Ant Control Made Easy
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 10:00am CDT

Are ants driving you crazy?

If so, join us for the webinar, Ant Control Made Easy on Thursday, May 17 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT (10 to 11 a.m. CDT or 8 to 9 a.m. PDT) and brought to you by the Urban Integrated Pest Management Community.

Managing ants is actually easier than you think—if you understand how they live. This webinar will help you learn how to apply integrated pest management tactics that are as economical and environmentally friendly as possible.

Topics:

How Can You Tell if You Have Odorous House Ants?
Dr. Karen Vail, University of Tennessee

Understanding the Biology and Behavior of Carpenter Ants
Dr. Dan Suiter, University of Georgia

Managing Problems with Pharaoh Ants
Dr. Michael Merchant, Texas A&M University

Find more information on Urban Integrated Pest Management

Website: www.extension.org/urban_integrated_pest_management
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To participate, log in as “guest” at : https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/urbancop

If you have specific questions that you want us to address during the webinar, post them here (http://learn.extension.org/events/526), or to the Urban Integrated Pest Management eXtension Facebook page:
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Agriculture relies on the addition of nitrogen in the form of commercial fertilizers and manure to maintain current production levels. Nitrates, a form of nitrogen, can leach through the soil contaminating groundwater, potentially harming human health. Recent California studies reported that 96% of all nitrate leached to the groundwater comes from cropland. Nitrate issues from a regional perspective will be discussed in this webcast. Recent findings in California and the proposed solutions will be presented, as will nitrate issues in the Southeast, Midwest, and Intermountain West.

Presenters include:

• Satish Gupta, University of Minnesota


• Rhonda Miller, Utah State University


• Mark Risse, University of Georgia


• Marsha Campbell-Mathews, University of California

An application for continuing education credit for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) and members of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) has been submitted.

An opportunity for state Question Wranglers who help with questions submitted via Ask an Expert by the public at www.extension.org, to get familiar with your role and the tools available to make it easier, ask questions, and share experiences & tips. (for eXtension Question Wranglers).

Have specific topics or questions you'd like to have discussion around? Let us know before the Meetup, or mention it then!

We typically hold monthly Question Wrangler Meetups on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Join the eXtension Question Wrangler community at http://www.extension.org/people/communities/38.