POULTRY PESTS
Title: Pesticide Applicator’s Certification
Format: Lecture
Description: Certification for pesticide applicator in the category of animals – poultry. Primary training for initial certification is offered at regularly scheduled Pesticide Certification Training Schools. Special arrangements may be made for large groups through county or state extension pesticide training coordinators. Secondary training for recertification credits is offered by request through county meetings offered by county extension pesticide training coordinators.
Time: 1 hour
Audience: Growers, integrator service and management personnel, county extension agents and state extension specialists
Equipment: Projection screen
Contact: Mike Stringham (919-515-8878) or Wayne Buhler (919-515-5369); or contact pesticide training coordinator at County Extension Office
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Title: Poultry Pest Management
Format: Short presentation or field visit
Description: Will address the biology, control and other management practices for the following pests:
- Northern fowl mites - Red chicken mites
- Bed bugs - Chicken lice
- Flies - Darkling beetle (and other beetles)
- Rodents - Pests around mortality disposal sites
A non-technical presentation covering one or more of the above mentioned pests. Topics will be tailored for requested production system(s). On request, the focus of topics can be narrowed to specific aspects of management such as identification, biology, monitoring, cultural practices, biological control or chemical control. Presentation can be delivered in a fixed setting (conference room, lecture hall, etc.) or as part of a field day offering (on-site at poultry facility).
Time: 30 to 45 minutes for any single pest; one to two hours for multiple pests or topics.
Audience: Growers, service personnel, management personnel, extension agents.
Equipment: Projection screen. Where on-site instruction is provided, appropriate arrangements for site and biosecurity are the responsibility of the organizer. Assistance in this regard, however, will be provided if requested in advance.
Contact: Mike Stringham (919-515-8878) or Wes Watson (919-513-2028)
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Title: Responding To Poultry-Related Pest Complaints
Format: Short presentation
Description: Presentation will address aspects of investigation and resolution of pest complaints made against poultry facilities. A number of areas will be discussed, including:
- determining probable source(s)
- establishing communication channels
- assessment of severity
- determining a farm’s pest management profile
- mediation
- follow-up
Time: 30 to 45 minutes for any single pest; one to two hours for multiple pests or
topics.
Audience: Extension agents and directors, integrator personnel, County Health Department field personnel
Equipment: Projection screen.
Contact: Mike Stringham (919-515-8878) or Wes Watson (919-513-2028)
