The 2024 New York Pest Expo highlights and insights

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November 11, 2024

Bug Off Pest Control Center hosted the 22nd New York Pest Expo on Nov. 8, with the theme “Natural Intelligence,” at the George Washington Bridge Doubletree Hotel in Fort Lee, N.J.

What follows are just some of the many highlights throughout the daylong event, featuring exhibitors, speakers and more.

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(Photo: PMP Staff)

Traffic cop: Andy Linares, owner of Bug Off Pest Control Center and host of the New York Pest Expo, helps to organize eager attendees and register them for the event.

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(Photo: PMP Staff)

Welcome in: As guests entered the event, they were greeted (and maybe even a little frightened) by an New York sized animatronic rat.

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(Photo: PMP Staff)

Rockstar energy: Dale Baker, president of J.T. Eaton, brought the energy as he was ready to share the company’s latest innovations with show attendees.

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Packed house: Linares addressed the crowd and previewed the day full of education.

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Leading off: Dr. Jamel Sandidge, BCE, the national director of technical services for Nisus Corp. was the event’s first presenter. During his presentation, he shared news headlines of restaurant closures and disease outbreaks due to a lack of commitment to sanitation: “If they had pest control, if they had you guys, these stories would not exist. Focus on health, focus on disease transmission and the correlation to sanitation.”

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(Photo: PMP Staff)

Silence, class is in session: Lou Sorkin, BCE, of Entsult Associates, shared some interesting pest facts that can be found on the poster for the 1991 film, “The Silence of the Lambs.”

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Wander about: Throughout the New York Pest Expo attendees are invited to meet with and see the latest products from the collection of exhibitors.

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What’s new?: John Phil, ACE, senior technical sales representative for Bell Laboratories, shared some of the latest innovations from the company at the show.

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Double Duty: Syngenta’s Jonathan Davis, left, manager, and Dr. Tim Husen, BCE, technical services representative, manned the booth at the New York Pest Expo. Not only did Dr. Husen help at the booth, he also discussed perimeter pest control with attendees during his presentation.

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Bed bug refresh: Tommy Powell of MGK kicked off the afternoon sessions and discussed the history of bed bugs, the biology and behavior of bed bugs, bat bugs vs. bed bugs, and more.

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Room to grow: Isabelle Lucero of J.T. Eaton spoke about some of the disconnects between academia and the industry, and touched on possible areas of improvement.

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Steam it up: National Sales Manager Tommaso Garavaglia shows off how Polti Cimex‘s Eradicator steamer works with an attendee.

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Thumbs up: Peter Daniello of Neogen was on hand to tell attendees more about the SureKill Gel Bait Pro Applicator, which features a thumb-driven design.

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(Photo: PMP Staff)

Wrap-up: Dr. Matt Frye, a senior extension associate at Cornell University, was the last speaker of the day. He made an argument for exclusion and the ways it can be helpful for pest management pros.

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