ACE the ACE with Sylvia Kenmuir

ACE Mixed Tape Rewind: Stored Product Pests & Pheromones

We will look at Pheromones and Stored Product Pests

ACE Mixed Tape Rewind: Spiders

We will look at the spiders - there are 8 species you are responsible to be familar with and we will look at what you need to know about them.

Bonus : IRAC ( Modes of Action & Resistance) Resource

Listener inspired bonus episode on the IRAC (The Insecticide Resistance Action Committee) and their free website and app.  https://irac-online.org/

ACE Mixed Tape Rewind: Cockroaches & Monitoring

Rewind on the important cockroaches and monitoring especially when it comes to cockroaches. 

ACE Mixed Tape Rewind: Ants & Flies

Its a review session of ants and flies. We will talk about key species to know and if you have already studied these groups... then it's all a rewind for you!

Insecticide Check in - Know your classes and examples!

Lets go back and make sure you know your chemical classes and examples!

Evaluation

While this domain does not have its own chapter in the ACE study guide, we will discuss what is included. The good news is you have studied 85% of it already!

Safety Dance: Pesticide Safety Part 3

Last segment of the three part series on safety deals with spills, first aid and all the agencies and laws you need to review. This episode probably requires addtional li

Safety Dance: Pesticide Safety Part 2

This is all above Personal Protective Equipment or "PPE". We will also talk about Storage and Transportation when dealing with Pesticides. Here is the link for the EPA gl

Safety Dance: Pesticide Safety Part 1

This section deals with toxicity, the label and sds. 

Mystery Bites: Realms Beyond the PMP

This is always a tough chapter for me having dealt with many cases of delusory parasitosis through out my career. Here is the link to Dr Michael Potter's brief on this su

Occasional Invaders

Occasional invaders are defined as principally outdoor-dwelling organisms that enter structures accidentally. We will look at this group and where to focus your time stud

Vertebrate Pest and Why this is included on ACE exam

This section will help you navigate how much of the vertbrate information is needed for ACE exam

Monitoring the Brains of IPM

Monitoring and Action thresholds are 18/150 questions you will be asked. Monitoring tools such as traps will be discussed along with action thresholds.

What is QUIZLET?

Here is a quick 5-minute episode on what Quizlet is. I know mention it here and there on episodes and I wanted to make sure you knew that you don’t have to pay for a subs

IPM and Inspections.... Yes you need to listen to this one!

Lucky number 13! When you saw this title you probably thought, "Sylvia, I know this stuff". Well let’s make sure you know what ESA wants you to know. The exam definitions

How to Use a Second Resource for Studying for the ACE exam

We talk alot about the "second resource" during the podcasts but you might be asking "what exactly am I looking for?" In this episode we talk about how to use books/apps

Biting and Stinging Pests: Related Arthropods and Lice

Last section of Biting and Stinging Pests all related arthropods such a spiders, mites and ticks. I also included a small section on the lice.. which was not included in

Biting and Stinging Pests: Flies, Fleas and Bugs

Continuing our discussion we will focus on biting insects starting with the flies, fleas and bugs ( true bugs). There are many opportunites for comparing and contrasting

Biting and Stinging Pests: Hymenoptera

This section is very diverse and a must know for the ACE exam. We will do this section over three episodes focusing on who and what you need to focus on your study time.