Structural Pest Management Association of British Columbia

Upcoming Training Session – Common Ants and Their Control (Duncan)

Hello members!

Our next Duncan training session will be held on April 26^th 2023 at 4PM at the following location:

Best Western

6457 Norcross Road, Duncan

Topic: Common Ants and Their Control

Presenter: James Sutherland, Operations Manager- Rentokil Terminix

Credits: 1 Credit – Pest Management (NOT YET CONFIRMED)

Registration Information for above sessions

Cost: $10 for members (receiving re-certification credits) and $150 for non-members

Pre-registration is required. Please email info@spmabc.com with registration details including: company name, individuals attending (first and last names), and if they are registered for re-certification credits.

PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SESSION TO ALLOW TIME TO REGISTER.

Payment will be required at the door. Accepted payment methods are cash, cheque, Visa/Mastercard.

Upcoming Training Session – Stinging Insects (Coquitlam)

Hello members!

The next training session will be held on Wednesday April 19th at 7PM at the following location:

The Executive Plaza Hotel
405 North Road
Coquitlam

Topic: Stinging Insects (1.5 hours)

Speaker: Cameron Lait, PhD – Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Credits: NOT CONFIRMED – 1 Credit – To be determined

Cost: $10 for members (receiving re-certification credits) and $150 for non-members

Pre-registration is required. Please email info@spmabc.com with registration details including: company name, individuals attending (first and last names), and if they are registered for re-certification credits.

Payment will be required at the door.

Please remember to display your business card on the dash of your vehicle.

Membership Updates – Recertification Credits and Upcoming Training Options

For those who did not receive this update at the CPMA conference, we are thrilled to announce that our web-based recertification database is now back online.

All you should need to do is put in your last name and certificate number, and it’ll pull up your credit report. Https://online.pestworldcanada.net.

There are a few members who have reported thus far that they have been unable to pull up their report. If this is the case, please email us at the info@spmabc.com address. It will not mean that you don’t have any credits towards certification—it would only mean that there was an input error (as all the records were input manually), or that we have an old certificate number on file. This can be corrected as soon as it’s been reported to us.

Secondly (this was shared at the AGM last week but for those who were not in attendance) we have been having some issues with this inbox (due to it’s prolonged use there are several spam issues) where emails from our membership are not landing (particularly with attachments), but I’ve been advised that a new inbox will be set up soon and when that happens, we will be sure to update our membership with the correct contact information.

Finally, I’ve received confirmation that the upcoming web-based training sessions through PCT (COCKROACH CONTROL: NEXT-LEVEL LEARNINGS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE), has been approved for the following provincial credits:

12:15-1:15 Cockroach control in multi-family housing	1 credit Pest Management
1:25-2:25 Solving challenging cockroach control infestations in food facilities	1 credit Pest Management
2:35-3:35 Lessons learned: Cockroach control case histories	1 credit Pest Management
3:45-4:45 Cockroach control: Getting down and dirty	1 credit Pest Management

Registration for the PCT session can be completed here.

SPMABC AGM Friday, February 3rd 2023

This year’s SPMABC AGM will be held on Friday February 3rd 2023 at 4:30pm after the final presentation on managers day at Pest Management Canada 2023 being held at the JW Marriott – Parq Vancouver (39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC).

We have attached the SPMABC voting proxy forms once again for your review and submission. If you’re not able to attend, please send the proxy form to this inbox or directly to your chosen proxy at your earliest convenience.

We look forward to seeing you all at PMC 2023.
https://www.pestworldcanada.net/meetings-events/2023-pest-management-canada/

Upcoming SPMABC Training Sessions: September 14 and 20th (Coquitlam), September 21st (Duncan)

Hello members!

We wanted to advise our members of the following upcoming training sessions:

Our next Coquitlam training session will be held on September 14th, 2022 at 7PM at the following location:

Executive Plaza Hotel Coquitlam
405 North Rd Coquitlam, BC

Topic:

Urban Rodent Management- rat-associated risks and rat management

(Dr. Kaylee Byers -Deputy Director for the British Columbia node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Research Associate at Simon Fraser University)

Credits: 1 credit in Pest Management

September 21st, 2022 —

Our next Duncan training session will be held on September 21st, 2022 at 4PM at the following location:

Best Western

6457 Norcross Road, Duncan

Topic: Bird Be Gone Information Sessions (Presenter: TBA)

Credits: TBA

Registration Information for above sessions

Cost: $10 for members (receiving re-certification credits) and $150 for non-members

PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SESSION TO ALLOW TIME TO REGISTER.

Payment will be required at the door. Accepted payment methods are cash, cheque, Visa/Mastercard.

Additionally, we will be offering an additional session on : September 20th, 2022, from 8 am to 5 pm.

1-Day BBG Training Session

This will be a full-day training session, presented by Mike Dougherty from BBG (California).

Executive Plaza 405 North Road, Coquitlam

LIMITED REGISTERATION 1 person per company!

$100.00 includes lunch

The following credits have been approved for recertification credits for this session:

0.5 credit – Pest Management

1 credit – Human Health

2.5 credits – Application Technology

The cost for this session is $100, and this must be pre-paid online (a payment link will be sent to all registered participants early next week).

If you would like to register a technician from your company, please do so as soon as possible.

You must register and pay with credit card within 24 hours or your spot will be forfeited

A link will be emailed for payment once all registrants have been confirmed.

SPMABC Training Session – May 18th COQUITLAM

Hello members!

We are delighted to announce at this time that we are finally able to resume training sessions!

