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23 April 2025

Records broken at PestWorld East 2025

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A record number of delegates from across the global professional pest management industry came together to attend PestWorld East 2025.

This was held between 15-16 April 2025 at The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Staged bi-annually, PestWorld East is organised by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) in partnership with Ecovar, the leading supplier of pest management solutions.

A delighted Dominique Stumpf CEO, NPMA declared: “This state-of-the art meeting continues to grow in popularity and attendance.

"It brings together attendees from across the Middle-East and around the world. NPMA is excited to announce that the 2025 conference was supported by over 450 attendees, representing more than 50 countries.”

Equally pleased, Hani Shehadeh, CEO, Ecovar said: "PestWorld East 2025 reminded us why we do what we do. It wasn’t just a conference — it was a convergence of purpose.

"Seeing the region’s brightest minds unite around innovation, public health and progress was deeply energising. At Ecovar, we are not here to observe industry change — we’re here to proudly drive it alongside NPMA and our partners."

In the presentations over the course of the two days, attendees learned from experts about the latest advances in pest biology and elimination, ways to protect public health through new service techniques, the importance of rodent control programmes, and dealing with challenges in commercial accounts.

In addition to the comprehensive educational programme, attendees also had a chance to hear from vendors and explore the newest technologies available from the 40 exhibitors within the exhibition.

As to be expected, there were several stands from companies based in the Middle and Far East but these were joined by a good representation of companies from Europe, in particular the UK and Italy.

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Image: PestWorld East hosts, Dominique Stumpf CEO of NPMA with Hani Shehadeh CEO of Ecovar

Meeting of the Global Pest Management Coalition

With so many international delegates present, The Global Pest Management Coalition (GPMC) took the opportunity to hold an open meeting the day before PestWorld began chaired by the president, Manuela Cordeiro.

One of the main topics on the agenda was feedback from the recent survey of sustainability sent to pest professionals in the US, Italy, Portugal, Sweden and Spain.

Once translated, these results will help the Sustainability Workgroup, led by Chris Gorecki, determine their next steps.

Looking ahead, discussion centred around the forthcoming Global Pest Management Coalition conference to be held in Hong Kong in June 2026 to coincide with World Pest Day.

This event is to be hosted by NPMA in coordination with the Confederation of the European Pest Management Associations (CEPA) and the Federation of Asia Oceania Pest Managers Association (FAOPMA).

Further information will be available in the coming months. 

Source: Online

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