Pest Management Professional, July 2016
Industry Intel Pi Chi Omega awards scholarships Pi Chi Omega the national entomology fraternity makes available scholarships to students majoring in urban and industrial pest management or a closely related plan of study This year it awarded four scholarships The 3000 scholarship was awarded to Brittany DeLong Campbell who is currently a doctoral student in entomology at the University of Florida Gainesville Her dissertation title is Biology and Control of Two Species of Human Parasitic Bed Bugs Cimex lectularius Linnaeus and Cimex hemipterus Fabricius Editors Note For more on these two species turn to p 62 Campbell received her masters of life science degree from Virginia Tech Also at the University of Florida Johnalyn Gordon the only undergraduate scholarship recipient this year received a 2000 scholarship award Gordon is a wildlife and ecology major with a minor in entomology and nematology She completed an independent research project on a survey of 25b or least risk pesticides in comparison with common dish soap a combination of soap salts and individual salts including potassium laurate and sodium laurate Michael Fisher who was awarded a 2000 scholarship is pursuing his doctorate in entomology at North Carolina State University NCSU with a minor in biotechnology His dissertation subject is Microbial diversity of the common bed bug How the microbiome influences longevity fitness and vector competence Fisher holds a bachelors of science degree from Iowa State University where he double majored in animal ecology and entomology As a Lieutenant Commander in the U S Navy he is currently on Duty Under Instruction to pursue his studies full time Angela Sierras who was awarded a 2000 scholarship is also a doctoral student in entomology at NCSU Her dissertation topic is Evaluation of Ingestible Insecticides on Bed Bugs Her primary focus is to evaluate active ingredients that can be incorporated in a novel liquid baiting system She received her bachelors of science degree in zoology from NCSU in 2011 graduating summa cum laude RODENTICIDES Palatable Practical Simply Deadly AVAILABLE FROM A DISTRIBUTOR NEAR YOU SOFT BAIT Made with soft lard for high palatability Easy to use just skewer in bait station Ideal clean out bait and for areas where competing food sources are present PelGar USA 6108491723 www PelGar USA com 18 July 2016 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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