Our next Coquitlam training session will be held on Wednesday May 18^th at 7PM at the following location:

Executive Plaza Hotel Coquitlam
405 North Rd Coquitlam, BC

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Topic:

Tip & Tricks for the use of Apprehend

Credits: *pending confirmation* 1 Credit – Application technology

Cost: $10 for members (receiving re-certification credits) and $150 for non-members

PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SESSION TO ALLOW TIME TO REGISTER.

Payment will be required at the door. Accepted payment methods are cash, cheque, Visa/Mastercard.

SPMABC Training Session – May 25th VANCOUVER ISLAND

Hello members!

We are delighted to announce at this time that we are finally able to resume training sessions!

Our next Vancouver Island training session will be held on Wednesday May 25^th at 4PM at the following location:

Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn
6474 Trans Canada Highway

Duncan, BC V9L6C6

Topics:

Tip & Tricks for the use of Apprehend
PPE – difference pieces needed for pest control

Credits: *pending confirmation* 1 Credit – Application technology (Apprehend), 1 Credit – Safety (PPE)

Cost: $10 for members (receiving re-certification credits) and $150 for non-members

PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SESSION TO ALLOW TIME TO REGISTER.

Payment will be required at the door. Accepted payment methods are cash, cheque, Visa/Mastercard.

SPMABC – Ukraine

SPMABC Members,

As you are no doubt aware the situation in Ukraine has escalated and the humanitarian crisis has become dire. Over the last couple of weeks, Europe has seen the largest mass migration of people since the end of the Second World War. As the political leaders of the world impose sanctions on the Russian regime, ordinary Ukrainians have had to flee their homes, towns and cities, losing everything including their loved ones and even their lives.

The SPMABC has engaged with the CPMA regarding some form of support for the Ukrainian people. The SPMABC also wants to encourage our membership that if they wish to show support that the best way to do so is by supporting this registered charity set up by the Canadian Red Cross, a tax receipt will be issued and, the Canadian Government has promised to match all eligible donations. Please follow the link below.

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-canadian-red-cross-society/campaign/ukraine-humanitarian-crisis-appeal/

Thank you for your time and attention, our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine,

Christopher Day

Branch Manager Vancouver Island
ORKIN Canada

#144 1047 Langford Parkway

Victoria, B.C. V9B 0A5
Tel: 250.382.1222

Tel: 250.382.1222

President

Structural Pest Management

Association of B.C.

Annual General Meeting April 12th- Call for Board Nominations (deadline Thursday March 17th at 12PM)

Given the everchanging climate of Public Health Regulations, the board has once again elected to have this year’s annual meeting be via Zoom again this year. This year’s AGM will be Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 at 4 pm.

We will once again need to conduct the board election via email ballot rather than at the meeting.

We are asking at this time that anyone who would like to be on the ballot for this year’s board to please submit names to this email address no later than Thursday March 17^th at 12PM. If your emails arrive later than this time, you will not be able to submit your name for the ballot this year.

Once we have received all names for nomination, each member company will be sent a ballot via email (to the email address that you provided on your membership application form).

The Zoom meeting details will be sent to the membership at the end of next week.

KPU Professional Pest Management Feb. 24-26 2022

Hello to all our members!

KPU will once again be offering the Professional Pest Management Module 1 training this year from Feb. 24-26, 2022 and it will be offered fully online OR in person.* (Note: the in-person option may change depending on pandemic protocols but the course will be available online anyways, so it will still run even if in-person classes are cancelled.

I have attached a PDF handout for reference.

KPU Professional Pest Management | Module 1

The Professional Pest Management (PPM) course was designed for industry professionals and anyone interested in learning more about pest management. The content was created by Dr. Cameron Lait, a respected entomologist and co-chair of KPU’s School of Horticulture. This course is recognized by the Structural Pest Management Association of BC (SPMABC) and students who successfully complete Module 1 will receive five credits towards their pest applicator license recertification.

Course Format

Module 1 includes online or in-person* lectures, lab demonstrations and quizzes delivered over three days. Students will need access to a computer with a microphone and web cam, as well as high speed internet to participate in classes. Students are encouraged to review lecture slides prior to each class and be prepared to discuss. There will be a brief quiz at the beginning of each class to review material from the previous day. At the end of the three-day training, there will be a non-credit exam to test your knowledge of all of the content covered.

Content Module 1

Basic insect biology
Taxonomy/identification
Survey of important structural pest orders and families
Pest behaviour
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) philosophy and practices
Basic pesticide chemistry, safety and regulations
Professionalism and safety protocols at the work site
Documentation

Course Outcomes

Participants who successfully complete the course will reliably demonstrate the ability to:

Identify key morphological features of arthropods
Understand basic insect biology
Understand integrated pest management principles
Recognize insect behavior as related to structural pest management
Manipulate live or preserved specimens without damage
Identify arthropods from live or preserved specimens to Order or Family using a range of resources and keys
Recognize the hazards associated with the use of chemical pesticides

Who Will Benefit

Professional Pest Managers
Pest Control Technicians
Exterminators
Public Building Managers
Landscape Managers
Environmental Advocates
Childcare Safety Advocates
Regulatory Personnel

Tuition cost: $375 (plus GST)

Instructor: Dr. Cameron Lait, BSc (Biology), PhD (Major Plant Biochemistry & Physiology)

Dates: Feb. 24, 25 & 26, 2022 (Th, Fr, Sa) | 9:00 am-3:30 pm

Location: ONLINE or In Person*

REGISTRATION: kpu.ca/cps-pest

CE Credits: 5 industry-recognized credits issued by the SPMABC

Questions? Email us at fsh.ps@kpu.ca.

*In person classes may be changed due to pandemic protocols. However, this course is also being offered fully online and will continue to run even if in-person classes are cancelled.

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