2025 Southwest Florida Pest Management Conference – Lehigh Acres, FL

• 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.

Event Schedule

Annual UF Southwest FL Pest Management Conference

March 11, 2025

Location: Lee County Mosquito Control District

Registration

• Regular Attendees: Free
• Exhibitors (6 ft. table available): $150

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM – Registration 

GHP 

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM – Managing Urban Ant Problems. Roberto Pereira (UF) (GHP) 

8:50 AM – 9:40 AM – Pests and Excessive Moisture & Flooding. Rebecca Baldwin (UF)  

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM – Break 

 WDO 

      10:00 AM – 10:50 AM – Understanding Termite Behavior. Tae Lee (UF) (WDO) 

      10:50 AM – 11:40 AM – Termites, Wood, & Baiting Phil Koehler (UF) (WDO) 

      11:40 AM – 12:40 PM – Lunch – Free pizza with Exhibitors! 

L&O 

      12:40 PM – 1:30 PM – Controlling Fire Ants in the Landscape Phil Koehler (UF) (L&O)  

      1:30 PM – 2:20 PM – Insect and Disease Problems of Landscape Palms. Stephen Brown (UF)  

      2:20 PM – 2:40 PM – Break 

 CORE 

      2:40 PM – 3:30 PM – Surviving a FDACS Vehicle Inspection. Derek Yan (FDACS) 

      3:30 PM – 4:20 PM – Operational overview of pesticides used for public health in Lee County, Florida.  Ed Foley (LCMCD) 

Contacts:

Stephen Brown– (239) 533-7513 brownsh@ufl.edu

Rebecca Baldwin – Phone: (352) 273-3974 email: baldwinr@ufl.edu

Phil Koehler—Phone: 352-392-2484 email: pgk@ufl.edu

Roberto Pereira – Phone: (352) 392-2485 email: rpereira@ufl.edu