2026 Southwest Florida Pest and Wildlife Management Conference

This conference provides continuing education units (CEU's) training for pest control operators (PCO's) as well as other professionals and volunteers involved in the management of pests in urban environments, both in structures and landscapes. The SWFLPMC provides education on General Household Pests (GHP), Wood Destroying Organisms (WDO), Lawn & Ornamental (L&O) pests, and general information (CORE) that professionals and volunteers need in order to provide quality service in pest management.

NEW for 2026! We will offer a second day of training for those who manage rodents, wildlife and nest material. You won't want to miss how to protect you and your crew from pathogens associated with wildlife in Florida. This day offers wildlife credits.

Event Schedule

Annual UF Southwest FL Pest Management Conference

March 10-11 ,2026

Location: Lee County Mosquito Control District

Registration

• Regular Attendees: Free
• Exhibitors (6 ft. table available): $180

March 10

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM – Registration

GHP

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM – (GHP) Tackling Pest Cockroach Problems - Dr. Ameya Gondhalekar (UF)

8:55 AM - 9:50 AM – (GHP) What is this dangerous insect? Dr. Phil Koehler and Dr. Rebecca Baldwin (UF)

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM - Break

WDO

10:10 AM - 11:05 AM -(UF) (WDO) Subterranean and Drywood Termite Behaviors - Dr. Tae Lee (UF)

11:05 AM – 12:00 AM – (WDO)Formosan and Asian Termites in Florida - Dr. Johnalyn Gordon (UF)

12:00AM - 1:00 PM - Lunch - Free pizza lunch with Exhibitors!

CORE

1:00 PM – 1:55 PM – (CORE) Pollinator Protection - Dr. Rebecca Baldwin (UF)

1:55 PM – 2:50 PM –( CORE) Dangers of Invasive Pests - Dr. Dan Suiter (UGA)

2:50-3:00 Break

L&O

3:00 PM – 3:55 PM – (L&O) Identification of Lawn and Ornamental Pests - Lisa Ames (UGA)

1:30 PM – 2:20 PM – (UF) Management of L&O Pests

3:55 PM – 4:50 PM – Break

MARCH 11 - Don't miss this day!

Wildlife and Rodent Management Conference

7:30-8:00 Registration

8:00- 8:55 - Rat Lungworm & Rodent Prevention--Claudia Riegel (New Orleans)

8:55 AM - 9:50– Kissing Bugs & Chagas Disease in the US—Dr. Norm Beatty (UF)

9:50-10:10 Break

10:10 -11:05AM – PPE for Wildlife & Debris Removal - Dr. Phil Koehler (UF)

11:05 AM - 12:00- – Wildlife Management-- Chris Iglesias (Rockwell Labs)

Lunch - Pizza with Exhibitors!

1:00-2:00 Rabies, Epidemic Typhus, and Urban Wildlife

2:00-3:00 - Urban Vertebrate Management

Contacts:

Rebecca Baldwin - Phone: (352) 273-3974 email: [email protected]

Phil Koehler—Phone: 352-392-2484 email: [email protected]

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Host or Publisher University of Florida - Urban Entomology Laboratory