Success StoryUniversity of Kentucky 4th Annual Pest Control Technical Directors’ Meeting
University of Kentucky 4th Annual Pest Control Technical Directors’ 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 (5 students and 1 research scientist), to discuss the needs of the pest control industry. During this meeting (now in its fourth 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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