Bug Off Pest Control Center’s Next Workshops:

The Hymenopterans – Ants and Stinging Insects

Presented by Eric Picard, ENVU

Thursday, March 30, 2023

5:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Cost: $45.00

Payment is final

Absolutely no registration at the door

NYS DEC Credits: 

7A – 3.0, 3A – 3.0, 8 – 1.5

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Termites – More Than Meets the Eye

Thursday, April 27, 2023

5:30pm to 9:30pm

COST:        $55.00

NO REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR

Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. 

Payment is final.

CREDITS: 7C – 3.0

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What’s the Buzz?
The Dipterans – Flies and Mosquitoes

Presented by Chris Phillips, ACE and Stanton E. Cope, PhD

AP&G Catchmaster

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

5:30pm to 9:30pm

COST:        $45.00

NO REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR

Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. 

Payment is final.

CREDITS: 

3A – 1.50, 7A – 1.50, 7F – 1.50, 8 – 3.0

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Stored Products Pests

Presented by: Anna Berry, Pelsis/B&G

Thursday, June 29, 2023

5:30pm to 9:30pm

COST:        $45.00

NO REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR

Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. 

Payment is final.

NYS DEC CREDITS: 

7A – 3.0, 7F – 3.0

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Mosquitoes – What You Need to Know, Featuring: Dr. Stanton Cope, AP&G Catchmaster

 

Improving your expertise as a mosquito-control specialist. Overcoming common myths and fallacies about mosquitoes. Understanding the threat and predicting future outbreaks.

Thursday, September 26, 2019
5:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Workshop and Promo’s!

Our Next Workshop

Mosquitoes – What You Need to Know

Featuring: Dr. Stanton Cope, AP&G Catchmaster

Improving your expertise as a mosquito-control specialist. Overcoming common myths and fallacies about mosquitoes. Understanding the threat and predicting future outbreaks.

Thursday, September 26, 2019
5:30 pm to 9:30 pm

The Bug Off Career Training Center

1085 Saint Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10032

Note: If you arrive late or leave early for the training portion of the event,

you will not receive a certificate.  Persons without photo ID may not sign the roster or be issued a course certificate.

 

Cost: $35.00

No registration at the door

Payment is final

 

NYS DEC Credits: 8 – 3.0

Click here for more information and to register online

 

 

This Just In

200gm. Water-soluble granules dissolve easily in water. Contains the non-repellent active ingredient dinotefuran. Controls crawling and flying insects including ants, bed bugs, stored product pests, fleas and flies. OK to use in food areas.

 

Upcoming Training

The Pest Management Career Training Course 

* Required training for those wishing to become licensed in New York.

* Apprenticeship training for new employees.

For new students, this course consists of classroom lectures, homework assignments and  exams.  A minimum grade of 70 and attendance at all sessions is required for passing.  Students who pass will receive a certificate which will allow them to take the state exams. 

 

DATES:             September 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 2019

Best Management Practices for Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes: Best Management Practices

Description

 Mosquitoes belong to the insect order Diptera (flies)
 Over 170 species in the U.S. with three important genera: Culex, Anopheles, and Aedes  Undergo complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult
 Require water for eggs, larval, and pupal development
 Only females take blood meals from their hosts, but both will feed on sugar from nectar

 Adults typically live for up to 14 days, but females can over-winter as adults

Mosquitoes may transmit diseases such as: