March 2023 Course Schedule
Courses will be taught at the NCSU Structural Pest Control Training Center, 4000 Chi Road, Raleigh, NC 27603.
Individual course is $195.00 or save $50.00 and take both courses for only $340.00.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Ant Behavior: How and Why Ants Do What They Do (earn 7 CCU credits)
In this course participants will have the unique opportunity to acquire training that is unavailable elsewhere. You will explore what ants do in their daily life, how they communicate, do they get sick like we do? how do they survive? what happens when they die? because the answers to these questions will give you the answers on how to develop an effective pest management program. The lecture and laboratory practice emphasize classification, identification of ant genera, social systems, and the diverse roles ants play in ecosystems. The hands-on section will expose participants to collecting and sampling, equipment and treatment practices. After practicing on several specimens, the participants test their skills with five unidentified specimens. The course will also cover principles of integrated pest management and its components, including effective customer education and communication. Demonstrations of various ant management techniques, including bait acceptance, repellent versus non-repellent pesticide, proper pesticide application, and others will also be covered.
FEATURED PRESENTER: Patty Alder, Entomologist NC State University
Patty Alder is the Director of the NC State University Structural Training Facility. Her responsibilities include developing and conducting training programs for the pest management industry and other related audiences. She also assists pest management professionals in solving pest problems. Patty received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2000 and her master’s degree in Entomology from NC State University in 2004. After graduating from NCSU, she worked as technical director for Clegg’s Termite & Pest Control for about 1 1⁄2 years before accepting her current position at NCSU in 2007.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Mouse vs Rat: The R Factor Commensal Rodent 101 (earn 7 CCU credits)
Why control rats & mice? What are your options? This course will cover the lifestyle and habits of mice and rats, teach you how to identify rats and mice and the typical symptoms of damage they cause, teach you how to identify the degree and source of the infestation and work through how to plan, implement and monitor an effective control program. This will be accomplished through lecture and hands-on field work that will allow you to understand the effect rodent control can have on your customers, the environment and ensure risks to non-target animals are minimized.
FEATURED PRESENTER: Brandon Sartain, Bell Laboratories
Brandon is the Southeastern Technical Sales Representative for Bell Laboratories covering AL, GA, SC, and NC. He is a Georgia native and Graduate of Carson-Newman University in 2007 where he played football. He has been in the pest control industry for the last 3 years with Bell Labs and is looking forward to many more years to come of fulfilling your rodent control needs!