NESDCA News & Upcoming Events
SOUTHEAST PEST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MAY 2nd through MAY 5th.
The SEPMC hosted by the University of Florida will again also host a Canine Symposium which you may register for and obtain more information at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/sepmc/index.htm .
NESDCA will also hold their annual Board Meeting on May 4th, 2010. NESDCA certifications will be held on May 5th, 2010 beginning at 9:00am with the location to be announced. If you have any questions you may contact us at nesdca@nesdca.com.
PEST WORLD 2009, NESDCA RE/CERTIFICATIONS
NESDCA will be holding K9 team re/certifications at Pest World 2009 in Las Vegas Nevada October 29, 2009 from noon to 4:00pm.
ANYONE & EVERYONE, whose K9 team has been trained to detect Termites or Bed Bugs (NESDCA, as well as any new K9 teams) are invited to certify. You must join NESDCA and request certification at Pest World before October 23, 2009 to participate, the certification is free.
PET FRIENDLY HOTEL / CERTIFICATION
La Quinta Inn & Suites
Las Vegas Airport N. Conv.
3970 Paradise Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 1-702-796-9000
The La Quinta Inn & Suites is located minutes from Pest World. Their generosity has allowed K9 teams to stay for $69.00 a night. When making reservations tell them your certifying NESDCA for the discounted rate.
Certification will be held Thursday October 29, 2009 from noon to 4:00pm at the La Quinta Inn & Suites. A meeting will be held at 11:30 to cover certification requirements and answer any questions before noon. You will be notified of the meeting location, after registering with NESDCA for the certification, and before Thursday.
To register for the Pest World certification, go to www.nesdca.com and click on “team evaluation app”, then click on it again to fill out online. In the box “additional comments”, type in “Las Vegas”.
If you have further questions you may contact us at nesdca@nesdca.com
We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
NPMA Announces Canine Insect Detection Division
To provide a forum for members who use dogs to detect a presence of insects, NPMA is partnering with the National Entomology Scent Detection Canine Association (NESDCA) to form the Canine Insect Detection Division. Canines have long been used for materials detection, such as drugs and explosives, and have been used for termite detection for over a decade. Recently, bed bug detecting dogs have gained popularity, and it is estimated that over one hundered insect detection canines are used in the United States.
Committee members include:
Mr. J. Louis Witherington, Falcon Termite & Pest Control, Inc. (Chair)
Mr. Shane James, James Pest Management, Inc. (Co-Chair)
Ms. Sara Hastie, Hunter Detection Services, Inc.
Dr. Phil Koehler, University of Florida/IFAS
Dr. Faith Oi, University of Florida/IFAS
Mr. Pepe Peruyero, J&K Canine Academy
Mr. Brian Taggart, A & C Exterminating Corporation
Mr. James S. Warneke
Mr. Greg Baumann, National Pest Management Association (Staff Liaison)
The first meeting of the group will take place at PestWorld 2009 in October at The Venetian Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009 NESDCA MEMBERSHIP FEE INCREASE:
On May 5th, 2009 the Board of Directors and attending NESDCA members voted unanimously to increase membership fees. The increase was passed in order to further promote NESDCA awareness and the continued growth of the organization. Effective July 1st, 2009 annual membership fee will increase from $120.00 to $150.00. Each additional handler will increase from $50.00 to 75.00 a year
A unanimous vote was also passed to change "associate member" to "sponsors". The annual sponsor fee for an individual is $100.00. A sponsor with a advertised company is a $1000.00 annual membership fee.
NESDCA By-Laws will be updated within the next week to reflect these changes
May 13, 2009
NESDCA BOARD MEETING AND CERTIFICATION.
NESDCA (National Entomology Scent Detection Canine Association) announced new board members at the University of Florida’s 14th annual Southeast Pest Management conference on May 3rd thru 6th. Current NESDCA President J. Louis Witherington announced on May 4th the election of several new board members and the importance of canines in detecting insect infestations.
Adrienne Grabowski was nominated and elected to Secretary of NESDCA. Sara Hastie was transferred to Treasurer for NESDCA. Jim Warneke, consultant, Entomologist and former head of Disney Pest Management, was nominated and appointed as a member to the NESDCA Advisory Board. Pepe Perueryo of J & K Canine Academy spoke to attendees on new developments and opportunities in using canines to detect bedbugs and termites. President J. Louis Witherington closed the meeting saying “This is an exciting time for our industry and organization, many municipalities, State and Federal organizations have recognized the importance of accurate NESDCA certified dogs and now request them for their inspections.
Louis J. Witherington
President
NESDCA
March 17, 2009
Southeast Pest Management Conference and NESDCA Certification.
NESDCA is pleased to announce that we will be holding our annual membership meeting, symposium and certifications at SEPMC again. Everyone is welcome and encourged to attend.
On Tuesday, May 5, 2009 registration will begin at 3:45 to 4:15pm in the Physics building, room 1101. The Canine symposium will start at 4:15 and last approximately 1 hour.
On Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Canine Certifications will begin at 9:00am with the location to be announced at the symposium on Tuesday.
More information about SEPMC can be found by typing in your web browser "sepmc.ifas.ufl.edu"
Everyone who will be certifying, please remember that you must be a member of NESDCA before certifying or renew your membership before re-certifying.
Sara Hastie
Secretary
NESDCA
February 1, 2009
BEWARE OF FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATIONS!
