Attendees Show Up in Impressive Numbers

Despite a still recovering economy and market uncertainties, pest management professionals turned out in large numbers for PestWorld 2009, held last week at the Venetian Palazzo in Las Vegas. NPMA Executive Vice President Rob Lederer (left) said PestWorld pre-registration was up more than 15 percent over last year.

NYSWMA Announces 2010 Seminar

The New York State Wildlife Management Association has announced the date of their 2010 Seminar being held in Owego, NY. It is February 27th, 2010, so mark your calendars, it is being held at the Treadway Inn as it has been for the past several years. This has always been a quality show with excellent speakers and is very well attended. The Treadway has nice accomodations and the food is excellent. WCS has been attending this seminar as a vendor since it was moved from Carrier Circle in Syracuse and it is a "Do Not Miss" event for us. For more information on the seminar or to sign up, please visit:

http://www.nyswma.org/dnn/Seminar/tabid/124/Default.aspx

New Guinea Walking Stick

While recently attending the University of Kentucky Short Course in Lexington, KY one of the entomology students came around the exhibit area with a "very cool bug" a New Guinea Walking Stick seen here.

We also had the good fortune of being located just across from Pete Grasso from Pest Management Professional magazine and he was able to take some video of the "bug" ! See it here on Pete's Blog: http://pgrasso.wordpress.com/

2007 - 2008 Wildlife Services Publication Award

Hello and Congratulations,

In the following information, you will see that Huot Bergman publication was selected as an award winning publication by the Wildlife Services program for 2007-2008.  I would like to personnally thank each of you for your hard work and dedication to seeing the publication through to the end.  This was truly a joint publication and Bob you were definitely a big part of the authorship.

Again, congratulations and thank you,

Dave

----- Forwarded by David L Bergman/AZ/APHIS/USDA on 09/29/2009 12:49 PM -----

                                                                                                     September 29, 2009

TO:                Wildlife Services Employees

                                        
FROM:        William H. Clay                
                Deputy Administrator

I am pleased to announce the selection of the 2007 – 2008 WS Publication Award winners.  Many outstanding
papers were received and considered by the WS Publication Awards Committee.  The breadth of the publications
subject matter and collaboration of operations and research staff continues to forward the WS mission of leadership
in managing problems caused by wildlife.  In accordance with WS Directive 4.410, three papers were selected for the
WS Recognition of Publication Award.

First place was awarded to Mark Collinge for his authorship of:  Collinge, M. 2008.  Relative risk of predation
on livestock posed by individual wolves, black bears, mountain lions, and coyotes, in Idaho.  Proc. 23rd Vertebr.
Pest Conf.  129-133.

Second place was awarded to David Bergman for his authorship of:  Huot, A. A., and D. L. Bergman.  2007.  
Suitable and effective coyote control tools for the urban/suburban setting.  Proc. 12th Wildlf. Damage Mgmt.
Conf. 312-322.  

Third place was awarded to Ed Hartin and Tyler Campbell for their authorship of:  Hartin, R. E., M. R. Ryan,
and T. A. Campbell.  2007.  Distribution and disease prevalence of feral hogs in Missouri.  Human-Wildlife
Conflicts 1(2): 186-191.

I would like to congratulate the authors for their outstanding work and to thank all those who submitted publications.

Beaver Conflicts in Massachusetts: Letter to Legislators

Dear Senator Moore and Representative Fernandes,

This has been an eventful year in regards to beaver, coyote, fox and raccoon conflicts for the citizens of Massachusetts....  Many of the the towns that fall within your districts have experienced problems that include attacks on people, farm animals and pets, flooding of property and roads, and threats to public water wells resulting from beaver dam breaks or beaver pond expansions.  This summer a serious Beaver related flooding incident in Milford occurred and in Boylston, rabid foxes attacked multiple residents causing bodily injury - just to name a few.  These situations affecting people, municipalities and state budgets in a time when existing dollars are already being stretched beyond the breaking point.  The city of Gloucester MA is still dealing with the aftermath of contaminated reservoirs from mid August literally costing the city, people and businesses 100's of thousands of dollars.  The likely culprit? Beaver pond sediment.  The good news here is there is a simple, positive solution to changing this costly path we are on and one that the legislature can act on now.

