Ray Cummings snaps a photo of the cricket spitting judging. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
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Purdue University’s 84th annual Pest Management Conference took place Jan. 6-8, 2020, on the main campus in West Lafayette, Ind.
The three-day event drew nearly 400 pest management professionals (PMPs) from the Midwest and beyond. More than 30 exhibitors participated in the Exhibit Hall reception on Jan. 6, which also featured the Capps Pinned Insects Collection and the Purdue Entomology Department’s infamous Cricket Spitting Contest.
Next year’s conference will take place Jan. 11-13, 2021, and the year after will be held Jan. 10-12, 2022.
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PMP Hall of Famer Dr. Gary Bennett stands proudly as an attendee at the Purdue Pest Management Conference for the first time in decades with his badge that jokingly reads “Retired Don’t Bother Me.” PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Dan Capps, Capps Pinned Insect Co., stands alongside cases of his personal insect collection at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Dan Capps’ personal insect collection at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Dan Capps’ personal insect collection at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Information about Dan Capps, Capps Pinned Insect Co., and his personal insect collection at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Purdue Conference attendees browse through Zoecon’s literature. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Dr. Stan Cope stand alongside the Catchmaster booth at the 2020 Purdue Pest Management Conference. He also presented on the first day of the event. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
From left, Purdue students Caydee Terrell, Kathryn Bril and Matthew Dittman were on hand to help conference attendees. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Purdue Conference attendees John Koval, left, and Molly Marsh chat with Jeff Caudill at the Nisus Corp. booth. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The Graves Insurance booth was decked out in a spider web cloth at the Purdue Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Purdue’s Leo Reed, seated, also spoke to Conference attendees about new regulations facing the Office of Indiana State Chemist. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Purdue’s Kim Stockment was on hand at the exhibit hall to talk about opportunities the university offers. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
JT Eaton’s booth at the Purdue Conference included some fun examples of how the company can customize bait stations at the 2020 Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
David Whitman is president of the Tick Box Technology Corp. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The Syngenta booth at the Purdue Conference featured an array of products. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Corteva featured its termite baiting products at its Purdue Conference booth. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
MGK’s booth at the Purdue Conference featured an array of products. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
B&G and Pelsis shared a booth at the Purdue Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Santa-Fe Dehumidifiers’ Mike Daugherty chats with an attendee at the Purdue Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The Rockwell Labs booth at the Purdue Conference featured an array of products. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Trece Inc. featured a variety of products at its Purdue Conference booth. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Doug Thurber was on hand at the Walker Hughes Insurance booth for Purdue Pest Management Conference attendees. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The Briostack Software booth had literature and giveaways at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Tom Mueller, left, and Ethan Estabrook, BCE, are ready to answer questions Purdue Pest Management Conference attendees might have about Insects Limited’s products and programs. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Jack Harris is at the ready to answer questions Purdue Pest Management attendees might have about Insect-O-Cutor products. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Tre James demonstrates features of Bell Labs’ products to Purdue Pest Management Conference attendees. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Kness Mfg.’s Nick Fugate offers a handshake to Zoecon’s Dannis Warf. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Pest Management Supply’s Greg Strohl, left, chats with PMP Editorial Advisory Board member Doug Foster at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The FMC booth at the Purdue Pest Management Conference highlighted both its new Scion with UVX Technology product and its True Champions program. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Reps were on hand to discuss the Xcluder product with Purdue Pest Management Conference attendees. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The CleanBrands booth at the Purdue Pest Management Conference highlighted its Clean Rest Pro line. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The BASF booth at the Purdue Pest Management Conference provided an informative video and literature. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The Univar booth at the Purdue Pest Management Conference highlighted products from a variety of industry suppliers. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Kristin Coron, left, and her sister-in-law Andrea Coron keep the Pi Chi Omega office (and Purdue Pest Management Conference booth) running smoothly. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Steve Goscinsky is ready to answer questions Purdue Pest Management attendees may have about Ensystex products. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Liphatech’s Matt Elderbrook and Kness’ Nick Fugate are two of Target Specialty Products’ many suppliers. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Liphatech’s Matt Elderbrook stands in front of his booth at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The ZappBug booth featured a variety of literature and products at the Purdue Pest Management Conference. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Kate McGovern chats with a Purdue Conference attendee about J.F. Oakes products. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Led by Purdue’s Gwen Pearson (in green), entomology students get ready for the “Cricket Spitting Contest” during the Conference’s Exhibit Hall reception. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The Oldham Chemicals Co. booth at the Purdue Conference featured a full catalog plus some promotional items. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Ray Cummings snaps a photo of the cricket spitting judging. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Purdue doctoral student Aaron Rodrigues holds one of the crickets on standby for spitting. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Traves Case asked us to confirm to his daughter that, yes, Dad did indeed spit a cricket at the Purdue Pest Management Conference! PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
A long view of the Cricket Spit course. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Food was plentiful at the Pi Chi Omega get-together. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
The “kid table” at the Pi Chi Omega party is actually a brain trust of some of the brightest entomology students. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
Pi Chi Omega held a get-together Monday night at the local Hampton Inn & Suites. PHOTO: HEATHER GOOCH
