2018 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series- FREE!

The 2018 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series kicks off Friday, February 2^nd  at 1 pm CST! 

Our speaker, Norm Haley,  from Alabama Extension, will be will be discussing “Feral Hogs, Ecology, and Control”.  The webinar will be recorded, so you can watch it any time.  To watch a webinar, just log in as a guest 15 minutes before the webinar begins. Please share this with anyone who might be interested. You can find the login information below. Thank you for supporting our program and we hope you listen in on February 2nd!

Event starts: Friday, February 2 at 2:00 pm EST

Event ends: Friday, February 2 at 3:00 pm EST

Location: https://auburn.zoom.us/j/209793415

As the numbers of feral hogs continue to rise in the United States, so do the problems that they create. Get a plan! Learn about their biology, distribution, and management strategies in this webinar presented by Norm Haley, Alabama Extension. Moderated by Mallory Kelley and David Koon, Regional Extension Agents, Alabama Extension. The link to the event will be https://auburn.zoom.us/j/209793415. Note: on February 2, the link to the live webinar opens about 15 minutes before the webinar. If you try to log in earlier, you will get an error message. 

For more webinars in this series, see 2018 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series. The webinars are brought to you by the following eXtension Communities of Practice: Ant Pests, and Urban IPM; and by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Clemson Cooperative Extension and University of Georgia Extension.

Here's the skinny on the full line up for 2018:

February 2 Feral Hogs, Ecology, and Control by Norm Haley

March 2 Misidentified Pests in the Landscape by Erfan Vafaie

April 6 Argentine Ants and Others by Dr. Eric Benson

May 4 What Everyone Must Know About Fleas by TBA

June 1 Attracting Pollinators to Our Yards by Molly Keck

August 3 Bees, Wasps, and Hornets, Oh My! byLynn Braband

September 7 Winterizing Your Home to Keep Out Pests byJanet Hurley

October 5 Structural Misidentified Pests by Wizzie Brown

November 2 Lice, Scabies, and Mites by Dr. Nancy Hinkle

December 1 Pantry Pests by Dr. Dan Suiter

FREE Webinar series- 2017 All Bugs Good & Bad

The 2017 webinar series All Bugs Good and Bad starts today (Friday, February 3, 2017). Please join us for this webinar series for information you can use about good and bad insects.  We used your feedback to bring topics that you suggested for 2017.   We will discuss troublesome insects such as invasive ants, landscape pests, vegetable pests, and house dwellers as well as arachnids too.  Not all insects are bad, though, come and meet some of our native pollinators!  The series kicks off today with “Don’t let tramp ants take over your home”!

Friday, February 3 at 1:00 pm CST

It's frustrating when ants march into our homes, schools, and buildings. Tramp ants such as Argentine ants and odorous house ants can be very frustrating to deal with especially if we are trying to control them the wrong way. Get a plan! Learn practical tips for preventing problems from these pests in this webinar presented by Dr. Karen Vail, Professor, University of Tennessee.  Moderated by Mallory Kelley and David Koon, Regional Extension Agents, Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Click here to login as a guest and participate in the live event.   Note: on February 3, the link to the live webinar opens about 15 minutes before the webinar. If you try to log in earlier, you will get an error message. 

For more webinars in this series, see 2017 All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series. The webinars are brought to you by the following eXtension Communities of Practice: Ant Pests, and Urban IPM; and by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Clemson Cooperative Extension and University of Georgia Extension.

Please note that the connection room is different (and easier!) this year. 

https://learn.extension.org/events/2300

Schedule for the 2017 series:

February 3: Don’t let tramp ants take over your home; Dr. Karen Vail

March 3: Protect your veggie harvest from hungry insects; Zach Snipes

April 7: Mosquitoes and insect borne diseases; Dr. Derrick Mathias

May 5: Ticks; Dr. Thomas Mather

June 2: Aphids, scales, and whiteflies; Erfan Vafaie

August 4: Drain flies, house flies, and fungus gnats; Wizzie Brown

September 1: Meet our native pollinators; Molly Keck

October 6: New invasive ants to know about; Dr. Timothy Davis

November 3: Pantry pests, carpet beetles, and clothes moths; Dr. Eric Benson

December 1: Don’t let bed bugs hamper your vacation plans; Alan Brown