Pest Management Professional, September 2017

2017 PMP HALL OF FAME D r John Klotzs interest in ants and other insects took hold as a youngster living on a farm in rural Kansas collecting insects and exploring the woods and creeks as he tells Pest Management Professional After a stint in the U S Navy Dr Klotz 71 went for his undergraduate degree in biology graduating in 1976 from Rockhurst College Kansas City Mo Dr Klotz then decided to focus on his love of insects earning masters and doctoral degrees in entomology from the University of Kansas After three years teaching middle school in Kansas Dr Klotz longed for a life near the ocean He headed to California and in 1988 in short order he got a job at Lloyd Pest Control fell in love with my wife Jenny and had the good fortune to work with Herb Field who taught me all about pest management and became a good friend In 1990 the same year he got married Dr Klotz relocated to Indiana and joined Purdue Universitys Center for Urban and Industrial and Pest Management The best thing I can say about John Klotz is that he is a true gentleman He is also an outstanding scholar specializing in ant biology behavior ecology and management reports Dr Gary Bennett a fellow PMP Hall of Famer Class of 2006 Dr Klotzs supervisor during his tenure at Purdue and a close friend At Purdue he also collaborated with Dr Byron Reid and fellow PMP Hall of Famer Dr Bobby Corrigan Class of 2008 In 1993 Dr Klotz joined the U S Dept of Agricultures Agricultural Research Service USDA ARS Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research Laboratory MVERL in Gainesville Fla Dr Nancy Hinkle a frequent collaborator met him there while she was a student at the University of Florida It has been my honor to be associated with him initially in Florida and later when we were both on the faculty of the University of California Riverside she tells PMP Having already worked in pest control and coming from a postdoctoral position at Purdue University Dr Klotz possessed extensive knowledge and experience in urban pest management and joined a thriving ant research group in Gainesville PMP Hall of fame 2017 Name Dr John Klotz Career affiliatioNs Lloyd Pest Control Purdue University USDA ARS MAVERL UC Riverside CurreNt title Urban Entomology Specialist Emeritus University of California Riverside Years iN Pest maNaGemeNt 21 KeY PositioNs HelD Training Director Extension Entomologist iNDustrY aCHieVemeNts Investigating guideline orientation and its implications for pest management low toxic liquid baits and their delivery systems the role of anaphylaxis in ant stings and kissing bug bites ant orientation in carpenter ants modernizing and expanding UCRs Urban Entomology Conference 28 September 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net Photos Courtesy of John and Jenny Klotz The ant authority the only thing more amazing than Dr John Klotzs contributions to the industrys knowledge and understanding of ant management is his near miraculous journey back recovering from a traumatic brain injury By HeatHer GoocH Editor as an extension entomologist Dr Klotz did a lot of outreach to the next generation