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Section Symposium

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Current Challenges, Recent Advances, and the Future of Urban Pest Management

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 1-2

In-Person

This section symposium aims to bring speakers from pest control industries, chemical manufacturers, academia, and federal agencies to discuss challenges seen in recent years in urban pest management, share exciting advancements in research and product development, and project how our urban pest management future.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Sudip Gaire (he/him/his) – Rentokil Initial

  • 8:05 AM – 8:21 AM ET
    Industry challenges in solving commercial pest problems

    Presenting Author: Patricia Hottel, BCE – Terminix

  • 8:21 AM – 8:37 AM ET
    Biting mites within homes and other structures: A challenging and poorly understood pest system

    Presenting Author: Andrew Mason Sutherland, BCE – University of California

  • 8:37 AM – 8:53 AM ET
    New literature review and survey-based research on delusory parasitosis

    Presenting Author: Ameya Gondhalekar – Purdue University

    Co-author: Grace M. Kolb – Purdue University

    Co-author: Timothy J. Gibb – Purdue University

  • 8:53 AM – 9:09 AM ET
    Biochemical and molecular analysis of resistance in Cimex hemipterus and Cimex lectularius collected in Colombia, China, Spain and the United States of America

    Presenting Author: Alvaro Romero – New Mexico State University

    Co-author: Julian Felipe Porras Villamil – Universidad de la Salle

  • 9:09 AM – 9:25 AM ET
    Ant, bed bug, and drywood termite - research updates

    Presenting Author: Dong-Hwan Choe – University of California

  • 9:25 AM – 9:35 AM ET
    Break
  • 9:35 AM – 9:51 AM ET
    Development of a lateral flow test for bed bug detection

    Presenting Author: Alex Ko – Envu

    Co-author: Dong-Hwan Choe – University of California

  • 9:51 AM – 10:07 AM ET
    Bringing new products to the pest control market

    Presenting Author: Kyle K. Jordan, BCE – BASF Corporation

  • 10:07 AM – 10:23 AM ET
    New strategies and innovations to counter age old challenges

    Presenting Author: Raj K. Saran – Syngenta

    Co-Author: Timothy Husen, BCE, PHE – Syngenta

    Co-author: Chris Keefer – Syngenta

    Co-author: Mark Coffelt – Syngenta

    Co-author: Bob Cartwright – Syngenta

    Co-author: Nicky Gallagher – Syngenta

  • 10:23 AM – 10:39 AM ET
    The future of urban pest management from the perspective of sub-organismal pest biology

    Presenting Author: Michael E. Scharf – University of Florida

  • 10:39 AM – 10:55 AM ET
    Panel discussion
  • 10:55 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Sudip Gaire (he/him/his) – Rentokil Initial