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A review of the important topics needed to study and pass the Associate Certified Entomologist exam. Episodes will follow the ACE study guide "IPM for the Urban Professional" available from Entomological Society of America. I have enjoyed helping MANY people study and pass the exam! Each episode will be fast paced but focused on the crtical items you need to review and study! Heres the small print: The views, information and opinions are those of the podcaster (me) and not an endorsement of BASF views, information or opinions. Now lets get started!
29 Episodes
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We will look at Pheromones and Stored Product Pests
We will look at the spiders - there are 8 species you are responsible to be familar with and we will look at what you need to know about them.
Listener inspired bonus episode on the IRAC (The Insecticide Resistance Action Committee) and their free website and app.
https://irac-online.org/
Rewind on the important cockroaches and monitoring especially when it comes to cockroaches.
Its a review session of ants and flies. We will talk about key species to know and if you have already studied these groups... then it's all a rewind for you!
Lets go back and make sure you know your chemical classes and examples!
While this domain does not have its own chapter in the ACE study guide, we will discuss what is included. The good news is you have studied 85% of it already!
Last segment of the three part series on safety deals with spills, first aid and all the agencies and laws you need to review. This episode probably requires addtional listens!
This is all above Personal Protective Equipment or "PPE". We will also talk about Storage and Transportation when dealing with Pesticides. Here is the link for the EPA glove categories: https://oeh.cals.cornell.edu/sites/oeh.cals.cornell.edu/files/shared/documents/pesticides/EPAChemRes.pdf
This section deals with toxicity, the label and sds.
This is always a tough chapter for me having dealt with many cases of delusory parasitosis through out my career. Here is the link to Dr Michael Potter's brief on this subject. https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef649. I also went back and looked at Mallis handbook of Pest Control and chapter 9 deals with this subject in great detail!
Occasional invaders are defined as principally outdoor-dwelling organisms that enter structures accidentally. We will look at this group and where to focus your time studying.
This section will help you navigate how much of the vertbrate information is needed for ACE exam
Monitoring and Action thresholds are 18/150 questions you will be asked. Monitoring tools such as traps will be discussed along with action thresholds.
Here is a quick 5-minute episode on what Quizlet is. I know mention it here and there on episodes and I wanted to make sure you knew that you don’t have to pay for a subscription and why I am such a flash card fan for studying for the ACE.
Here is the link to my free cards!
https://quizlet.com/join/TebM9JvYD
Lucky number 13! When you saw this title you probably thought, "Sylvia, I know this stuff". Well let’s make sure you know what ESA wants you to know. The exam definitions are very specific and knowing the right definition of IPM is a start. The episode will also look at the important ingredients and execution of a good inspection including tools and reports.
We talk alot about the "second resource" during the podcasts but you might be asking "what exactly am I looking for?" In this episode we talk about how to use books/apps like NPMA field guide or Mallis whether its your second resource of inofrmation or your primary resource.
Last section of Biting and Stinging Pests all related arthropods such a spiders, mites and ticks. I also included a small section on the lice.. which was not included in part two.
Continuing our discussion we will focus on biting insects starting with the flies, fleas and bugs ( true bugs). There are many opportunites for comparing and contrasting here- so be sure to look at your second source to be familar with these groups.
This section is very diverse and a must know for the ACE exam. We will do this section over three episodes focusing on who and what you need to focus on your study time. Dont forget we have ACE quizlet cards available to help you study for FREE!
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