N.C. Pest Control Association Holds 58th Annual Technician’s School

RALEIGH, N.C. - The 58th annual North Carolina Pest Control Association Technician’s School was held Jan. 22-24 in Raleigh, N.C.  The school, one of the largest in the country, had more than 700 registered attendees, exhibitors, and speakers. 

Dr. Jerome Goddard gave the keynote address, with other notable speakers to include Dr. Phil Koehler, Rick Cooper with Cooper Pest Solutions, Bob Rosenberg with NPMA, Dr. Eric Smith, Dr. Eric Benson, Dr. Coby Schal, and many excellent speakers from NC State University. 

The school also provides certification training and testing, as well as a 4-hour termite identification workshop. The workshop is held at the new Pest Management Training facility at North Carolina State University. Each attendee is able to use a microscope to get hands-on experience with termites and get a better understanding of their identification, biology, and management. 

The General Membership also voted at the meeting to change the name of the association to the N.C. Pest Management Association.  This name change will be part of a Public Relations campaign the association is starting in 2008, with an official kick-off and unveiling of the new logo at the Carolinas Mid-Atlantic Conference in July in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.