest Mgmt Department
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5:00p – 7:00p
Banquet & Vendor Exhibit
Food & Beverages Provided
Door Prizes to be awarded, must be present to Win. Open to all registrants of the Short Course.
Thursday, March 5, 2025
7:00a – 8:00a
Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:00a - 9:00a
Opening Remarks, DDA Update with Amanda Strouse DDA, Benefits of Membership with Jim Frederick, NPMA
9:00a - 10:00a
Session 7 - Termites
Dr. Jason Meyers, BASF
10:00a – 10:30a
Break & Exhibit Hall
10:30a – 11:30a
Session 8 - Powder Post Beetles & Their Control
Robert Verico, ACE, Western Fumigation
11:30a – 12:30p
Session 9 - Interpreting the Science of Entomology to Level Up Your Termite Game
Jim Fredericks, PhD, BCE, Executive Director NPMA/PPMA
12:30p – 1:30p
Lunch & Exhibit Hall
1:30p –2:30p
Session 10 - Termites
Faith Oi, PhD, Urban Entomology, University of Florida
2:30p – 3:30p
Session 11 - Carpenter Ants
Matt Frye, PhD, Rodent & Structural Pest Mgmt Specialist, Cornell IPM
3:30p – 4:00p
Break & Exhibit Hall
Presented by UDairy Creamery
https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/about/udairy-creamery/
4:00p – 5:00p
Session 12 - Termidor HE Label Review & How it affects Section 22 of DDA Pesticide Rules and Regulations
Richard Spigler, BCE, BASF & Chris Wade, DDA
Credits have been applied for with DE, MD, PA & NJ. Final determination is up to the Department of Agriculture for each state.
