Upcoming Webinar: Tick Biology and Control

CHICAGO – “Tick Biology & Control” kicks off the 2025 CEU webinar slate with Dr. Shaku Nair of the University of Arizona presenting on Jan. 24, from 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 am (EST).

The course is one-hour long and is presented and hosted by pest marketing professional Ed DeMask. The course costs only $25 to attend, is approved in five states and pending 35+ others.

To reserve your spot, register on the Ticks Webinar Zoom page. Payment is not required to register.

Nair’s presentation will cover biology, behavior, important species, and management of ticks with an emphasis on public health, lawns, and landscapes in community environments. Ticks are an incredibly diverse group of blood-feeding parasitic arthropods and are found all over the world and vector the widest variety of pathogens. About 12 species of ticks are of public health or veterinary importance in the U.S. and will be reviewed in this webinar. 

Nair is an associate in extension entomologist, University of Arizona. She is driven is by passion and profession, and is a strong advocate of integrated pest management (IPM) to manage pests in any situation. She has expertise in IPM in natural and structural environments. Her primary responsibilities include translational research on pest management and community education and facilitating IPM implementation and adoption in different community environments in Arizona such as schools, housing, turf and landscape, recreational areas, and medical facilities.