Extension activities:
1. University of Kentucky Pest Control Short Course (2021,2022):
General planning
Conference staff
2. Technical Directors Meeting, University of Kentucky (2021,2022):
Two days robust discussion on urban pest issues with 13 pest control technical directors
3. University of Kentucky Pest Control Trainings (2020)
Moderator (8 weeks of webinar series)
4. Purdue Annual Pest Management Conference (2016-2020):
Planning committee executive member
Moderating the session (moderated >3 sessions)
Student staff
Research presenter
5. Poultry house bed bugs management (2018-2019):
More than 20 visits to poultry houses in the Midwest.
Provides regularly scientific information on bed bugs management to poultry house managing group
Bed bug effects on hen welfare and productivity assessment
6. Low income multifamily housing (2016-2019):
More than 15 visits to low-income housing in Indiana and Illinois
Assess bed bug and cockroach populations
Evaluate efficacy of newly formulated insecticides (baits) against cockroaches and bed bugs
Provides regular cultural control information such as sanitation for housing authority and families
7. Science Communication graduate level course (2019): Created an extension YouTube video on bed bug management using Purdue Video Express facility.
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/HGgc-50IWlo
8. IPM Facilitator: Off season vegetable production training, Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal (2013-2014)
Number of farmers: 20
Program duration: 3 months
Responsibility: Full responsibility on lectures (vegetable production, pest management, botanicals, soil management etc.), field demonstration
9. IPM Facilitator: IPM School, District IPM Farmers Association, Chitwan, Nepal (2013-2014)
Number of farmers: 30-35
Program duration: 1 year
Responsibility: Partial responsibility on lectures (pest management, botanicals, soil management etc.) and field demonstration on insects pests and pathogens
Outreach for K-12 students and Bug bowl:
- Observation zoo (bed bug life stages) and Petting zoo (caterpillars), Bug Bowl, Spring Fest, Purdue University (Aril 6-7, 2019)
- Petting zoo. Bug Bowl, Spring Fest, Purdue University. (April 15, 2018)
- Bed bug rearing and feeding activities, Experience Purdue Agriculture (September 11, 2017)
- Cockroach Racing booth and Honey tasting booth, Bug Bowl, Spring Fest, Purdue University (April 8, 9, 2017)
- Purdue Bug Barn 5th grade student visit (showed tobacco horn worm caterpillar/pupae, millipede and hissing cockroach) (March 1, 2017)
- Brooks School Elementary Math and Science Night, Fishers, IN (showed tobacco horn worm caterpillar, pupae, adult and hissing cockroach adults) (February 15, 2017)
- College of Agriculture Fish fry, Indiana State Fair ground, Indianapolis, IN, (showed caterpillar, bugs and petting zoo) (February 4, 2017)
- Thomas Miller Elementary School, Purdue Bug Barn visit (showed hissing cockroach, and beetle) (Nov 17, 2016)