2025 PA Pest Management Association
Annual State Conference
Sunday, November 09 - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Wind Creek Bethlehem
77 Wind Creek Boulevard
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Bring Your License! Barcode scanning for credits will be available.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Sunday, November 9th, 2025
6:00 - 9:00pm
Sunday Night Football Networking Reception
Located at Twisted Tees at Wind Creek Bethlehem
Monday, November 10th, 2025
7:00 – 7:45am
Registration / Exhibits / Continental Breakfast
7:45 – 8:00am
Instructions & Introductions
Chris Snyder, President, Pennsylvania Pest Management Association
8:00 – 9:00am
General Session 1
Situational Awareness
George Kadash - Kadash Investigations
PA: 2-C0re/ MD: 2-Core/ DE: 03, 5C, 7A, 7B/ NJ: 2-Core
9:00 – 10:00am
General Session 2
Introduction To The Use of IGI CO2 For Burrowing Rodents
John Murphy - Liphatech
PA: 2-11, 15, 18, 23/ MD: 2-7C, 7D/ NJ: 2-7A, 7D, 8A, 8C
10:00 – 10:30am
Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 – 11:30am
Technical Track Session A:
Mosquitoes
Shawn Mullen - Envu
PA: 2-16, 18, 23/ MD: 2-8/ DE: 5C/ NJ: 2-8A, 8B, 8C
Business Track Session A:
AI Made Simple: What Pest Control Businesses Can Use Today
Ka Tsu - Avoca AI
11:30 – 12:30pm
Lunch / Exhibit Hall
12:30 – 1:30pm
Technical Track Session B:
Flies
Jamel Sandidge - Nisus
PA: 2-11, 18, 23/MD: 2-7A/DE: 7A/ NJ: 2-7A, 7D, 8A, 8C
Business Track Session B:
Pest Control AI Success Stories: Panel on Efficiency, Sales, and Automation
Jeff King-Pest Rangers, James Haidacher-Anchor Pest, & Ka Tsu- Avoca AI
1:30 – 2:30pm
Technical Track Session C
Cockroach Management
Tim Husen - Syngenta
PA: 2-11, 18, 23/MD: 2-7A/DE: 7A/NJ: 2-7A, 7D, 8A, 8C
Business Track Session C
From Lead to Loyalty: Pest Control Sales Strategies That Outperform
Ben Snyder- Viking, Carmen Reino - Anchor Pest, BJ Riley - BJ Riley Pest, & Andy Shrawder-Hershey Pest
2:30 – 3:00pm
Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00 – 4:00pm
General Session 3
Bed Bugs
Sarah Latyn - Target Specialties Products
PA: 2-11, 18, 23/MD: 2-7A/DE: 7A/NJ: 2-7A, 8A
Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
7:00 – 7:45am
Breakfast/Exhibit Hall
7:45 - 8:00am
Opening Remarks
Marty Overline - PestVets Chair, Pennsylvania Pest Management Association
8:00am - 8:15am
NPMA Overview & Membership Benefits
Allie Allen - National Pest Management Association
8:15 – 9:15am
General Session 4
The Precision Pest Handbook
Sylvia Kenmuir - BASF
PA: 2-11, 18, 23/ MD: 2-Core/DE: 03, 5C, 7A, 7B/NJ: 2-7A, 8A, Core
9:15 – 10:15am
Technical Track D
Rodent Trapping
Ed Dolshun - Atlantic Paste & Glue
PA: 2-11, 15, 18, 23/ MD: 2-7D, Core
Business Track D
Mergers/Acquistions
Bill Hoffman (Hoffman's Exterminating) & Bob Williamson (Cetane Associates)
10:15 – 10:45am
Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 – 11:45am
Technical Track E
Mind Over Mandibles: Harnessing Termite Behavior For Control
Sylvia Kenmuir - BASF
PA: 2-12, 18/MD: 2-7B/DE: 7B/NJ:2-7B
Business Track E
Training for Tomorrow: Developing and Keeping Your A-Team in Pest Management
Bill Cowley- Cowley's, Bill Hoffman- Hoffman's, Ben Snyder- Viking
11:45 – 1:00pm
Lunch / Exhibit Hall
1:00 –2:00pm
Technical Track F
Stinging Insects
Tommy Powell - MGK Insect Control Solutions
PA: 2-11, 18, 23/MD: 2-7A/DE: 03, 7A/NJ: 2-1B, 7A, 7D, 8A, 8C
Business Track F
Building Your Bench: The Blueprint for Developing Next-Generation Pest Control Leaders
Cody Barbour-Baton Leads, Bill Hoffman- Hoffman's, Mark Davidson- Davidson Business
2:00 – 2:15pm
Break in Exhibit Hall
2:15 – 3:15pm
General Session 5
Safety Training for New Employees
Allie Allen - National Pest Management Association
PA: 2-Core/MD: 2-Core/DE: 03, 5C, 7A, 7B/NJ: 2-Core
Credits are tentative and final determination is up to the Department of Agriculture for each state.
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Donations for Turning Point of Lehigh Valley
*Make a donation at the PA Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) Booth at the PPMA Annual Conference to be entered to win Philadelphia Flyers tickets!*
The PWIPM will be collecting donations to provide to Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, a local nonprofit whose mission is to eliminate domestic and intimate partner abuse through empowerment, education, and engagement. Please see the full list of donation needs below. Thank you for helping us help others!
