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Georgia Structural Pest Control Training Facility Workshops

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    Whether you work for a small, family size business
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    or an industry giant,
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    the Urban Pest Management Program
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    on the University of Georgia’s Griffin campus
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    has training programs
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    designed to meet your needs.
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    Termite treatment workshops are taught at the
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    Georgia Structural Pest Control Training Facility
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    located on the Griffin campus.
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    The training center was built as a training tool
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    for termite control professionals,
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    inspectors with the Georgia Department of Agriculture,
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    and UGA Cooperative Extension agents.
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    The center’s 3,000 square foot unfinished foundation
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    is built of various construction types
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    used in typical Georgia homes.
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    UGA and Georgia Department of Agriculture experts
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    teach termite treatment methods
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    in a very hands-on visual way
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    through the outdoor classroom facility.
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    Completion of the one and a half day program
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    provides 11 certification hours
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    and 6 registration hours.
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    Graduates also earn a certificate of completion
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    and an attractive uniform patch
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    to highlight their training to their customers.
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    Integrated Pest Management workshops
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    focus on helping technicians
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    make logical treatment decisions
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    based on the sound IPM principles.
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    Completion of the IPM workshop
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    earns participants 7 certification hours
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    and 6 registration hours.
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    In addition to termite treatment and IPM workshops,
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    the UGA Urban Pest Management Program
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    offers a 10-week Urban and Structural
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    Pest Management Certificate Program.
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    This program is worth 26 certification hours
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    and 26 registration hours.
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    The lecture series exposes
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    pest management technicians
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    to several aspects
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    of the pest management industry,
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    such as sales, customer service, and legal affairs,
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    in addition to the traditional material on biology
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    and management of urban insect pests.
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    A highlight of both the IPM workshop
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    and the Certificate program are
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    insect identification laboratories
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    where attendees are shown
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    actual samples of dozens
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    of the most common insect pests
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    in the urban and suburban environment in Georgia.
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    For more information on the UGA Griffin Campus’
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    Urban Pest Management Program,
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    see the program’s website
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    at www.gabugs.uga.edu
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    or call 770-233-5598.
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    That's 770-233-5598.
Title:
Georgia Structural Pest Control Training Facility Workshops
Description:

The University of Georgia offers a variety of workshops for pest control professionals at the Georgia Structural Pest Control Training Facility in Griffin, Ga.

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Video Language:
English
Duration:
02:40

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