Posted on September 13, 2017 by rhallberg
by Steve Byrnes, Texas A&M AgriLife
In an effort to save their livestock from the torment caused by the plague of mosquitoes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, some producers are making the mistake of misusing chemicals to control the pests, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
“The results can be potentially disastrous,” said Dr. Sonja Swiger, AgriLife Extension livestock entomologist at Stephenville. “Misuse of potent chemicals can quickly become an example of ‘the cure is worse than the malady,’ not only for the animals being treated but also to the environment. Continue reading →
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Posted on July 13, 2017 by rhallberg
From Insects in the City
by Michael Merchant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Are you looking for pest control training using a practical approach? Do you have a new employee that you’d like to provide with some of the best training available? Then you might be interested in the three new hands-on classes being offered this summer through the new IPM Experience House in Dallas. Here are this summer’s classes with information on how to register: Continue reading →
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Posted on March 28, 2017 by rhallberg
Nature of work
This is a highly responsible position directing the countywide mosquito control functions within the Department of Solid Waste Management. The position is responsible for providing strategic, operational and administrative leadership for the County’s Mosquito Control Program by closely collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Agriculture, local, state, national and international entities, to establish and implement goals, strategies, action plans and policies for the control and eradication of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses, to include exploration of emerging technologies. Continue reading →
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Posted on March 27, 2017 by rhallberg
by Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife
A vector management workshop for city and municipal personnel will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 7 at the R.B. Hubbard Center, 304 E. Ferguson St. in Tyler.
There is no charge to register, and lunch is provided. Continue reading →
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Posted on January 3, 2017 by rhallberg
by Steve Byrnes, Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M AgriLife recently received a substantial monetary boost to bolster its aggressive fight to stem the spread of vector-borne diseases for the public good, said Dr. David Ragsdale, Texas A&M University entomology department head at College Station.
Ragsdale said the $10 million five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be used to establish the Western Gulf Coast Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases. Continue reading →
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Posted on December 8, 2016 by rhallberg
Professor of Entomology: Mosquito Transmission of Biosafety Level 3 Arboviruses
JOB NUMBER: 67910 (https://psu.jobs/job/67910)
STARTING DATE: March 1, 2017 or as negotiated
LOCATION: Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 Continue reading →
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Posted on August 2, 2016 by rhallberg
In the New York Times
by Pam Belluck
Federal health officials on Monday urged pregnant women to stay away from a Miami neighborhood where they have discovered additional cases of Zika infection — apparently the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised people not to travel to a place in the continental United States.
Florida officials said the number of Zika cases caused by local mosquitoes had risen to 14 from the four announced on Friday: 12 men and two women. They declined to say whether either woman was pregnant. All of the cases have been in one neighborhood. Continue reading →
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