Did you miss the webinar from this month? It's right in theme with the month of October and even has zombies!
All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series
Alien Invasions, Zombies Underfoot and Billions of Decapitated Fire Ants
This webinar was presented by
Dr. Sandford Porter, a Research Entomologist in the Imported Fire Ants and Household Insects group of USDA ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology. It was moderated by
Nelson Wynn, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service.
To watch the recorded webinar, go
here and click the watch recording button on the top right.
The next webinar will be held on Friday, November 7, 2014 at 1PM CDT. The topic is a good one entitled "Where have all the honey bees gone? Hope for the future."
Why do we have fewer honeybees these days? What caused the decline?
What can we do to help? These questions and more will be answered in
this webinar presented by
Dr. John Skinner, a Professor in the
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of
Tennessee. Moderated by
Sallie Lee, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama
Cooperative Extension System. Click
here to login as a guest and participate in the live event.
For more webinars in this series, see All Bugs Good and Bad 2014 Webinar Series. The webinars are brought to you by the following eXtension Communities of Practice: Imported Fire Ants, Urban IPM, Bee Health, Invasive Species and Gardens and Landscapes; and by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
Again, if you want to see the FREE bee webinar, then click
here on Friday, November 7th at 1PM CDT. If you can't make it then, it will be recorded for viewing later.
If you have heard me speak about indoor pest control, you most likely
have heard me talk about trying to encourage people to not kill spiders
they find in the house. The spiders can help to capture and take care
of other insects that may be a problem in the home, so leaving them in
place is part of a good IPM program. I also often answer the question of
what I do for pest control in my own home. Since hubby and I are both
entomologists, we really don't get too worked up about many things being
in the house. Most things we either leave alone or capture and throw
outside. There are some things that I do squish- flies that drive me
crazy in the kitchen while I'm trying to cook or silverfish that plague
the bathroom (one day the wallpaper will be gone and hopefully with it
the silverfish problem). The fire ants in the yard are also baited for
each spring and fall followed with treating any mounds that pop up with
boiling water.
