BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The annual Jornadas Tecnicas conference, organized by Chemotecnica Argentina, gave more than 800 attendees insight about the professionalization of the pest control sector.
The conference, held May 3-4, has been taking place for 14 years. Most participants came from Argentina, but others traveled from Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
The purpose of the conference is to assist in the training and acquisition of technical, marketing and commercial knowledge for pest control professionals, while also maintaining ethical and environmental standards.
A workshop on IPM in the food industry also took place on the first day of the conference as part of a series of complimentary events held on the side.
On the second day, there was an international meeting on dengue, Zika, Yellow Fever, and challenges in the control of Aedes aegypti. This meeting was organized by the Mundo Sano Foundation, and more than 130 people attended, including officials from areas affected by mosquito-borne illnesses and researchers in the private pest control sector.
Last, following up on the symposium held in 2016, a meeting of Latin American associations was organized, in which experiences of pest control professionals in the United States were discussed. (Click here to watch a video recap that the organizers created).
The conference, held May 3-4, has been taking place for 14 years. Most participants came from Argentina, but others traveled from Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
The purpose of the conference is to assist in the training and acquisition of technical, marketing and commercial knowledge for pest control professionals, while also maintaining ethical and environmental standards.
A workshop on IPM in the food industry also took place on the first day of the conference as part of a series of complimentary events held on the side.
On the second day, there was an international meeting on dengue, Zika, Yellow Fever, and challenges in the control of Aedes aegypti. This meeting was organized by the Mundo Sano Foundation, and more than 130 people attended, including officials from areas affected by mosquito-borne illnesses and researchers in the private pest control sector.
Last, following up on the symposium held in 2016, a meeting of Latin American associations was organized, in which experiences of pest control professionals in the United States were discussed. (Click here to watch a video recap that the organizers created).
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