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Join EPA for a Webinar on June 18. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/325309409
As the pest populations boom, bed bugs can, and will hitchhike into your school. The school can be bed bug free one day and have bed bugs brought in the next. For school administrators and facilities managers, bed bugs arriving at the school can be a recipe for big headaches. The formula for success in dealing with bed bugs is to prepare for the inevitable, and educate everyone. This presentation discusses why bed bugs are such a challenge and how you can be proactive.
Join eOrganic for a webinar on organic weed management on livestock pastures by Dr. Sid Bosworth of the University of Vermont on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 2 pm to 3:15 pm Eastern Time (1 – 2:15 pm Central, 12 – 1:15 pm Mountain, 11 am – 12:15 pm Pacific Time). The webinar is free and open to the public, and advance registration is required. Listeners will hear the speaker and be able to view the PowerPoint presentation and type in questions.
Register now at http://www.extension.org/pages/63411
In response to Asthma Awareness Month, there are two webinars on the subject of asthma in schools. The first is sponsored by the EPA; the second is sponsored by the Association of School Business Officials.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension is pleased to announce that the full version of Pest Private Eye and the Case of IPM in Schools (Pest PI), our educational first person role playing video game, is now available free on our website at http://pested.unl.edu/pestpi. Pest PI teaches children and the educators who work with them about pests and how to control them using Integrated Pest Management.
Also on the website you’ll find links to online versions of a Teacher’s guide and comic book, a user’s survey (http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22FHK578845), and other resources about pests and IPM.
We have also recently developed an educator’s survey (http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22FGFWPJQAG) to determine how the game is being used in classrooms, libraries, and other educational venues.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching an online Bed Bug Information Clearinghouse. It contains peer-reviewed bed bug outreach materials from a variety of different sources such as governments, universities and extension services. Stemming from a top recommendation from EPA’s Second Annual National Bed Bug Summit, the Bed Bug Information Clearinghouse is a collaborative effort between EPA and partners in the Federal Bed Bug Workgroup.
The National IPM Webinar series is coordinated by Kelly Ivors (http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/people/faculty/ivors/) and Steve Frank (http://ecoipm.com/people/steve-frank/) in the Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology at North Carolina State University. The webinar series is designed to provide timely information to the green industry through monthly seminars on the production and maintenance of ornamental plants. We invite extension specialists from around the county to speak on topics (http://ecoipm.com/ipm-webinar/ipm-webinar-archive/) important to the nursery greenhouse, and landscape industry with particular emphasis on issues relevant to the Southeast. This provides an opportunity for green industry professionals to learn in-depth information from the specialists conducting research on a particular pest or horticultural issue.
A website with weed risk assessments is available at http://invasivespecies.org.au/rs/::wra%20newspage. A weed risk assessment (WRA) is a method for determining a weed’s invasiveness, its present and potential distribution, and the impacts of the plant on social, economic and environmental values. WRAs are used to assist land managers decide the best way to control weeds.
Spring is here and the critters are coming out. Learn how to proactively manage pests at your property using integrated pest management (IPM). Attend a free webinar on April 26, 2012 or view the recorded session afterwards. This webinar is for anyone interested in beginning an IPM program at a multifamily property. Property owners/managers and staff at organizations that work with multifamily properties are encouraged to attend. Viewers will gain an understanding of IPM and learn the resources available to support their efforts.To register, go to www.stoppests.org/ipm-training/training-opportunities/stoppests-webinars/managing-pests-in-multifamily-housing/
Join Daniel Sudakin, MD, MPH, Assoc. Prof. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University, and the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) for a free webinar on “Pesticide Residues in the Indoor Environment” – April 25, 2012, 1 PM EDT.
The IPM Institute is presenting a webinar entitled “IPM in Child Care Centers: Protecting Children from Pests and Pesticides.” To reserve a space, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178245152. Space is limited.
