Highlights from the 2023 New York Pest Expo

Attendees of the New York Pest Expo had a chance to check out exhibitors prior to the start of presentations. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Attendees gather for the start of the New York Pest Expo. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Andy Linares, of Bug Off Pest Control Center, kicks off the New York Pest Expo. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Andy Linares presents giveaways to start the expo for those who registered early for the event. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Andy Linares introduces the first presenter of the day Dr. Claudia Riegel. She is the director of the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Dr. Claudia Riegel presents on integrated pest management myths. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Andy Linares introduces Lou Sorkin, BCE, of Entsult Associates. Sorkin presented “Oops! I mistook you for something else – common pest misidentifications.” PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Lou Sorkin, BCE, shared common pest lookalikes that are dealt with in urban pest management. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Dr. Tim Husen, BCE, PHE, PCQI, technical sales manager of Syngenta, presents “Nuisance Ants – Fact vs. Fiction.” PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Andy Linares gifts Rodexit to Kathleen Corradi, the director of rodent mitigation for New York City aka the “rat czar.” PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Kim Kelley-Tunis, ACE, BCE, PCQI, senior director of field services at Nisus Corp., discusses cockroach myths in her presentation “Cockroaches – Setting the Record Straight.” PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Kim Kelley-Tunis, ACE, BCE, PCQI, talks with attendees during her presentation. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

Anna Berry, BCE, U.S. technical director at Pelsis, talks stored product pest myths during her presentation. PHOTO: PMP STAFF

John Murphy, CO2 development and implementation manager at Liphatech, busts rodent myths in the last presentation of the day. PHOTO: PMP STAFF