Florida Holds First ACE Preparatory Course

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The first preparatory course for the Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) exam to be offered in the state of Florida was presented on Feb. 24, at the Duval County Extension Center in Jacksonville, Fla. 

The ACE exam was offered at the end of the day to those who were pre-qualified by the Entomological Society of America (ESA) to sit for the exam.  There are now 14 new ACEs in the state of Florida and one new ACE in Cleveland, Ohio.  The course attracted PCOs from central and north Florida and even one who flew down from Cleveland, Ohio.  This course was a collaborative effort of the Florida Pest Management Association (FPMA) www.flpma.org/ ; UF Extension Services; Florida School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/ ;  ESA members; and pest management industry representatives Univar jennifer.morton@univarusa.com and Bayer Environmental Services Alan.Turner@bayercropscience.com 
The second preparatory course and exam is now scheduled for July 29, at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences facility, Mid-Florida Research & Education Center 2725 S. Binion Road, Apopka, Florida.  For further information about the preparatory course and exam please contact Dr. Rebecca Baldwin or Wayne Walker.  All PCO’ nationwide are invited to attend. 

Wayne Walker   
waynew@housing.ufl.edu 
352-284-3963  

Dr. Rebecca Baldwin
baldwinr@ufl.edu
392/1901X178