Two new e-learning courses available at NEHA - 7/27/2010

NEHA and the CDC have just launched two new courses in the insect and rodent control (IRC) sector. Bedbugs are becoming a national problem and public health officials need these new resources to help control the problem. Here is the synopsises of the two courses. http://www.neha.org/elearning/index.html

CDC1001: Biology and Control of Vectors and Public Health Pests: The Importance of Integrated Pest ManagementThis is a 2 ½ day workshop recorded in New Orleans, LA in January of 2010. The course includes lecture, discussion and visual training on integrated pest management (IPM) to control insects and rodents with a specific emphasis on the biology and control of rodents and bed bugs. This course is a modified and updated version of CDC0702, Biology and Control of Insects and Rodents but does not include all previous modules such as tick control and bioterrorism. In addition to detailed training in rodent and bed bug control, this course also includes a new module on the effect of global climate change on pests and disease vectors.

CDC0702: Biology and Control of Insects and Rodents
This program is a 2-day pre-conference workshop recorded at the 2007 and 2008 AECs. The courses includes lecture and discussion on integrated pest management (IPM), vector-borne diseases, biology and control of insect and rodent vectors and public health pests, effective pest control methods, and vector-borne diseases as possible bioterror agents.