Gary Bennett
Dr. Bennett is professor of entomology and coordinator of the Center of Urban and Industrial Pest Management at Purdue University. Bennett has spent more than 33 years in the structural pest control industry. His family owned a pest control company, and he received both masters and doctoral degrees in urban entomology. More than 100,000 copies of his classic book, Scientific Guide to Pest Control Operations, are in use today.
James Campbell
Dr. Campbell is a research entomologist with the USDA-ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University and a doctorate in entomology from the University of California-Davis. His research program focuses on the behavior and ecology of stored-product insect pests and using this information to improve pest management programs.
Robert Corrigan
Dr. Corrigan is the president of RMC Pest Management Consulting. Corrigan received his bachelors, masters and doctorate from Purdue University, where he worked for 15 years conducting research and teaching urban pest management, emphasizing rodent control. His industry experience includes three years as a PCO and one year as a technical specialist for Terminix International. His acclaimed book, Rodent Pest Management: A Practical Guide for Pest Management Professionals, was published in 2001.
Laurel Hansen
Dr. Hansen is professor of biology at Spokane Falls Community College. She received her doctorate from Washington State University. Her research on carpenter ants is known nationally and internationally. She received the Orkin Award for Research Excellence in 1993 and 1999. Dr. Hansen and Dr. John Klotz coauthored a book on carpenter ants of the United States and Canada in 2005.
Roger Gold
Dr. Gold, former Entomology Department chair at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is currently the Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology at Texas A&M University. He has won numerous awards and has written more than 200 research and Extension publications. His research emphasis is on the integrated management of insects associated with humans and their companion animals, with specific work on ants, cockroaches and termites. His work stresses mechanical/physical, biological and chemical control of insect pest populations.
Wayne Kramer
Dr. Kramer is an associate professor of entomology at Louisiana State University. He teaches medical entomology and directs graduate students with emphasis on medical entomology research. Formerly, Dr. Kramer was a medical entomologist at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services where he monitored arthropod-borne diseases and supported local vector control activities. He received his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Kramer published several articles on mosquito biology and control, and West Nile Virus affecting human health.
Bill Pursley
Pursley is well known for his expertise in food safety solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in the industry, he is a much sought after educator who emphasizes practical solutions to pest and pesticide problems in the food processing area. Pursley is the vice president of Food Safety Education for the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, Kan. He received his master’s degree in grain science from Kansas State University. Pursley has carried out many assignments on hygiene and pest problems for many companies and has conducted numerous training seminars worldwide.
Conference registration costs $130 before Jan. 31, and $150 after; vendors registration costs $400. The fees cover the cots of lunches and coffee/soft drink breaks during the conference. No refunds will be issued after Feb. 4.
For more information, or to register, contact Dr. Shripat T. Kamble, UPM Conference coordinator, at 402/472-6857.
Registration form is also online at: http://entomology.unl.edu/upm.shtml.
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