Global Pest Management Coalition
Mission
The mission of the Global Pest Management Coalition is to provide a unified voice across the globe promoting the value of pest management in ensuring the protection of health, home, food, and businesses.
Goals
- To promote professionalism of the pest management industry, featuring World Pest Day.
- To share knowledge and take advantage of education programs from associations around the world that could be exchanged within associations, regarding what governments actions impacting the industry, creating global responses to local crisis.
Latest News from the Coalition
Global Pest Management Coalition Selects 2025 Board Members
The Global Pest Management Coalition announced the officers and members of their 2025 Board of Directors and their establishment as a global trade association.
Global Pest Management Coalition Announces World Pest Day 2024 Celebration
The Global Pest Management Coalition (GPMC) is excited to announce the celebration of World Pest Day on June 6, 2024.
World Pest Day 2024 Celebration Announced by the Global Pest Management Coalition
This year, World Pest Day will be highlighted during the Global Public Health & Food Safety Summit, which takes place from June 4-6, 2024, in Miami, Florida.
Global Pest Management Coalition Selects 2024 Council Members
The Global Pest Management Coalition announced today the officers and members of their 2024 Council, with Alberto Ponjoan, Past President of ADEPAP, the Pest Management Association of Catalonia (Spain), again serving as Chair of the Council.
Global Pest Management Coalition Celebrates World Pest Day: United in Care – A Standard of Excellence for Professional Pest Management
The Global Pest Management Coalition, comprised of leading pest management organizations from around the world, has announced the annual observance of World Pest Day on Tuesday, June 6.
Alberto Ponjoan
ADEPAP the Pest Management Association of Catalonia
Past President, ADEPAP
Vasilios Tsoutouras
Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA)
Past President of FAOPMA
Allstate Pest Control
Dominique Stumpf, CAE
National Pest Management Association (NPMA)
Chief Executive Officer
M.V.Z. Mario Aguilar Parra
Asociacion Nacional de Controladores de Plagas Urbanas, A.C. (ANCPUAC)
Director Desinfestaciones y Desinfecciones de Occidente
Mirko Baraga
Asociación de Profesionales del Centro
Cleaning Desinfecciones SRL
Manuela Cordeiro
Confederation of the European Pest
Management Associations (CEPA)
Executive Secretary of the Agrochemical
and Pest Management and Environmental
Health Divisions (GROQUIFAR)
Raju Parulkar
Federation of Asia Oceania Pest Managers Association (FAOPMA)
Pestokem Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Jaldhi Trivedi
jaldhi_trivedi@elitecorporation.in
Past President of the Indian Pest Control Association
CEO of Elite Corporation
Carlos Vagner Pecanha
Technical Director
Associação Brasileira de Controle de Vetores e Pragas (ABCVP)
Leadership Structure
Members of the coalition will appoint a Board to lead the initiatives of the coalition.
- Representation from each continent or major region of the world should be represented, including representation from NPMA, FAOPMA, CEPA, and one South/Central American Trade Association.
- The board should be no less than five (5) members and no more than twelve (12).
- The board can include up to three (3) corporate members as a non-voting representative but not to exceed more than 25% representation on the Board.
- Elected Board Members will serve a term of 2 (two) Year with no set limit on number of consecutive terms that may be served.
- The individual serving on the Board must either be the CEO/Executive Director, Chairman, Managing Director, or Director for the organization or the elected President/or appointed designee of the Organization (if not a CEO/Executive Director representative must also be a member of member association).
Join the Global Pest Management Coalition
Once your application has been submitted, the Coalition will follow up with additional information and payment instructions. Please contact us at info@pestmanagementcoalition.org with any questions.
GPMC Membership Across the Globe
The Coalition's member organizations represent pest management professionals across the globe, as shown by the countries in dark blue below.
Current Members
Association of Pest Control Companies of Catalonia (ADEPAP) - Spain*
Asociación Nacional de Controladores de Plagas Urbanas, A.C. (ANCPUAC) - Mexico*
Associação Brasileira de Controle de Vetores e Pragas (ABCVP) - Brazil
Association Marocaine des Professionnels 3D (AM3D) – Morocco
Association of Professionals From the Center of Argentina (CONINPLAG) - Argentina*
Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association Limited - Australia
British Pest Control Association (BPCA) – Great Britain*
Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA) - Europe*
Federation of Asian & Oceania Pest Managers Associations (FAOPMA) - Asia*
Indian Pest Control Association - India*
National Pest Management Association - USA*
Pest Management Association of New Zealand – New Zealand
Suren Cooke Agencies (Pvt) Ltd
* Founding Member of GPMC
Membership Structure
The Global Pest Management Coalition is made up of both trade associations and corporate organizations who are already members of regional associations, like FAOPMA, CEPA, and NPMA. For these purposes, a non-profit trade association also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association may participate in public relations activities such as advertising, education, political donations, lobbying, and publishing, but its focus is collaboration between companies. Associations may offer other services, such as organizing conferences, networking or charitable events or offering classes or educational materials.
The Global Pest Management Coalition created a task force to create a set of standards that can serve as a framework all around the globe and give the Global Coalition members a tool that can be used to promote legislation in their countries and professionalize the pest management industry around the world.
To call ourselves professionals, we must define what that term means for our industry. These standards detail a system that can be used to ensure pest management professionals around the world are prepared to do their important work through training, experience, and the support of an employer that must also meet certain criteria. The levels described give professionals career milestones to aspire to. They can also be used as credentials that the industry can use to define and celebrate professionalism.
