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FPMA MEMBERS ONLY        JUST $99!
 

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO IDENTIFY INSECT PESTS WITH CONFIDENCE?

Visit the world’s #1 Urban Entomology Lab right here at the University of Florida (UF) and step up your game!

Join us as we tour the world’s foremost urban entomology facility and gain first-hand training on identifying Florida’s most prevalent pests.  Professors and students will be on hand to answer questions and provide insight into the latest pest management techniques; what’s working and what’s not.

The Run-up - Sunday, August 12th, 2018

Where: North side of Museum Road, across from Lake Alice on the UF Campus, Gainesville, FL, 32611
When:  Sunday, August 12th, 2018 – Welcome to the world’s largest occupied bat houses, housing 400,000 bats per house!  See them leave en mass 15 minutes before sunset as they take to the sky in a dramatic display.

The Main Event - Monday, August 13^th, 2018

Where: Urban Entomology Department, Stienmetz Hall, 1881 Natural Area Drive, UF Campus,    
             Gainesville, FL, 32611
When:   Monday, August 7^th, 2018 – Interactive Lab Tour
9:00 am – 9:15 am                          Registration
9:15 am – 10:40 am                        Welcome to UF Entomology and Nematology
                                                        Ant Colony, Fly & Mosquito, Bedbug Feeding and Cockroach Room 
                                                        Tours
10:40 am – 12:00 pm                       Entomology Department tour, Landscape and Veterinary Entomology 
                                                        Lab tours AND a tour of the NEW Honeybee Facility!
12:00 am – 1:00 pm                         Lunch with the Students
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm                           Student Research Presentations
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm                           Insect identification and how to submit specimens for identification to
                                                         the Insect ID lab.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (optional)            USDA large insect cages, controls for mosquitos

ALL THIS FOR ONLY $99!   FPMA MEMBERS ONLY!  REGISTER NOW!                                       CLICK FOR PAPER REGISTRATION.

Hotel option: Spring Hill Suites by Marriott Gainesville, 4155 Southwest 40^th Blvd, Gainesville FL 32608
You can call the hotel at (352) 376-8873, ext 505 and ask for sales (Marcia or Lynn) and let them know you want the IFAS rate ($102 + tax and applicable service fees), or you can call the hotel and use the rate code IFAI-King or IFAK-two doubles. T