Tick Safe Schools via Integrated Pest Management

Tick Safe Schools via Integrated Pest Management

Join us for a Webinar on September 30 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/211517777 Dr. Thomas Mather, Professor and Director of the University of the Rhode Island Center for Vector Borne Diseases, will discuss tick borne diseases and prevalence, the identification, inspection and removal of ticks, followed by the “Tick encounter” web resource. Dr. Marcia Anderson, Environmental Protection Specialist from the EPA, will review passive prevention via landscape design, sanitation, maintenance the EPA role in tick IPM and on how to incorporate Tick IPM into your School IPM plan. Dr. Kathy Murray, Coordinator of the Maine SIPM program, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, will discuss the importance of monitoring, repellants, active prevention via pesticidal tools, research, and additional resources. They will be followed by a Q & A session. Title: Tick Safe Schools via Integrated Pest Management Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet