The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) celebrated a major milestone in Orlando, Fla., where PestWorld 2025 broke the association’s all-time attendance record. The event drew 4,400 attendees, officially topping the previous high of 4,000 set by PestWorld 2024 in Denver, Colo. Megan Moloney, CMP, NPMA’s director of meetings and exhibits, announced the figure during the United Producers, Formulators & Distributors fall membership meeting.
Week with a purpose: The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) hosted PestWorld 2025 at the Marriott Orlando World Center hotel in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 21 through Friday, Oct. 24.
One for the books: More than 4,500 attendees signed up for the annual event, setting a new attendance record, according to the NPMA.
Warm welcome: Attendees packed the ballroom during Tuesday’s Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Welcome Reception, sponsored by Envu, where NPMA CEO Dominique Stumpf, CAE, welcomed them.
Smooth sailing: Derek’s Yacht Rock Band entertained the crowd with classic tunes at Tuesday’s Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Welcome Reception, sponsored by Envu, and didn’t miss a beat as a mobile stage transported them to the exhibit hall entrance.
Change is accelerating: Thursday’s General Session, sponsored by Syngenta, featured Elatia Abate, entrepreneur and Futurist in Residence for Paylocity. She observed, “Change has moved from centuries to seasons to seconds.”
Winners never quit: Traffic was heavy on the exhibit hall floor each day as PestWorld 2025 attendees checked out the latest products, equipment and services from pest control suppliers, manufacturers and distributors.
Full house: Traffic was heavy on the exhibit hall floor each day as PestWorld 2025 attendees checked out the latest products, equipment and services from pest control suppliers, manufacturers and distributors.
Class is in session: PestWorld 2025’s vast educational opportunities spanned three days and featured technical and business sessions led by experts in the pest control industry. Many of the sessions qualified for continuing education units (CEUs).
Official transition: Incoming NPMA President Emily Thomas Kendrick received the ceremonial gavel from Immediate Past President Faye Golden during Wednesday’s Opening General Session, sponsored by Corteva.
Taking care of business: The NPMA 2025-2026 Board of Directors — President-Elect Mike Bullert, Treasurer Bob Dold, President Emily Kendrick, Ex Officio Dominique Stumpf, Secretary Joel Nolasco and Immediate Past President Faye Golden — got down to business at the annual membership meeting Thursday morning.
Going up: At the start of Thursday’s General Sessio, sponsored by Syngenta, the Teeterboard Duo wowed the crowd with their backflips and jumps high above the PestWorld stage.
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