FMC to host May First Friday webinar

Pests that have an impact on public health are the topic of the FMC True Champions First Friday webinar, which will be held May 3 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern.

FMC Product Development Manager Dr. Edwin Afful will present “Public Health Pests.” The one-hour webinar will provide an overview of the pests that have an impact on public health. It also will offer best practices for the control of these pests.

Dr. Edwin Afful

Dr. Afful is originally from Ghana and migrated to the United States nine years ago to pursue his entomology degree at Kansas State University. Before he joined FMC, he served as an executive director at contract research lab i2lResearch Inc. in Baltimore, Md.

The First Friday webinar series is part of the FMC True Champions loyalty program. It is free to attend, however, only FMC True Champions members can receive continuing education unit (CEU) credits. FMC True Champions have an opportunity to earn CEUs in selected states. Approved states include Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.

“‘Public Health Pests’ will be the first FMC webinar tackling this important aspect of pest control,” said Mike Sisti, North America marketing manager at FMC Professional Solutions. “Pest management professionals deal with a wide array of pest species that affect public health including mosquitoes, lice, bed bugs, cockroaches and ticks.”

Registration for the webinar is now available.

About FMC True Champions

The FMC True Champions program is a source for pest management professionals to access valuable Product Rewards and Product Assurances. It also has a third pillar that supports industry initiatives and associations such as the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and PestVets. This depth of industry commitment by FMC includes increased investments in these causes and, to support those efforts, annual contributions are set aside based on annual purchases.