Join us at the 2026 Southeast Pest Management Conference in Gainesville, Florida, for two fantastic days of learning, networking, and sharing the latest pest management strategies and research.
The University of Florida’s Department of Urban Entomology, with Gulf South VECTOR, hosts the event filled with the latest trends, techniques, and research in urban pest management. Network with industry experts, attend informative sessions, meet Urban Entomology Students, and discover new products and services to help you tackle any pest-related challenges.
Enhance your knowledge, earn your CEUs (GHP, WDO, L&O, FUME, and CORE), and connect with fellow pest managers. Don’t forget about the legendary Sapp-Walkup Tailgate party the first night of the meeting.
**Please follow all UF parking guidelines while on campus.
REGISTRATION FEES
- One-Day Attendance: $97.88
- Two-Day Attendance: $188.58
AGENDA
Monday 5/4 – Physics Building Lobby
- 4:00-6:00 PM Exhibitor Registration and Set-up
Tuesday 5/5 – Physics Building Lobby
- 7:30-8:30 AM Registration
Tuesday 5/5 – Physics Building Room 1001
- 8:30-8:45 – Opening remarks and Entomology Department Updates – Dr. Andrew Short
- 8:45-9:45 – Preparing for GHP Treatments– Cory Goeltzenleuhter, BCE, PHE, CP-FS GHP
- 9:45-10:15 – BREAK
- 10:15-11:15 – Newest Methods of GHP Control– Dr. Ameya Gondhalekar GHP
- 11:15-12:15– Understanding the WDO Inspection Form- Drs. Phil Koehler & Rebeca Baldwin, BCE WDO
- 12:15-1:30 LUNCH
- 1:30-1:45 FPMF Scholarship Announcements and Sapp-Walkup TailGator Details
- 1:45-2:45 – Interesting Termite Behaviors– Dr. Tae Young Lee WDO
- 2:45-3:15 – BREAK
- 3:15-4:15 – Heather Patterson, CSI – CORE – The Pitfalls of Pest Control
- 4:15-5:15 – Labels and How to Use Them– Tommy Powell, MGK CORE
- 5:30-8:00 Sapp-Walkup TailGATOR Dinner sponsored by Corteva and Douglas Products
Wednesday 5/6 – Physics Building Room 1001
- 8:30-9:20 – L&O – Dr. Phil Harmon – Integrated management of turfgrass diseases
- 9:20-9:40 – BREAK – Network with our vendors!
- 9:40-10:30 – L&O – Dr. Chris Marble – Managing weeds in landscape beds: New tools & tactics
- 10:30-10:50 – L&O – Drs. Harmon, Marble, & Dale – Pest and disease Q&A session
- 10:50-11:05 – BREAK – Network with our vendors!
- 11:05-11:55 – L&O – Dr. Adam Dale – Insect IPM in ornamental landscapes
- or – FUM (Room 1002) – Erich Hobelman and Steve Niedziedzki, Douglas Products and Sean Brantley, Emory Brantley & Sons Termite and Pest Control, Inc
- 11:55-1:00 Lunch
- 1:00 -1:50 – CORE – Erin Harlow – Understanding Florida’s hydrology and pesticide movement
- or – FUM (Room 1002) – Erich Hobelman and Steve Niedziedzki, Douglas Products
- 1:50-2:10 – BREAK
- 2:10-3:00 – CORE – Brett Bultemeier – Pesticide safety dos and don’ts
- 3:00-3:15 – Closing Remarks, Day 2 Evaluations
- 4:30-6:00 – OPTIONAL – Entomology Lab tours at Steinmetz Hall, 1881 Natural Area Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611
