CPMA event lineup includes Andy Linares

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Andy Linares, founder and president of Bug Off Pest Control Center in New York City, N.Y., has been invited to present at Pest Management Canada 2020.

Pest Management Canada will be held March 11-13, 2020 at the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Québec City, Québec, Canada. This year’s event features exhibits, two days of technical programs and social events.

The event is hosted by the Canadian Pest Management Association (CPMA) in conjunction with the Association Québécoise de la Gestion Parasitaire (AQGP) and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA).

Linares’ presentation will be “Small Fly Control – The Importance of Species Identification and Breeding Site Reduction When Managing These Persistent Pests.”

Attendee registration for Pest Management Canada is now open, and a program of events can be found online.

Linares recently presented at another international conference. Last May, South American pest control product formulator Chemotecnica hosted the 2019 edition of Jornadas Técnicas para Empresas de Control de Plagas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Linares attended as a representative of PelGar USA and gave two presentations during the conference including best management practices for rat control and the future of rodent control. Read more from Linares and his account of the trip to Argentina.

The event has a variety of speakers. In addition to Linares, presentations include: Sean Rollo, President CPMA; Chris Gorecki, President, NPMA; Dominique Stumpf, CEO, NPMA; Allie Allen, BCE, NPMA; Sara Cromwell, Abell; Bruno Sauve, Health Canada; Martin Hardy, Orkin Canada; Ray Olchewski, Bird Barrier; Virginie Millien, McGill University; and Dr. Richard Cooper, Terminix.