UGA-CAES Announces 2015 Webinar Schedule

The University of Georgia CAES Extension, in cooperation with the DI Group @ Georgia College, announces the 2015 ‘Getting the Best of Pests’ webinar series. Beginning in February, every month a leading research scientist or consultant will give a two-hour webinar presentation on topics of importance to pest management professionals.

Register at www.gabugs.uga.edu. Webinars are 8:00 to 10:00 AM U.S. east coast time and to-date provide continuing education credit in GA, FL, AL, SC, NC, and TN. 

February 18, 2015-Termites
Dr. Brian Forschler is a Research Professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Georgia. His research specialty is subterranean termite biology and management---the topic he’ll address during his webinar. Dr. Rudi Scheffrahn is a research Professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Florida, where he works on drywood termites. Both of these researchers are widely-regarded as authorities on the biology and management of subterranean (Forschler) and drywood (Scheffrahn) termites.

April 15, 2015-Bed Bugs
Dr. Stephen Kells is a Research Professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Minnesota. His research specialty is the biology of bed bugs (bedbugs.umn.edu). Dr. Changlu Wang is also a Research Professor of Urban Entomology, and specializes on bed bug monitoring and control. Both are highly productive researchers and are considered authorities on the biology and management of bed bugs. During this webinar, they will both discuss their current research on bed bugs.
 
June 17, 2015-Rodents
Dr. Robert Corrigan, RMC Consulting, has been studying the biology, behavior, and management of rodents for decades. He is author of Rodent Control: A Practical Guide for Pest Management Professionals. Dr. Claudia Riegel is the Director of the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board, a City of New Orleans-funded group whose goal is to protect the city from these pests. Both will talk about rodent biology, behavior, and management, with special emphasis on management in commercial environments.

August 19, 2015-Insecticide Resistance; Biology and Management of Fleas
Dr. Michael Scharf a Research Professor at Purdue University where he holds the O. W. Rollins/Orkin Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology. Dr. Scharf is an insect toxicologist, and in this unique webinar will present a talk on various means by which insects evolve resistance to insecticides. Dr. Nancy Hinkle is an Extension Professor of Veterinary and Urban Entomology at the University of Georgia. Among her many qualifications, she is an authority on the biology and management of parasites of pets---including fleas. In her webinar she will discuss the resurgence of cat flea problems and provide insight into their biology and management.

October 21, 2015-Insecticide Mode of Action; Pesticide Safety
Dr. Scharf returns to present a one hour webinar on insecticide mode of action---a topic that every pest management professional should be aware of. Dr. Phil Koehler is an Extension & Research Professor of Urban Entomology at the University of Florida where he holds the Margie & Dempsey Sapp Endowed Professorship of Structural Pest Control/FPMA Endowed Professor of Urban Entomology. Dr. Koehler will highlight the safe use of pesticides.

December 9, 2015-Ants
Dr. Robert K. Vander Meer is a senior research scientist and Research Leader of the Imported Fire Ant and Household Insects unit at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology in Gainesville, FL. He is a world class expert on ant communication, particularly the study of pheromones. His presentation will be “Chemical Communication in Ants”. Dr. Chow Yang Lee is a Professor of Urban Entomology in the School of Biological Sciences at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, in Penang, Malaysia. He’s an authority on the biology and management of pest ants, termites, and German cockroaches. He will talk about ant baiting and principles of baiting.

To learn more about the webinar series, contact Dr. Daniel R. Suiter at the University of Georgia (USA) at 770-233-6114 or email him at dsuiter@uga.edu Webpage: gabugs.uga.edu

Webinar Registration: gabugs.uga.edu