It has been brought to NESDCA's attention, from NESDCA Members whose certifications have expired, that they are being contacted for certification of their Team. According to members contacted, the information consists of being mailed items to take the certification at the cost of hundreds of dollars, and certifying 4 times a year. NESDCA's Certification/K-9 Chairperson was forwarded this information and contacted Terry Fleck. Terry Fleck is considered a K-9 Case Law Expert for Law Enforcement K-9. He provides Legal Opinions and is a certified Expert Witness for K-9's involved in court cases in numerous States. More information can be found about Terry Fleck on the internet at www.k9fleck.org.
Mr. Fleck just wrote an article in K-9 Magizine regarding Certification and also returned the following information to NESDCA.
1. Paying hundreds of dollars for a certification is unheard of.
2. The standard for K-9 Certifications is annual.
3. It is IMPOSSIBLE to certify a Scent Detection Team WITHOUT seeing/watching the team complete the test in a environment that would typically be searched for the scent that the team is testing for. Therefore, the certification is NOT VALID.
4. Mr. Fleck also stated the person providing the certification cannot have ANY monetary interest, or conflict of interest, IE:vendor.
Just a note to current and future members; NESDCA's certification standards are mirrored from Law Enforcement Detection Standards with input from the University of Florida Entomology Department, which has been involved in reasearch of Entomology Scent Detection. NESDCA's only Board Member involved with dogs is the Certification/K-9 Chairperson who has no voting rights, and cannot certify Detection Teams. All Evaluators are current or retired Law Enforcement K-9 Evaluators, Trainers, and/or Handlers, and NESDCA requires two Evaluators for each certification.
NESDCA currently has several members with expired certifications as listed on the website. NESDCA Evaluators have been in contact with these members and the common denominator is scheduling issues. To ensure NESDCA remains a reputable and legitimate organization, these steps must be taken until those certifications are current.
Anyone with questions about certification or NESDCA may visit our website or contact us at nesdca@nesdca.com.
Thank you for your continued support of NESDCA.
J. Louis Witherington
President
NESDCA
January 16, 2009
NESDCA is in the process of upgrading our website. We have experienced some technical issues throughout this process and have made every attempt to resolve those as quickly as possible. If at any time you should have problems or questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail or call NESDCA to inform us. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Louis Witherington
President
NESDCA
September 4, 2008
Pest World 2008 and a NESDCA certification is coming up fast. On Saturday October 25, starting at 9:00am, we will be certifying bed bug and termite detection teams. EVERYONE, regardless of where your dog or team was trained, is invited to participate. The only requirement is you must join NESDCA before October 25th, the certification itself is FREE! The location has not been finalized but will be near the Pest World Convention area and fourth coming. Mark your calendars, register early, and hope to see you there!
August 20, 2008
Kudos to Sam Smith who has taken an assignment to help protect our men and women in Iraq. Sam will be providing pest control at bases in country. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. You are a great American.
NESDCA Board Members
August 18, 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT!
I wanted to let everyone know that I have taken an assignment providing pest control in Iraq. My duties as President of NESDCA will be completed by Louis Witherington during my absence. Please show him all the support you have shown me.
Thanks, Sam Smith
May 5 - 7, 2008
Southeast Pest Management Conference and
NESDCA Certification!
May 6 a workshop along with the NESDCA Board membership election will be held. No dogs please.
May 7 NESDCA certifications for K-9 teams.
For further information go to www.sepmc.ifas.ufl.edu
April 12, 2008
Adrienne Grabowski who certified with "Sniffer" on 03-28-2008 for Bed Bugs. The two will be joined today in Connecticut where "Sniffer" has work waiting for his arrival.
March 28, 2008
Richard Monastero and Gary Petcavage certified as a Bed Bug Team with K-9 Squirt from Connecticut. Kelley Geller & K-9 Eve certified as a Termite Detection Team in Florida.
March 21, 2008
Eddie Connor and Jack Rossi, certified as Bed Bug Teams with K-9 Lady, both from Maryland. Sam Soto and Jeremy Loazda certified as Bed Bug Teams with K-9 Rocky, both from New York.
February 29, 2008
Charlie Mastroberti and Pete Wiers, both from Connecticut certified NESDCA with K-9 Ellie as Bed Bug Detection Teams.
Feburary 8, 2008
Elisabeth Klien & K-9 Lil Bit from New Jersey along with Ken Dixon & K-9 Dodger from Connecticut certified as Bed Bug Dection Teams.
December 7, 2007
Ralph Massicott and Vincent Mangano from Connecticut certified with K-9 Taz as Bed Bug Teams.
November 16, 2007
1st New York based Bed Bug Detection Team recieves NESDCA Certification (Cesar Soto and K-9 Tre of Freedom Pest of New York)
November 2007
NESDCA Accredited Bed Bug Detection Teams to aid in Bed Bug fight World Wide!
In Mexico, India and the UK!
October 2007
NESDCA Accreditations for Dog Teams held during Pest World 2007
October 26, 2007
Carl Massicott & K-9 Radar from Connecticut certified as a Bed Bug Team. Florida also gained another Termite Team with Luke McClure & K-9 Dom certifying NESDCA.
September 2007
4 more Bed Bug Detection Teams Recieve NESDCA Accreditation (Teams located in North Carolina, California, and Florida)
September 2007
University of Florida seeks K-9 Bed Bug Detection
Teams to participate in study funded by NPMA, if interested in participating
please contact NESDCA at 1-877-610-3082 for details, all Bed Bug Detection
Dog Teams are encouraged to participate.
August 1,2007
NESDCA contributes to study being performed at University of Florida
to Document Effectiveness of Bed Bug Detection Dog Teams
June 29, 2007
North Carolina's first Bed Bug Detection Team recieves NESDCA Accreditation
May 9, 2007
10 K-9 Teams recieve NESDCA Accreditation at SEPM Conference |
