Pest Management Professional Training Workshop
Live Webinar Option Only for January 2025 Workshop
The Pest Management Professional Training Workshop provides training and recertification for owners, managers, pest control registered technicians, and certified applicators working in the Mississippi Professional Pest Management Industry. This 7-hour workshop (two separate webinars) covers both structural and household insect pests and is approved for recertification in the following Mississippi categories:
-WDI (Wood destroying insect control)
License, Permit, Registered Technician
-GRC (General pest and rodent control)
License, Permit, Registered Technician
-Category VII(A) (Industrial, Institutional, and Structural Pest Control)
This training is co-sponsored by the Mississippi State University Extension Service’s Urban Pest Management Program and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce/Bureau of Plant Industry, in cooperation with the Mississippi Pest Control Association.
The next MSU Extension Pest Management Professional Training Workshop will be held virtually on January 24, 2025. The virtual workshop will run from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., with a break from 11 a.m. - noon. Note: ALL PARTICPANTS SEEKING RECERTIFICATION CREDIT MUST REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY FOR BOTH WEBINARS SEPERATELY AND MUST PARTICIPATE IN BOTH. THE WORKSHOP WILL CONSIST OF TWO DIFFERENT LIVE WEBINARS – ONE MORING AND ONE AFTERNOON.
This workshop will have both a morning and afternoon live webinar component. The morning component will be presented by both the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce – Bureau of Plant Industry and will cover German roaches and rodents as well as Mississippi rules and regulations. The afternoon component will be live streamed free of charge via the University of Georgia and will consist of multiple experts on the Formosan subterranean termite from the North American Termite Survey (NATS) Working Group.
Benefits of participation in the Pest Management Professional Training Workshop:
- Recertification for GRC and Wdi Licenses, Permits, and Registered Technicians, as well as Category VII-A
- Training for new registered technicians
- Training enhancement for experienced registered technicians, managers, and owners
- Training for persons preparing to take licensing or permit exams
Topics Covered
MSU Extension Webinar (8 a.m. – 11 a.m.)
- Biology and management of German cockroaches, Dr. Santos Portugal, MSU-ES
- MS pest management regulations update, Mr. Russell Kohler, MDAC-BPI
- Rodents and rodent management, Dr. Santos Portugal, MSU-ES
NATS Webinar (12 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
- NATS working group introduction and goals, Dr. Aaron Ashbrook, LSU
- Tales of termite trails: how did the Formosan subterranean termite get here, Dr. Claudia Husseneder, LSU
- 2-minute recordings of NATS working group members providing updates to FST distribution maps in their states, Multiple Experts
- Formosan subterranean termite alate identification and differentiating them from co-swarming alates, Dr. Thomas Chouvenc, UF
PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP
January 24, 2025,
MSU Extension Webinar Registration closes January 23, 2025
- 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (break from 11:00 AM - noon)
- Registration Fee: $40, payable online by credit card
- You will receive a Zoom webinar link by email a day or two before the meeting. Be sure to provide the e-mail address where you want to receive the training when you register.
- Remember to register for BOTH this webinar and the NATS webinar individually to qualify for Mississippi credit
- Be sure to provide license number/technician card number if taking for recertification
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Register for the MSU Extension Pest Management Professional Webinar Here
You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration.
A second e-mail with information and a link for those joining the webinar will be sent one to two days before the webinar (after registration closes).
If you have problems registering or accessing the webinar on the day of training, please call 662-325-3226
Cancellation Policy:
- Cancel seven or more days before the webinar to receive full refund.
- No refunds within 7 days of the webinar (there is a $40 fee for refunds within 7 days of event)
North American Termite Survey (NATS) Webinar
- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- No Registration Fee
- Each person, whether watching in a group or not, must register (link below) with their own email address – the same process as when attending our monthly GTBOP webinars, if you’ve ever attended one of those.
- After registration you will be sent a Zoom link. This is yours and only yours. Click on the link to access the webinar on January 24.
- Never share your link with anyone, as it will jeopardize your and their credit.
- A sign in sheet (attached) must be signed by each person requesting credit and returned to us a [email protected]. Please DO NOT sign the sign in sheet days prior to the webinar.
- When you mail the scanned copy of the sign in sheet to us at [email protected], indicate whether you watched alone or in a group and if you can please list the names of those in your group.
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Register for the NATS “Distribution, Status, and Management of Native and Invasive Termites in the USA” Webinar Here
MSU Webinar
Questions, contact Dr. Santos Portugal:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 662-325-0972
Registration/Payment/Technical Problems, contact MSU-ES Center for Technology Outreach:
Phone: 662-325-3226
NATS Webinar
Questions, contact Dr. Dan Suiter:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Resources and Literature
Extension Publication 2443: Control Household Insect Pests
Tawny Crazy Ant Control Recommendations
Extension Publication 2546: Bed Bugs, and what to do about them
Extension Publication 2429: Control Fire Ants in Your Yard
Extension Publication 3346: Control Cockroaches in and around your home
Bug’s Eye View Newsletter (200+ archived articles, many on household and structural pests)
MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry Web Site
Manual for Respiratory Protection for Occupational Users of Pesticides.ppt
Common Pest Control Products and PPE Material Options for Protective Gloves.docx
Regulations for Comm. Pests, 11-9-2020.pdf
For disability accommodation, please contact Dr. Santos Portugal at [email protected] .
Publications
News
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House and building owners must be on high alert each spring as structures face dangerous attacks by swarms of both native and introduced termite species.
Native, subterranean termite species have started swarming in late February in South Mississippi to early March in more northern areas. The non-native, invasive and very damaging Formosan subterranean termite begins swarming in some parts of Mississippi in May.
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