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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




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Success StoryUniversity of Kentucky 3rd Annual Pest Control Technical Director’s Meeting



University of Kentucky 3rd Annual Pest Control Technical Director’s Meeting

Author: Zachary DeVries

Planning Unit: Entomology

Major Program: Integrated Pest Management

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Pest control and academia have grown apart over the past 20 years, where the research being conducted by urban entomology labs does not directly address the needs of the indoor pest control stakeholders.   Therefore, I developed, organized, and ran a meeting involving technical directors of pest control companies from around the country, along with my trainees (6 students and 1 research scientist), to discuss the needs of the pest control industry.  During this meeting (now in its third year and still the only meeting of its kind), we generated a number of new project ideas and made sure the research being conducted by the University of Kentucky aligned with the needs of the pest control industry, ensuring the University of Kentucky will be a leader in urban pest management moving forward.






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