The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is organizing a two-day online course for pest management professionals, municipalities, universities, public schools and food safety personnel involved in rodent control.
This event will take place on the Zoom meeting platform from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Dec. 1-2.
“As the Year of the Rat wraps up, there is no better time to dive into this unique urban rodent management virtual workshop,” said Janet Hurley, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, Dallas.
“This past year’s pandemic has brought about rodent-control issues and concerns that we’ve never experienced before, and we’re excited to be able to present so many leaders in the IPM field to discuss these issues and the latest technology, studies and solutions to our attendees.”
Interested participants are requested to register by Nov. 30 in order to receive the Zoom link in time for the start of the meetings. The cost is $75.
For a roundtable discussion, around 75 people would be allowed to participate each day.
Participants will learn about rodent disease, monitoring, trapping, urban rodent surveys and more.
There would be a certificate provided on completion of the course is participants fulfill the necessary requirements.
“We hope people will take advantage of this opportunity to virtually spend two-days with experts from around the world, discussing better ways to understand rodent ecology and integrated pest management,” Hurley said.
“Our speakers are well known in the field of urban rodentology,” Hurley said. “Dr. Niamh Quinn moved from Ireland to study wildlife including rodents in southern California. Some of her research covers the tracking of bobcats and coyotes, which she will also share on the second half of her presentation.”
