Free Webinar: Distribution, Status, and Management of Native and Invasive Termites

The North American Termite Survey (NATS) is a group of urban entomologists associated with the USDA Southern IPM Center. The group will host a webinar on January 24, 2025 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM (eastern time). Attendance is free, and CEUs will be provided in AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, and TX. There is no cost for this webinar. 

Register for the January 24th webinar here. 

Program Overview. This 4-hour, for-credit webinar will be focused on identification, current status, and basic methods of control of subterranean and drywood termites, with particular emphasis on the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus. The intended audience is the pest control industry in the Southeastern U.S., and in areas, such as California, outside the southeast where Formosan termites are known to exist. This training presentation is an output of the North American Termite Survey working group, supported by the Southern IPM Center.

Program Title: Distribution, Status and Management of Native and Invasive Termites in USA
Date and Time: January 24, 2025; 1:00 to 5:00 PM (eastern time) 12:00 - 4:00 PM Central Time 

Cost: FREE

For Credit?: YES. You must be present for all 4 hours to receive credit. During the session a series of questions, showing up at random times, will be posed to attendees. These are not test questions, and there is no wrong answer. But, the questions must be answered to provide assurance that each person logged in is engaged and watching.

Registration Information. Registration will be directly through Zoom. Each person attending and seeking credit MUST register, even for large groups. No exceptions. 
·         Each person, whether watching in a group or not, must register through Zoom with their own email address, this ensures you will get your CEU credits. 
·         After registration you will be sent a Zoom link. This is yours and only yours. Click on the link to access the webinar on January 24.
·         Never share your link with anyone, as it will jeopardize your and their credit.

Program Agenda:
• 1:00 to 1:05 p.m. -  “NATS working group introduction and goals” – Dr. Aaron R. Ashbrook, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
• 1:05 to 1:30 p.m. -  “Tales of termite trails: how did the Formosan subterranean termite get here” – Dr. Claudia Husseneder, Professor, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
• 1:30 to 1:50 p.m. -  2-minute recordings of NATS working group members providing updates to FST distribution maps in their states. (KY AR not included as no reported FST so far)
• 1:50 to 2:00 p.m. -  10-minute break
• 2:00 to 2:05 p.m. -  Pre-survey for identification training
• 2:05 to 2:55 “Formosan subterranean termite alate identification and differentiating them from co-swarming alates” - Dr. Thomas Chouvenc, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
• 2:55 to 3:00 p.m. -  Post-survey for identification training to capture a change in knowledge
• 3:00 to 3:05 p.m. -  5-minute break
• 3:05 to 3:55 p.m. -  “Subterranean and drywood termite management” - Dr. Brian Forschler, Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
• 3:55 to 4:00 p.m. -  5-minute break
• 4:00 to 4:50 p.m. -  “Formosan subterranean termite inspections, safety, and proper applications” - Dr. Faith Oi, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL