UCR Urban Pest Management Conference - UCR UPMC

03/27/2026

https://urbanpest.ucr.edu/news/2026/03/26/photos-ucr-upmc-2026

35th Annual UCR UPMC was successfully held on March 24, 2026 at the UCR campus.

03/24/2026

Speakers’ Dinner event at Mission Inn Restaurant on March 23, 2026. Sponsored by Envu.

03/10/2026

((UPDATE))
CE Credit Hours to be offered at UCR UPMC 2026

https://urbanpest.ucr.edu/event-list/2026/03/24/ucr-upmc-2026

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SPCB
General Pests Track - 5.5 hours total

All licensees: 1 hour Rules & Regulations; 2 hours IPM
Field Representatives and Operators: 2.5 hours Technical Branch 2
Registered Applicators: 2.5 hours PAU

WDO Track - 5.5 hours total

All licensees: 1.5 hours Rules & Regulations; 1 hour IPM
Field Representatives and Operators: 1 hour Technical Branch 2; 2 hours Technical Branch 3
Registered Applicators: 3 hours PAU


CA DPR (Department of Pesticide Regulation)
TBD


CDPH (California Department of Public Health)
3 hours total

Category A (Pesticide Application and Safety) 1 hour
Category C (Arthropods of Public Health Significance) 1 hour
Category D (Vertebrates of Public Health Importance) 1 hour

We will contact you with other conference details (e.g., parking) once we receive your registration information. It is important to use correct email address.

03/05/2026

A PCT article on UCR Drywood Termite Research

Researchers are exploring new options for improving western drywood termite control, including chemical attractants, chitin synthesis inhibitors and microbial markers in termite f***l pellets.

03/04/2026

Register now --- the online registration will close on March 13 (only 9 days left).

https://urbanpest.ucr.edu/event-list/2026/03/24/ucr-upmc-2026

03/02/2026

https://www.pctonline.com/article/hiding-in-plain-sight/

https://entomologytoday.org/2025/09/05/reticulitermes-rusti-new-termite-species-california/

02/19/2026

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/02/19/water-bed-bugs-kryptonite

New research has, for the first time, identified one thing that bed bugs seem to fear -- water and wet surfaces.

02/19/2026

https://www.pctonline.com/news/ucr-urban-pest-management-conference-march-24/

The University of California, Riverside will host its 2026 Urban Pest Management Conference on March 24 at the UCR HUB Conference Rooms. The event will feature presentations on a range of topics relevant to urban and structural pest management professionals.

02/10/2026

Register now to join us for 2026 UCR UPMC.

For program and registration, please visit
https://urbanpest.ucr.edu/event-list/2026/03/24/ucr-upmc-2026

12/22/2025

Secret lives of western drywood termites

https://urbanpest.ucr.edu/research/secret-lives-western-drywood-termites

12/22/2025

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