My name is Herb Bergquist residing in Shelburne, MA and president of a new conservation organization here in Massachusetts called the "Committee for Responsible Wildlife Management".  As a group, we are extremely concerned about the rising incidence of animal/human conflicts and attacks going on across the Commonwealth.   Ever since 1996, when the Question One Ballot Initiative took away the ability to proactively manage our wildlife populations using the most effective devices available; beaver, coyote, fox and raccoon populations have increased dramatically... creating the foundation for much of the issues we are seeing today.  The bottom line is that the current trapping laws are excessively restrictive and do not allow for the use of the most advanced, effective, and safe devices by the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

Original bill HB736 "Protecting our Natural Resources" (NOW HB4172) has recently been reported out of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, and can help put Massachusetts back on track to responsible wildlife management using the most effective, efficient  devices available by our DFW, with the welfare of the animal as a high priority. It is currently in the House Ways and Means Committee.   However, it has been amended to a point where it will not effectively, proactively address beaver, fox or coyote population management and aid in the reduction, or provide a timely proper reaction to wildlife attacks like the recent one in your district.

With your help we can make significant changes in the current law - Voice your support for meaningful amendments to HB4172 that will address the concerns of your constituents.  Please contact the original sponsors of this important bill to find out how you can help.  Conflicts like the ones your constituents are experiencing are not isolated incidences and they can be avoided in the future if appropriate modifications to the current trapping laws are made. This is a statewide issue that will take an appropriate, legislative response.  A response that reflects a responsible approach to managing wildlife with the best tools available.  Please assist us in getting our Division of Fish & Wildlife professionals the critical tools they need to do their job responsibly, proactively and ethically.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to know more and check out our website at:  http://www.macrwm.org  There is a wealth of information on this site concerning proper management of our wildlife.

Respectfully,

Herb Bergquist - Committee for Responsible Wildlife Management
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Disinfect with Nisus DSV

Flu Could Infect Half of USA
90,000 Deaths, 2 Million Patients Possible
-USA Today,Aug. 25, 2009

The media loves to sensationalize !
Never mind that swine flu appears to be less virulent than normal flu. And if you read the article, the actual estimate is 30,000 to 90,000. In fact, nowhere did the article mention that currently more than 30,000 people die from regular influenza every year in the USA. But the media influences our customers, and more and more and more companies are taking steps to slow the spread on influenza - and that's a good thing !

Be Part of the solution:
Disinfect with Nisus DSV:
Nisus DSV is a disinfectant, sanitizer and virucide that allows you to provide sanitizing service to residential and commercial accounts. DSV meets AOAC efficacy standards for hard surface non-food contact sanitizers. DSV is effective against bacteria including E-coli, Staph, Salmonella, and Strep, as well as viruses including HIV, Influenza, Hantavirus, Avian Flu, and Hepatitis B & C. In fact, DSV can be used against all type A influenza viruses, which include the H1N1 virus (swine flu).

DSV can also be sold directly to your residential and commercial customers for use in schools, nursing homes, hospitals, restaurants and 245 other locations.

One Gallon of DSV makes 64 gallons of solution.

Connecticut Trappers Introduce a NEW Website

The Connecticut Trappers Association now has a new expanded web site that will allow us the flexibility and functionality to do ALL kinds of cool stuff!
 
 The new site is:  www.cttrappers.com
 
 I will be do all of the web authoring. We are currently using Yahoo Small Business to host our site.
 
 We own the web domain - cttrappers.com and will be soon, owning cttrappers.org!
 
 I will be phasing out the old site and eventually, deleting it.
 
 Please review the site, it is under-construction, I will be making changes and updates throughout the next few weeks.
 
 This site will now have a page that will list all CTA Officers with email links for each one.
 
 I will also be adding a photo gallery page for thumbnail listings of digital photos received from CTA members.
 
 You comments and suggestions are welcome!
 
 This is your site...your input is definitely valued.
 
 Regards, Herb