Structural Pest Control Issues
August 3-6, 2026
Fort Collins, CO
Audience
Personnel who work under a FIFRA cooperative agreement with responsibilities for regulating pesticide use in and around structures.
Course Goal
To enhance a participants’ ability to meet the present challenges and complexities of regulating and enforcing pesticide use in and around structures.
Nominations and Participants
Nominations
Nominations must be submitted electronically. It is best to prepare your justification for selection before starting your nomination application.
Before starting the nomination form, please have the following ready:
- The nominee’s name, job title, agency or tribe, email, number of years working in pesticide regulatory programs, and number of years in nominee’s current position.
- Responses to the following questions:
- What are the nominee’s job responsibilities and how are they relevant to the course? (750 characters maximum, including spaces)
- Why is this training essential to the nominee’s job responsibilities? (750 characters maximum)
- What are 2 topics you wish to see offered during the course? (750 characters maximum)
Nominations for the this course open Friday, April 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time and close Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
The PREP Team will make selections and notify nominees no later than Thursday, May 14, 2026 based on how closely the nominees fit the target audience and why the training is essential to their job responsibilities. Accepted nominees must confirm their participation no later than Thursday, May 21, 2026. If accepted nominees do not reply by this date, the PREP team cannot guarantee them a spot in the course.
Participants
There are currently no participants selected for this course.
Planning Group
- Derrick Lastinger, Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Dave Huber, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Ryan Okey, South Carolina Department of Pesticide Regulation
- John Pitcock, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
- Allison Cuellar, Texas Department of Agriculture
- Joyce Rodler, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- Brian Kennedy, Arizona Department of Agriculture
- Sharon Dobesh, US EPA Region 7
- Michael Bauman, US EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)
Travel and Lodging Information
State, Territory, Tribal Participants
Participants’ lodging, travel, and per diem will be paid for by the PREP Team.
More course information will be shared via email after accepted participants complete the course registration form. Please pay close attention to your email, including your junk/spam folders for this information. Your quick response to these emails is vital to ensuring you receive your preferred travel arrangements.
EPA Participants
EPA Participants are responsible for reserving their own flights, ground transportation, and hotel. Please plan to arrive on Sunday, August 2 and depart on Friday, August 7. EPA participants must also pay a registration fee.
More course information, including how to reserve your hotel room, will be shared via email after accepted participants complete the course registration form. Please pay close attention to your email, including your junk/spam folders for this information. Your quick response to these emails is vital to ensuring you receive your preferred travel arrangements.