Training Videos

VIDEO TRAINING SERIES

PCVN (Pest Control Videocassette Network) "Practical Pest Management" Video series. Set of 2 videos, approximately 1 hour each.

  • Ed.53 Practical Pest Management, Part 1
    Special introduction by Lloyd Smigel. Dealing with a sensitive situation: Dr. Ted Granovsky takes us through one of his hospital accounts, with tips on light traps, conducive conditions, and real world challenges when a facility needs proper pest management, but the conditions are less than ideal. Temperature modification & pests: Guest expert Ole Dosland brings us his insightful experience in temperature modification for pest control, including heat treatments. Tools of the trade: Dr. Ted pays a visit to Control Solutions in Houston to cover the proper and improper uses of rodent bait stations and other tools.
  • Ed.54 Practical Pest Management, Part 2
    PCVN for Managers/Owners: Lloyd Smigel - Strategy, understanding it and making it work. PCVN for Technicians: Dr. Ted Granovsky, B.C.E. - Dr. Ted takes us through a preschool infested with pharoah ants, examining the conducive conditions and the treatment by the technician.Technician section part 2 - Dr. Ted looks at the exterior of this facility, finding lots of conducive conditions and potential problems.

PCVN (Pest Control Videocassette Network) "Pests of Your Life" Video series. + Set of 9 videos. PCVN videos are used for training professional pest control operators across the country. They are also an excellent resource for homeowners. Each video is approximately 1 hour.

  • Ed. 44 Part 1: Ants & Termites - An overview of the problems ants cause, as well as their general lifestyle. Carpenter Ants, their food preferences, and other facts; Fire Ants and their destructive tendencies; and, Pharaoh Ants, which can become a tremendous problem for homeowners and businesses alike.
    -Termites - Subterranean termites, drywood, dampwood, and Formosan termites. Topics include control, swarming, damage, conducive conditions, and lifestyle.
    -Wood Destroying Insects - Topics include beetles, identifying evidences of infestation and more.
  • Ed. 45 Part 2: Cockroaches - An overview of the habits of cockroaches, the problems they cause in structures, and the challenges it takes to control them.
    -Cockroach Identification - There are not only different species, there are also different life stages. We will show you some of both.
    -Evidence Identification - You don't always get to see live insects-sometimes you have to go on evidence. Get some practice in this segment with Dr. Ted Gravovsky.
    -IPM In Schools - A conversation with Dr. George Rambo.
  • Ed. 46 Part 3: Stored Product Pests - An overview of the challenge, how stored product pests infest materials, the value of exclusion and a series of bad examples to learn from.
    -Identifying Stored Product Pests - Our new digital video takes you up close and personal with the pests in ways you have never seen them before.
    -Practical Pest Management - Dr. George Rambo addresses training issues; Dr. Ted Granovsky with comments from a pest management storage warehouse; and an identification review of some of the pests we have seen.
  • Ed. 47 Part 4: Rodents - Special Educational Feature For Consumers - An overview of the dangers posed by a rodent infestation and the value of professional pest management services, designed to educate consumers.
    -Controlling Rodent Pests - Typical evidences of infestations, including lifestyle and habits.
    -Controlling Specific Rodents - Special section on mice, roof rats, and Norway rats.
    -Dr. Ted in Wisconsin - A visit to a well-run pest control company to examine their operation and their tools.
  • Ed. 48 Part 5: Pest Birds - An overview of some common pest birds as well as some of the solutions to the problems they cause.
    -Dave Dumas poses some difficult questions on bird control to our resident expert.
    -New Trends In Training -Reports on Lloyd Smigel's new Discovery Retreats and the use of drama in professional training.
  • Ed. 49 Part 6: Stinging Insects-Bees - Controlling them and living with them as beneficial insects.
    -Emergency treatments for bee stings/Allergic reactions
    -Conducive Conditions/Treatment precautions/When to treat
    -Also: “Killer Bees”, Bumble Bees and Carpenter Bees, wasps & removing their nests, hornets, mud daubers
    -Sensitive Situations: A special segment in a factory. What existing conditions will lead to an infestation from bees, wasps, and other pests? Tour the factory with Dr. Ted and see if you can spot the problem as if this is your client.
  • Ed. 50 Part 7: Flies - Filth flies, their lifestyle and habits.
    -Maggots and other sources of flies. Lighting, exclusion, and conducive conditions.
    -Other kinds of pest flies.
    Flies and Light Traps - Dr. Ted's presentation on flies, identification, lighting, installation and more. Mosquitoes - Close-up footage of larva, pupa, and adults.
  • Ed. 51 Part 8: Spiders & Scorpions - General similarities and differences of Arachnids
    -Handling Arachnids such as tarantulas, the dangerous bites and their possible symptoms
    -Scorpions-Scorpion lifestyle, habits, and attacks on prey
    -Dr. Ted on collecting and treating for scorpions
    -Dr. George Rambo on weep holes and treatments
    -General guidelines for treating scorpions
    -Spiders-The habits and lifestyle of spiders
    -The kinds of spider webs and their uses
    -Ballooning and the distribution of spiders
    -Conducive conditions and treatment for spiders
  • Ed. 52 Part 9: Small Pest Animals - Pest chipmunk, beaver, raccoon, and squirrel control methodology with expert tips from Wildlife Damage Control’s Stephen Vantassel, including a special section on trapping.
    -Dr. Ted and Animal Trapping-PCVN’s Dr. Ted Granovsky explores the various aspects of traps and trapping from his own unique perspective.

