Pest management professionals can learn how their work affects local drinking water and earn continuing education units, CEUs, in the process at the 2026 Fall Integrated Pest Management Seminar Nov. 12 in Dallas.

The annual seminar, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas Water Education Building, 17360 Coit Road.

Registration is available at Fall IPM Seminar. The cost is $100 if registered by Nov. 7 and $125 for late registration through Nov. 12. Donuts and a barbecue lunch will be served.

Attendees can earn up to six Texas Department of Agriculture structural pest control service CEUs or up to five agricultural CEUs.

A person manipulates turfgrass with a tool.
Pecan weevil grubs and the damaged pecan.
A person entering data into a laptop while sitting outside by a stream
Pesticide applicators can learn about best management practices for turfgrass, fruit orchards and how professionals can mitigate exposure to pollinators and water resources during the Fall IPM Seminar. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Take home practical tools

This year’s theme centers on protecting drinking water, with speakers discussing pesticide safety, drift management and overall integrated pest management. Sessions are designed to give applicators practical tools they can use immediately.

A dedicated termite session will be offered at the end of the day for applicators needing a termite CEU.

“This year’s seminar is about helping professional applicators understand their role in protecting our natural resources and public health every time they go out on a job,” said Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management senior program specialist, School Integrated Pest Management, Texas A&M Department of Entomology, Dallas.

Topics and speakers include:

  • Turfgrass management during challenging weather: Pablo Boeri, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension turfgrass specialist and assistant professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Dallas.
  • Managing home pecan and fruit trees: Kyle Slusher, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension entomologist for pecans, viticulture and fruit and assistant professor, Department of Entomology, Stephenville.
  • Water well contamination issues and concerns: Joel Pigg, AgriLife Extension program specialist for the Texas Water Well Network, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
  • Toxicology 101 for insect control: Nina Dacko, AgriLife Extension assistant, Gulf South Vector Project, Department of Entomology, Dallas.
  • Honey bees, wasps and other pollinators — when to protect and when to manage: Omar Martinez, AgriLife Extension apiculture program specialist, Department of Entomology, Tarrant County.
  • Termites and wood-destroying insects — signs and symptoms: Hurley.

For questions, contact Yolanda Arteaga Gonzalez at 972-952-9211 or yola.arteagagonzalez@ag.tamu.edu. 

Janet A. Hurley, ACE, MPA
Senior Extension Program Specialist IPM
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Department of Entomology
17360 Coit Road
Dallas, TX 75252
Office Phone: 972-952-9213
Email: ja-hurley@tamu.edu
Web: School IPM https://schoolipm.tamu.edu

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