2022 training dates set for school integrated pest management coordinators
First scheduled date Jan. 27 in Lubbock
First scheduled date Jan. 27 in Lubbock
Specialist created and continues to grow IPM programming around Texas
Human, environmental health remain focus as AgriLife Extension makes school pest control safer
Four school districts receive national IPM certifications Writer: Gabe Saldana, 956-408-5040, gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Janet Hurley, 972-952-9213, janet.hurley@ag.tamu.edu DALLAS — More than a decade of work alongside Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts in integrated pest management, or IPM, has culminated in national certification of four Texas school districts as “IPM Stars,” said Janet Hurley, AgriLife…
Writer: Gabe Saldana, 956-408-5040, gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Mike Merchant, 972-952-9204, michael.merchant@ag.tamu.edu RICHARDSON — The Fall Pest Management Seminar by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers one of the most cost-effective options for professional continuing education units, or CEUs, in the region, organizers said. “Early registration is $70, and that includes lunch,” said Dr. Mike Merchant,…
Writer: Gabe Saldana, 956-408-5040, Gabe.Saldana@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Janet Hurley, 972-952-9213, jahurley@ag.tamu.edu DALLAS —Three new infographics and two detailed publications from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service help demystify the best practices for controlling pests in schools, universities and other areas where humans occupy close quarters. “The average person, while not a pest control expert, is definitely…
DALLAS – A one-day program for school integrated pest management coordinators will be held July 28 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas. The program is scheduled from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Building C classroom at the center, which is at 17360 Coit Road. “All Texas public school districts must have…