Download the Standards
While the Global Pest Management Coalition supports this framework, these guidelines are not intended to preempt existing laws or regulations, including existing standards developed by pest control industry associations. This framework should not be construed as standards of the Global Pest Management Coalition or its member organizations.
For countries that have established legislation, regulation, practice, and certification programs in place, this document can serve as a reference. All numbers such as years or hours are meant to be a minimum. If a country has higher requirements, that is commendable. This document should be read with interest, looking for opportunities for alignment. The standards presented here are not intended to replace existing systems.
All countries that have a regulatory framework in place require training. This document can help specify what the content of that training should be, who should deliver it, and what needs to be done to ensure professionals stay informed of changes in the industry. The Global Coalition hopes that associations and companies alike will use this information to create high-quality training to educate the next generation of professionals.
Most importantly, this document is for countries that do not have any regulation over their structural pest management industry. This document gives industry leaders a full framework with which to start working with regulatory agencies to put a system in place that defines the competency/experience, minimum training, knowledge, and continuing education/training and re-certification required of pest management professionals; the basic requirements a company should meet; and what should be included in the documentation of services performed.
“World Pest Day” was initiated by the Chinese Pest Control Association, and co-sponsored by the Federation of Asian and Oceania Pest Managers’ Association (FAOPMA), the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), and the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA).
World Pest Day serves as an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital role of professional pest management in addressing pest-related challenges. It showcases the dedication and expertise of pest management professionals in ensuring a safe, pest-free environment for individuals, communities, and industries worldwide.
History of World Pest Day:
The inaugural ceremony was held at the Beijing Hotel on June 6th, 2017, with 300 invited guests, including members of the media, industry leaders, and academia. In 2018, World Pest Day was celebrated on June 6 in Portugal, during the Global Summit of Pest Management Services for Public Health and Food Safety.
World Pest Day was created to:
- Increase public, government, and media awareness of the important role pest management organization plays in protecting public health.
- Project the professional image of the pest management industry.
- Promote the use of professional pest management in a scientific and socially responsible way.
- Call attention to the big threats caused by small pests.
Past Years
2024
World Pest Day 2024
Theme: Global Solutions, Local Impact: Mapping Success in Pest Management
World Pest Day is coming up on Thursday, June 6, 2024. To commemorate the day, the Coalition has shared some case studies from around the world, demonstrating the positive impact that professional pest management has on local communities.
To celebrate World Pest Day, PPMA developed a toolkit exclusive to NPMA and Mainframe subscribers. This toolkit includes valuable marketing materials, including a customizable press release, social media posts, social media graphics and video. For more high-quality materials for your company, become a Mainframe subscriber.
Moroccan Pest Management Association Video
Case Studies
The Moroccan Pest Control Association’s (Association Marocaine des Professionnels de la Dératisation, Désinsectisation et Déreptilisation, (AM3D) ) Efforts to Prevent an Epidemic Following the 2023 Al Haouz Earthquake.
On September 8, 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco’s Al Haouz Province causing catastrophic and widespread destruction across the region. This devastating event caused more than 2,900 casualties and 5,600 injuries to people, the loss of over 40,000 horses and livestock, and an estimated $7 billion USD in damages.
In the wake of this natural disaster, the risk of a vector-borne disease epidemic was high. To minimize the spread of disease, Morocco’s national association for pest management (Association Marocaine des Professionnels de la Dératisation, Désinsectisation et Déreptilisation, (AM3D)) collaborated with national and local authorities in the impacted regions to provide professional pest control and disinfection services. Member companies of the AM3D volunteered their services to locate and remove venomous snakes and scorpions in affected areas, and to treat for vector pests including flies and mosquitoes. Pest control professionals also disinfected emergency tents and temporary facilities built for survivors and emergency responders as well as assisting authorities in the disinfection and removal of dead livestock and people. The quick actions of AM3D to consolidate and deploy professional pest management companies to perform under the direction of health authorities played an important role in preventing the spread of vector-borne disease in this already devastated region.
Indian Pest Control Association’s (IPCA) Efforts to Control Vector Pests in the Wake of Severe Flooding in 2019
In August 2019, the city of Kolhapur located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra inundated with extreme rain resulting in catastrophic flooding. The flooding displaced more than 1.3 million people and resulted in more than 30 human deaths. In addition to the human toll, thousands of livestock animals were lost in the flooding. This dreadful event gave rise to conditions that were especially conducive to infestations of pests of public health importance.
The Indian Pest Control Association (IPCA) collaborated and coordinated with the City of Kolhapur’s health authority and disaster management team to identify areas of standing water and other pest breeding locations in need to attention. Volunteers from participating IPCA member companies and representatives from industry suppliers worked to treat standing water with larvicide, apply appropriately labeled insecticide to critical locations and document necessary repairs or projects required for long term recovery and minimization of pest conducive conditions. These efforts were instrumental in protecting the residents of Kolhapur from mosquito borne diseases like malaria, dengue as well as pathogens vectored by flies and rodents which proliferated in the wake of the flooding.
2023
Themed "United in Care – A Standard of Excellence for Professional Pest Management," 2023's World Pest Day emphasized the collective commitment to upholding the highest standards of pest control. It recognized the united effort among pest management professionals to provide exceptional service, implement responsible practices, and deliver effective solutions to pest challenges.
The GPMC and PPMA World Pest Day Toolkits (PDF files) have been provided as a marketing tool for your business:
