2025 QPS Fumigation Academy
📅 June 3-5, 2025
📍 The Grand – Long Beach, CA
EVENT AGENDA
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcome (recognize sponsors)
Lee Whitmore, Quality Pest Services, Inc. (Confirmed)
8:15 AM The History of Fumigation in California
Mr. John Sansone, Cardinal Professional Products
9:00 AM Insect Biology, Identification & Damage
Vernard Lewis, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Confirmed)
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Treatment Options & Efficacy
Dong-Hwan Choe, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
11:15 AM Regulatory Developments (EPA, CA-EPA, CAP)
Tim McPherson, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Douglas Products
12:00 AM Lunch
1:00 PM So You Want To Start A Fumigation Company??? A legal compliant entity (regulations, trainings, registrations) (AG, SPCB, DPR)
2:00 PM Keys To Operating A Successful Fumigation Business
Lee Whitmore, Quality Pest Services, Inc. (Confirmed)
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM CA Regulatory Update
(DPR or SPCB authority in attendance)
3:30 PM Overcoming Consumer Concerns
Matt Fabry, Cardinal Professional Products (Confirmed)
4:15 PM “Is it Live???” Handling Callbacks (Termitrac, Tracker, inspection technologies study)
Vernard Lewis, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Confirmed)
5:15 PM Hosted Reception
Crystelle Turlo, Chief Executive Officer, CAPMA (Confirmed)
Dave Watkins, Terminix International & President, CAPMA (Confirmed)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
7:00 AM Breakfast
7:45 AM How to Sell Fumigation / Promote Value
Garrett Thrasher, Thrasher Termite & Pest Control of SO CAL, Inc.
8:45 AM How to Prep Multi-Unit Complexes (the meeting)
Jason Payne, Payne Pest Management, Inc.
9:30 AM Break
9:45 AM History & Preview of Fumigation Site
Mike Watts, Griffin Pest Management, Inc. (Confirmed)
10:00 AM Depart for Fumigation Site
(Show Douglas prep video enroute)
10:30 AM Fumigation Site Visit
- Interior Prep (food bagging, CAP set up, windows)
- Exterior Prep (incl secondary locks, gas shut off, CAP)
- Fall protection and ladder safety
Safety One
Ballantyne Gear
- Fumigation Vehicle Inspections
Stephen Martinez, California Highway Patrol
Jackilyn Ponce, Quality Pest Services, Inc. (Confirmed)
12:30 PM Lunch
(Box lunches or catered lunch service on job site)
1:00 PM Fumigation Site Visit – Part 2
- SCBA usage & Emergency response (CAP failure, blow outs, differences with Fed label, leaking cylinder procedures)
- Measuring & Dosage calculation (connecting structures)
- Chloropicrin & fumigant application (mock, video real application)
- Clearance and Monitoring Devices (Fumiscopes/RDAs)
Cardinal Representatives
Spectros Representatives??? Others???
3:00 PM Return to The Grand
(Show Designing Spaces video on return ride)
5:30 PM Hosted Reception
(Recognize sponsors and allow them to share a few words)
Thursday, June 5, 2025
7:00 AM Breakfast
7:30 AM Review of Fumigation Site Visit (show video of application, display monitoring results, complete student questionnaires)
8:00 AM Expansion of iMinor into Pacific Rim
Partho Dang, Ph.D., University of Madras, India (Confirmed)
9:00 AM Commodity & Quarantine Fumigations
Spencer Walse, Ph.D., University of California, Davis; USDA, ARS
10:00 AM Specialty Fumigations
Lee Whitmore, Quality Pest Services, Inc. (Confirmed)
10:30 AM Sustainable Pest Management (SPM)
Sapna Thottathil, Deputy Director of SPM, DPR???
Nan Singhasemanon, Special Advisor at CA DPR???
11:15 AM Exam
11:45 AM Wrap-Up (QR Code to send in questions)