鵬図商事 Company Profile

Thank you for sending New Year's cards to Hōzu Trading this year as well. Our company has discontinued New Year's cards since 2022, so we are replying with this April Fool's postcard.

PestWorld is the largest pest control event in the world, hosted by the National Pest Management Association. It brings together over 4,000 pest control professionals from 80 countries, featuring keynote speeches, more than 50 presentations, over 200 exhibitor booths, and parties. I have summarized the key points of the lectures I attended. *You can view the report from related materials.*

We would like to inform you that as a result of the review by the Japanese Society of Pestology, our employee's research has been awarded the "Japanese Society of Pestology Academic Encouragement Award." This award is given to papers published in "Pestology" that are recognized as particularly excellent in promoting academic advancement by the Japanese Society of Pestology. The research that received the award is titled "Insecticidal Test Results of Drone-Mounted ULV Spraying Against Adult Aedes albopictus Placed in the Field." **Awardee** Keigo Shibafu **Awardee's Comment** I am truly grateful to receive the Academic Encouragement Award, which is an honor beyond my expectations. I first participated in the Pestology Society 14 years ago at the 25th Ibaraki Conference. At that time, I assisted presenters as a computer operator, harboring a strong desire to be able to present myself someday. Although it has been a gradual process, I have been able to make efforts little by little. I will use this award as motivation to continue to strive for improvement. This paper was guided by Professor Yuichiro Tahara through the Pestology Society's paper support system. I am deeply grateful. Thank you very much. **Date of Award** November 10, 2023