Tar Heel Pest Management News

October 2024

Celebrate the 75th Pest Control Technician's School with NCPMA

Join us to celebrate 75 years of the PCT School! You don't want to miss this special year honoring nearly eight decades of this unique industry we have in North Carolina.

Join us Jan. 27-30, 2025 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Conference Center in Durham for amazing sessions, nationally known speakers and some special surprises.

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION

Book your hotel early!

Rooms sell out fast for PCT! Reserve your room now for the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Conference Center in Durham.

You may book your accommodations through Marriott.

SECURE YOUR ROOM

Join us at a NCPMA Fall Workshop Near You

NCPMA is announcing the dates and locations for the 2024 Fall Workshops. This year, our fall meetings will be in-person, and we'll have options around the state so you can find a location that is closest to you.

Fall meetings are being planned as we speak, so we will continue to update locations and details as they become available. Registration will open soon.

Check back often for updates!

Hope Mills

Oct. 30, 2024, 6 p.m.

Sammio's (3057 N. Main St.; Hope Mills)

This session approved for 1P credit for NC.

High Point

Nov. 6, 2024, 8 a.m.

Cagney's Restaurant (4005 Precision Way, High Point)

Rocky Mount

Nov. 18, 2024, 7:30 a.m.

IHOP (790 N Wesleyan Blvd.; Rocky Mount)

Raleigh

Nov. 18, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

ENVU Raleigh (5000 Centregreen Way, Suite 400, Cary)

This session approved for 1P credit for NC and SC in Biology and Control of Bed Bugs.

**Members attend free by using the code: Fallcomp. Please contact info@ncpestmanagement.org with any registration questions.

2024 Bug Cup Raises Funds for NCPMA Charities

NCPMA says a big thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Bug Cup Charity Golf Tournament on Oct. 1 at Eagle Chase Golf Club in Marshville, N.C. This was the third annual tournament which raises funds for NCPMA charities including the NCPMA Extension Program Endowment in Honor of Dr. Mike Waldvogel at North Carolina State University (NCSU).

In addition, the association hosted a donation drive for supplies for those affected by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Participants donated items which were loaded onto a trailer for delivery to areas directly impacted by the storm.

“Our hearts are with everyone affected by Hurricane Helene, and we are grateful for the generosity of everyone who acted quickly to participate in our donation drive,” said tournament director Kyle Franklin, Manufacturer Representative for BASF Professional & Specialty Solutions based out of Research Triangle Park.

Syngenta served as the title sponsor for the tournament for the third consecutive year.

More than 100 golfers registered for the tournament, which raised approximately $19,000 to benefit the NCPMA Extension Program Endowment in Honor of Dr. Mike Waldvogel at North Carolina State University (NCSU) and $1,000 for the NC PestVets Chapter to benefit veterans in pest management.

“NCPMA initially set a goal to raise $400,000 for the NCPMA Extension Program Endowment in Honor of Dr. Mike Waldvogel at North Carolina State University by 2024, and we are one step closer to making that a reality thanks to the generous support of the teams and sponsors who participated this year,” Franklin said.

The Endowment supports the ongoing work of NCSU, focusing on supporting positions that directly contribute to the education of the pest management industry. Dr. Waldvogel is a retired Extension Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at NCSU’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.

Dr. Carolyn Young, Department Head of the NCSU Entomology and Plant Pathology Department, attended and introduced Dr. Christopher Hayes who was recently appointed as the Extension Associate with the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.

Mark Your Calendars: Important November Meetings

Join us in Raleigh Nov. 18-19 for some important meetings for the pest management industry.

NCPMA Board Meeting: On Nov. 18, the NCPMA Board of Directors will meet at NCPMA Headquarters in Raleigh from 2 - 5 p.m.

NCPMA Headquarters

3739 National Drive

Suite 202

Raleigh, NC 27612

NC Structural Pest Control Committee: On Nov. 19, the North Carolina Structural Pest Control Committee will meet at 9 a.m.

NC Department of Agriculture - Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center

4400 Reedy Creek Road

Raleigh, NC 27607

Premier Technician Returns in November

**The November courses are full, but stay tuned for information about our Spring 2025 courses.**

We’re excited to announce the next Premier Technician Program classes will be held November 13 -14.

The NCPMA Premier Technician Program is designed for pest management professionals who are committed to the field and who strive to be experts in the industry. The Premier Technician program offers a continuous series of courses that will elevate your understanding of pest infestations from discovery to treatment. The Premier Technician designation will be awarded to industry professionals who complete eight or more Premier Technician courses.

Location:

NCSU Training Facility

4000 Chi Road

Raleigh, NC 27603

Dates:

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

November 13 – Cockroaches
November 14 - Wood Destroying Beetles

Using NCPMA's New Website:

Updating Your Membership Information

NCPMA's new website has some great resources for our members and is a great way to register for our events.

Update your member listing:

You must be active in our membership database in order to register for events as a member and pay the member rate.

All logins and passwords were emailed to our members when the site launched. If you did NOT receive this or have misplaced it, contact our office at info@ncpestmanagement.org, and we'll help you reset your information.

Update Your Employees:

Please contact us at info@ncpestmanagement.org if you need to update the employees listed with your company. Our office can assist with this.

NPMA Logins:

We are proud to be joint members with the National Pest Management Association. Please remember that your login for the NPMA website event registration is different from your NCPMA website login.You will need a different login and password for NCPMA's website.

Check out the site today at www.ncpestmanagement.org.

Renew Your NCPMA Membership Today

It's time to renew your NCPMA membership! We love our members and want to make sure you remain part of the NCPMA family.

Renewal requests were sent via email, so make sure you check your inboxes and spam folders to ensure you don't miss it.

If you have questions or need help, email info@ncpestmanagement.org.

Ride Along with NCSU's Chris Hayes

Dr. Christopher Hayes was recently appointed as the Extension Associate with the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University.

He is offering the opportunity for a ride along with members of the pest management industry to better understand what our industry does on a daily basis and how NCSU and NCPMA can better work together. He hopes to spend a day with RTs, CAs, or meeting with companies to see their business model, treatment strategies, problem accounts, answer questions or even help trench for termites.

Chris has mulitple dates available from now until May 2025. You can sign up for a date here www.go.ncsu.edu/ridealong.