Arthro-Pod EP 115: Bed bugs in poultry houses with Maria Gonzales-Morales

At the National Conference on Urban Entomology in May, Jody was inspired by Maria Gonzalez-Morales, a grad student from North Carolina State University, and asked for a chance to interview her! She graciously jumped to the mic and the two of them talked about how urban pests have an impact on agriculture. Maria has spent her time during her PHD studying insecticide resistance and in this interview discusses her work specifically with bed bugs in poultry farms. Maria also talks about her dream for the future, which involves creating an inclusive place for Hispanics to learn and be impowered by the information generated from the entomological research around the world. Take a listen. You won’t be disappointed. 

Maria and her national award! Congratulations to her!!

Arthro-Pod EP 111: The League of Entomology Consultants

 

Welcome back to Arthro-Pod bug lovers! Today's episode is a jam-packed guest bonanza, with three visitors stopping by to talk about their careers. We are joined by Jennifer Gordon of Bug Lessons, Chelle Hartzer of 360 Pest and Food Consulting, and Janet Kintz-Early of JAK Consulting Services. We dive into what being an entomological consultant means, the services they offer, and how one might get into the career field. It is a lot of fun to hear from folks who are passionate about their work and have some interesting entomological tales to tell. Tune in to hear all about it! 

The making of a podcast!

Show Notes

Chelle Hartzer and 360 Pest & Food

Website: https://www.chellehartzer.com/

Latest "Wine-ing about pest control": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYbnNMsEIQ

Jennifer Gordon and Bug Lessons

Website:  www.buglessons.com

Janet Kintz-Early and JAK Pesticide Consultants

Website: https://www.jakconsultingservices.com/ 

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Arthro-Pod EP 107: Frank Meek, International Man of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

 

Join us today on Arthro-Pod as we meet up with Frank Meek, BCE, PCQI, the technical manager of Rollins inc., the parent company of Orkin Pest Control.  Frank started his career with Orkin back in 1986, simply because he needed a job, but remained and succeeded in the industry because he loves his work and enjoys training others about the very important role of the pest controller or pest management professional in society. Today we explore how Frank defines IPM and the public misconceptions of pest management and learn about some of the out-of-the-box experiences he’s had with phorid flies in a mausoleum, earwigs in a cheese factory, pests of ancient artifacts, ants on an oil rig, and the time he called in the Navy to assist with a special case. What pests keeps Frank up at night? What scares him, if it’s not 300 ft heights or tight and confined spaces like tombs, tunnels, and crawlspaces? Tune in to find out!

Frank Meek, International Man of Pest Management

 Show notes

Frank has received recognition and several awards for his achievements, and our team was grateful that he made time to enlighten us through storytelling about pest control around the world.  

Article about Frank Meek: 

https://www.pctonline.com/article/meek-rollins-ipm-award/ 

 Contact: 

https://www.rollins.com/ 

https://www.orkin.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-meek-bce-pcqi-73414934/ 

Email: Fmeek@rollins.com 

 

Quotes from our interview: 

“The fun part of it is solving problems. The fun part of this is helping people and teaching people.” – Frank Meek 

 

“No little boy or girl ever grew up and said, “I’m going to be a pest controller.’ You fall into it. You love it and you stick with it, or you hate it and we try and run you off as fast as possible because if you don’t love it and don’t enjoy the work, you’re not going to be any good at it.” – Frank Meek 

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Arthro-Pod EP 106: Talking Bed Bugs and German Cockroaches with Morgan Wilson

 

Howdy bug lovers! On today's episode of Arthro-Pod, our guest is Morgan Wilson, a research technician and PhD graduate student at Dodson Urban Pest Management Laboratory at Virginia Tech. She is involved in some very exciting and applied field and laboratory research with German cockroaches and bed bugs with the goal of finding solutions for these troublesome pests in public housing. Find out the answers to questions like: Do bed bugs and cockroaches live together? Can you ever get rid of a heavy cockroach infestation in an apartment building? How to heat treatments for bed bugs work? What is fumigation and how can it be used against bed bugs? And finally, are bed bugs cute? We can all sleep better knowing that researchers like Morgan are seeking answers to our problems with these troublesome urban pests.   

A mess of German cockroaches Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org

Show notes

https://www.ento.vt.edu/people/Gradstudent(New)/M_Wilson.html  

Bed Bug Egg Development Time Lapse as explained by Morgan in the podcast: 

https://youtu.be/4xDtI6_45Gc 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19XU8kip8vGkCuJtXDyDUIQIAWINsp42r/view

Where you can find Morgan and the work being done at the Virginia Tech Bed Bug and Urban Pest Information Center: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VTBedBugandUrbanPestInformationCenter/  

Instagram: vtbedbug 

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