UC-Riverside Converts Pest Conference to Online Format

The entire conference is now split into three-day online webinar sections, beginning on May 18.


RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The 29th annual UC-Riverside Urban Pest Management Conference, originally scheduled for March 25, has been reformatted to an online format as a result of the UCR campus closure associated with COVID-19 pandemic

The entire conference is now split into three-day online webinar sections. Attendance for the Day 1 will be required for all conference participants. Participation for Day 2 or Day 3 will be dependent upon the route the attendees will choose.

Day 1Day 2Day 3
(May 18, Monday)(May 19, Tuesday) (May 20, Wednesday)
8AM-noon8AM-noon8AM-noon
Plenary SessionGeneral PestWood Destroying Organism (WDO)

Topics to be covered: Managing bed bugs and German cockroaches in apartment buildings, commensal rodents and the impacts of rodenticides, insecticide resistance, pesticide safety and avoiding common violations, termite inspection problems, managing stored product pests, mosquitoes in urban areas, subterranean termite chemical communication and bait system usage, insecticidal dusts, and spray & bait Argentine ant control protocols.

CLICK HERE for more information and a registration link.