To serve as the voice of the pest control industry, protecting the livelihood of pest management professionals while fostering education, promoting professionalism, raising ethical standards, enhancing environmental stewardship, improving public health and quality of life.
More than 175 people, including 24 industry exhibitors attended Pest Control 2010 in February at the Kalahari Water Park and Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Attendees benefited from some of the finest industry speakers in the land on topics that included history of the bed bug epidemic, bed bug control tips and techniques, a special panel that probed “what separates leaders from the rest of the pack”, an overview of new and existing technologies, using business ethics to grow your business, and insects of the year in Wisconsin.
WPCA would like to recognize and thank this year’s corporate sponsors.
Platinum Lunch Sponsor
Bell Laboratories
Gold Sponsors
Univar USA
West Bend Insurance
Silver Sponsors
Atlantic Paste & Glue
Bayer Environmental Science
Southern Mill Creek products
Special thanks to Rick Leece and Pest Management Supply for the third year supplying registration support and name tags for all conference attendees.
We hope you enjoy a few images of exhibitors and attendees at our recent conference.
Mark your calendar for WPCA’s conference next year: February 8-9, 2011 at the Kalahari.
The Pest Dispatch is your source for WPCA news. The Pest Dispatch is published quarterly and distributed to pest control professionals in Wisconsin and surrounding states. The Pest Dispatch includes regular updates from Phil Pellitteri of the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, regulatory advisories from WDATCP and other articles to help PCOs grow and improve their businesses.
In the spring of 2009 WPCA began a monthly email news service to members only. If you’re a member company, you’ve received timely information on how to grow your business and improve customer service. In this archive you can access prior issues of the email newsletter. To avoid having to rely on old news, and to receive fresh, late-breaking email news blasts every month, join WPCA today.
WPCA is your organization and we invite you to help us make it, and your business better. The Board of Directors is always open to new ideas and opinions. The Board usually meets once per month, October through May, on the third Thursday of the month. Locations may vary, but many Board meetings are held at the Lake Mills Golf Club.