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Presented by Wizzie Brown, Texas Cooperative Extension March IFMA-Austin Luncheon Please join IFMA-Austin and learn more about managing structural and landscape pests. With the warm winter, the information will be valuable! Common structural and landscape pests will be discussed. Participants will learn how to identify various pests as well as biology and management strategies. Some pests covered include cockroaches, pharaoh ants, fire ants, spiders and scorpions. Embassy Suites Hotel
at I-35 North & 290 East
Thursday, March 9, 2006
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch will be provided…
Cost: Members $20
Non-members $25
Please RSVP early! RSVP
rsvpifma@yahoo.com Wizzie Brown received her Bachelor's of Science in entomology from The Ohio State University in 1996. She decided to move to a warmer climate and escape the seemingly longer winters in Ohio and moved to College Station, TX to pursue her Master's degree in Entomology. Wizzie's master thesis work was on tiny, parasitic wasps that lay their eggs in cockroach egg cases. The work was carried out in the rainforest pyramid of Moody Gardens and was a means to control pest cockroaches in interiorscapes. After obtaining her master's degree, Wizzie moved a bit further south to Houston and worked for the largest, independently owned pest control company in Texas for three years. While there she wore many hats, from entomologist to accounting manager to quality control manager. In 2002, Wizzie got a position with Texas Cooperative Extension as an IPM agent in the Austin area. She specializes in fire ants and urban pests and works with a variety of audiences. |