Success Story52nd Annual UK Pest control Short Course
52nd Annual UK Pest control Short Course
Author: Zachary DeVries
Planning Unit: Entomology
Major Program: Integrated Pest Management
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
In November we hosted the 52nd annual University of Kentucky Pets Control Short Course. This 3-day program incorporated 15 1-hour talks from speakers located around the country who travelled to Lexington, >420 attendees from Kentucky and surrounding states, and a team of entomologists (faculty, staff, students) from the University of Kentucky. This meeting, hour-for-hour, is one of the top pest control meeting in the country, which many others states imitate due to the quality of the speakers and the overall level of education they receive. This meeting is also vital to ensure pest control operators maintain their licensee and certification by receiving continuing education units (CEUs). Feedback is still being processed, but 100% of attendees indicated learning something new and attendees showed high satisfaction with the meeting (8.1/10).
Stories by Zachary DeVries
Improving Pest Control in Disadvantage Communities
Pests such as cockroaches, bed bugs, and rodents, continue to plague disadvantaged communities. Thei... Read More
University of Kentucky 2nd Annual Pest Control Technical Director’s Meeting
Pest control and academia have grown apart over the past 20 years, where the research being conducte... Read More
Stories by Entomology
![Entomology Program of UK-REC at Princeton Collaborated with Successful Revamp of Critters Day and Hummingbird festival at Land between the Lakes](/core/Image/crop/300/200/a02910174bff03573f3810ee5a3881fa47a71f9b.jpg)
Entomology Program of UK-REC at Princeton Collaborated with Successful Revamp of Critters Day and Hummingbird festival at Land between the Lakes
After two years of interruption two events that take place were completed at the Nature center at La... Read More
![Entomology at Princeton in 2022: Rebuilding program after the tornado disaster](/core/Image/crop/300/200/11785e8e6d3bcf6c094e10767266b4d7c4019764.jpg)
Entomology at Princeton in 2022: Rebuilding program after the tornado disaster
Immediately after the tornado that destroyed all the facilities of the Research and Education Center... Read More
© 2024 University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment