Gangloff-Kaufmann, Jody Lynn
Senior Extension Associate
I am an entomologist working in community (non-agricultural) integrated pest management (IPM) on the reduction of risks from pests and pest management. My interests include the preservation and management of wasps and bees in structures and landscapes, bed bug (Cimex lectularius) research, outreach, and management, and the promotion of IPM in schools, public spaces, and the home environment. I also work with ticks, ants, cockroaches, and other household and landscape pests. My scope is statewide, regional and national.
research
research and scholarship focus
The research in my community IPM work involves exploring alternatives to traditional pesticides, including the investigation of novel traps, repellents, and natural and low-risk pesticide products. I have tested biological control agents and botanical products against ticks and yellowjackets. Additionally, I spearheaded a national survey of the pest management industry about experiences with the resurgence of bed bugs in the United States.
research areas
- adult and extension education | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biological control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- entomology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- horticultural sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- insects | collaborative research area (CALS)
- integrated pest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- landscape ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- natural resources | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pesticide management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pest management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- risk analysis and assessment | collaborative research area (CALS)
- urban environment | collaborative research area (CALS)
- wildlife management | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Reducing risks associated with pests and pesticides in communities through integrated pest management (IPM) | 2007 Impact statement
- Reducing risks associated with pests and pesticides in communities through integrated pest management (IPM) | 2006 Impact statement
- Promoting Integrated Pest Management in communities | 2005 Impact statement
affiliations
academic staff in
- New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYS IPM) | research and extension institute
service
outreach focus
Information about biology, ecology, and management exists for most urban pests. The challenge in community IPM is to encourage practitioners and others to use an integrated approach to management. Many of my extension activities involve demonstrating that the IPM approach to pest problems works. For example, I demonstrated that a school can control cockroaches by eliminating storage of cardboard, changing some kitchen and organizational practices, and by using cockroach bait. I am involved in the development of prevention and management protocols for bed bugs in homeless and other aggregate living facilities. These and other projects are highlighted in many presentations made to the pest management industry, advocates, school and county workers, and other audiences. Writing is another outreach tool that I commonly use to reach a variety of audiences. I maintain an IPM column in the journal of the NY State Pest Management Association and I am currently working on an IPM guidebook for wasps and bees that will be useful for extension agents, pest managers, master gardeners, and home gardeners.
current professional activities
- Educational outreach in community IPM.
- Demonstration of IPM.
- Research of alternative tools for pest management.
- Collaboration with county Extension educators on projects related to IPM.
- Participation in county-level committees that focus on pesticide use and IPM.
- Training workshops for all audiences.
- Assistance and problem solving for schools and municipalities with particular pest problems.
- Diagnostics for Nassau CCE.
- Member,
- Entomological Society of America
- Entomologia experimentalis et applicata (occasional reviewer of manuscripts)
- Northeast Pest Management Center Commodity Working Group Leader
background
educational background
- Ph.D., (Entomology), Cornell University, 1999
- B.A., (Biology), New York University, 1992
featured in
- Got a bug on a shrub? New Web site can help Northeasterners | Cornell Chronicle feature
- The small and elusive bed bug makes a comeback -- from Paris and Rome to New York City | Cornell Chronicle feature
Keywords: bed bugs, best management practices, community, community integrated pest management, community IPM, entomology, integrated pest management, IPM, municipal IPM, ornamental, pest, pest control, pesticide, pesticide reduction, pest management, public health, public health pest, school IPM, structural, turfgrass, urban pests