Section Symposium
Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology
Johnalyn Gordon
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Thomas Chouvenc
University of Florida
Davie, Florida
Nan-Yao Su
Distinguished Professor
University of Florida
Davie, Florida
Rudolf Scheffrahn
University of Florida
Davie, Florida
This symposium intends to help bridge the gap between applied and theoretical entomology in the following ways: < ![if !supportLists] >· < ![endif] >Identify, convey, and direct the needs of the pest management industry and those that they serve. This includes research needs as identified by industry and job opportunities. < ![if !supportLists] >· < ![endif] >There’s a substantial educational component of the industry - not just research but training. We hope to bring awareness to foundation/scholarship money and programs with community college internships and how the industry reaches out to universities to support research. < ![if !supportLists] >· < ![endif] >Education is evolving, it's important that it's being measured and retained. Blended learning over online in an industry where so much knowledge is online but the work is hand's on how can universities assist. < ![if !supportLists] >· < ![endif] >The global economy (such as with invasive insects) requires additional interaction and outreach that this symposium will foster. How can the industry help with submitting or cataloging specimens? < ![if !supportLists] >· < ![endif] >Communicating the needs of the clients the pest control industry serves. Provide more effective solutions to challenges facing these groups. This session is unique because it is bringing together different parties that will help determine the direction of research needs and other industry needs. It is timely in that that universities and pest control companies need these bridges. The theme “Empowering tomorrow with insect science” is well aligned with this symposium as our goal is that the audience leaves with increased awareness of the dependency these groups have on one another and what has been successful. We hope they'll leave with a greater awareness of opportunities for support and employment. Our target audience includes entomologists in the academic, research, government, pest management service, pest management manufacturing, and the industries the pest management community supports, as well as and students interested in the urban field and public health. To increase interaction, we will utilize electronic polling tools before and after symposium to solicit input and feedback. We anticipate future meetings and collaborations stemming from this meeting.
We will utilize electronic polling tools before and after symposium to solicit input and feedback.
We anticipate future meetings and collaborations stemming from this meeting.
This session is unique because it is bringing together different parties that will help determine the direction of research needs and other industry needs.
It is timely in that universities are in need of these bridges. The global economy with invasive insects requires aditional interaction and outreach that this symposium will foster. Education is evolving, it's important that it's being measured and retained - belnded learning over online in an industry where so much knowledge is online but the work is hand's on how can universities assist. Hope that the presenter will address.