09.00

Welcome and introduction to the Course

Introduction to insect structure and development

Introduction to Pesticide Legislation in the UK

Visitors?  Invaders?  Live-in guests?
-  outdoor and indoor species

Their needs & requirements.  What brings them in?

10.00

Coffee

10.15

Cockroaches, ants, wasps, bees, flies, bedbugs, fleas

Ground beetles, mealworm beetles, clover and house mites

Silverfish, spider beetles, carpet and hide beetles

Woodlice, booklice, clothes and house moths

Prevention and Control - the principles involved

Control in practice
- chemicals and equipment for each group

12.30

Lunch

13.30

Wasp control in detail
- choice of application equipment
- choice of an insecticide formulation

thoughts on health and safety

15.30

Tea

15.45

Discussion on techniques, optional insecticides, individual interesting cases, etc

Insecticide groups, and mammalian toxicity (LD50s)

17.00

Open forum

17.30

Close of Course