Program Staff: Jody L. Gangloff-Kaufmann

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Ph.D., Entomology, Cornell University, 1999

• B.A., Biology, New York University, 1992

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Responsibilities

• Educational outreach in community IPM.

• Demonstration of IPM.

• Research of alternative tools for pest management.

• Collaboration with county Extension educators on projects related to IPM.

• Participation in county-level committees that focus on pesticide use and IPM.

• Training workshops for all audiences.

• Assistance and problem solving for schools and municipalities with particular pest problems.

• Diagnostics for Nassau CCE.

Current/Ongoing Projects

• Stinging Insect IPM, demonstration and implementation of stinging insect management techniques that are least toxic, focused on school and municipal settings. Some research will be involved.

• Municipal IPM workshops, slide set, and manual for future trainings.

• Demonstration and workshop on grub control, using nematodes.

• Researching possibilities in biological control of carpenter ants and stinging insects, and alternative controls of bed bugs.

Accomplishments (Past 2 Years)

• I have formed strong links with industry groups, various school and municipal administrators and staff, and individuals key in environmental activism.

• I wrote a brochure focusing on mosquito biology and management that has become popular due to the threat of West Nile virus.

• I was awarded a grant from the National Research Initiative, USDA, for a post-doctoral research project. The grant awarded approx. $73,000/yr. and was not accepted in lieu of a position with CIPM.

MEMBERSHIPS & SERVICE

• Entomological Society of America

• Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (occasional reviewer of manuscripts)

• Northeast Pest Management Center Commodity Working Group Leader