Biological Management of Cockroaches in Institutional Settings - 8hrs
Four video tapes (2hrs each) to train pest control operators and facility managers to set up and maintain integrated cockroach control programs in their institutions. Covers cockroach biology, parasite biology & release, trapping, baiting, hygiene, implementing IPM plans, etc.
Produced by Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. Ventura, CA

ABC's of School IPM Series  - This is an excellent series that gives anyone interested in implementing IPM in the school environment a thumbnail sketch of what IPM is and what it involves.  These videos are highly recommended by school personnel who have viewed them, calling them an "excellent resource". Produced by Texas A&M University System. Six video series includes:

  Module 1 - An Introduction to IPM - Time 15min.
  Module 2 - Structural Pest Control - Time 22min.
  Module 3 - Food Handling Areas - Time 16min.
  Module 4 - Bids and Contracts - Time 17min.
  Module 5 - The Administrative Challenge - Time 17min.
  Module 6 - Landscape IPM - Time 32min.

IPM in Schools: A Practical Step-By-Step Guide - Kit contains 24min. video introduction to IPM with an instructor's manual, handouts, video review questions. Also includes an example of an IPM training manual. Topics addressed are components of IPM--inspection, monitoring, nonchemical pest control, when to use pesticides & application techniques--and using IPM in different areas/rooms within the school. From the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

Bayer Home Health - Termite Control - Time approx.20min - Video from Bayer describing their termite control products, specifically Premise brand, and how to apply them. The product for inside homes is imidacloprid gel and foam, and for outside the home is an imidicloprid perimeter treatment and in ground monitoring/bait stations with IGR bait. (No endorsement of brand name products is intended by PA IPM)

Managing Mosquitoes and Rodents Through IPM - Time 89min.
A Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast. Produced by PHTN and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 18, 2003.

Applying Pesticides Correctly - Pesticides in the Environment - Time 9min.
A guide for pesticide applicators.  Discusses aspects of pesticide application in indoor and outdoor environments, potential sensitive areas and organisms, off-site contamination, and future restrictions of pesticide use. Produced by The University of Florida Cooperative Extension.

Risk=Hazard+Outrage - A Formula for Effective Risk Communication - Presented by Peter Sandman, American Industrial Hygiene Association. Two videos, 1 hour each, includes booklet describing how to use the videos along with handouts. Training for occupational and environmental health professionals. Approaches risk by looking at "outrage" (public opinion) and "hazard" (actual death risk), which both together define "risk".

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