Carolyn Klass Senior Extension Associate 4140 Comstock Hall Phone: (607) 255-3144 Email: ck20@cornell.edu

Academic Education:

Academic Ranks (year achieved):

Senior Extension Associate: 1981

Primary Departmental/Unit Program Area:

Community Horticulture/Homes and Grounds, 4-H Science/Technology Youth Development, Insect Diagnostic Laboratory

Areas of Expertise (key words):

General Entomology, identification of insect pests in and around the home, plant pests, pest management.

Professional Experience:

Honors and Awards:

2003 Excellence in IPM Award
ESA Eastern Branch Nominations Committee Chair 2000
ESA Eastern Branch Awards Committee 1994-96, Co-chair 1995-96

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Current Division of Effort:

Extension Responsiblities:

Provide safe and effective pest management information for people in and around their homes; help serve NYS residents by providing insect (pest) identification and information; provide training to Cornell Cooperative Extension educators and volunteers (including Master Gardener’s) in insect identification and pest management; help promote the sciences (through entomology subject area) to youth through the NYS 4-H program; Coordinate and serve as contact person in NYS for the national CAPS (Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey) program. Chair, Homes and Grounds/Community Horticulture Work Group

Active Grants/Contracts/Gifts:

2001-02-60 (Klass) 1/01/01 Ð 9/30/04 Federal Formula Funds Insects: Biology and Pest Management for adults and youth

Recent Grants and Contracts:

NYS IPM Grant, Stinging Insects. 2001. Lynn Braband, C. Klass, J. Gangloff-Kaufman, J. Rodler

NYS IPM Grant, Ant Pests. 2001. Braband, L., C. Klass, R. Gardner

CAPS SURVEY Grant, 2001. C. Klass, Project Leader

Extension Prizes, Awards Received:

2003 Excellence in IPM Award

Current Program Work Team(s)/Program Councils, Administrative Leadership:

Community IPM PWT
Landscape Horticulture PWT
4-H Sci/Tech PWT

IPM in Schools WG
Community/Consumer Horticultue (formerly Homes and Grounds) WG
4-H Garden Based Learning Team WG

Extension Workshops and Conferences:

NYS Master Gardener Training — Speaker

Other - Adult

Youth Related

On-line publications 2003:

Insect Diagnostic Lab Fact Sheets — (http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/index.html)

• Apple Maggot
• Asian Longhorned Beetle
• Bed Bugs
• Beetles Infesting Flour and Meal
• Beneficial Insects Ð NatureÕs Pest Control
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Carpenter Bees
• Cockroaches
• Drain Flies or Moth Flies
• Emerald Ash Borer
• European Chafer
• European Earwig
• Fall Webworm
• Flea beetles
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
• Imported Cabbageworm
• Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
• Lady Beetles in Homes
• Plant Galls
• Powder Post Beetles
• Silverfish and Firebrats
• Springtails
• Viburnum Leaf Beetle
• Western Conifer Seed Bug, An Unwanted House Guest

NYS 4-H Entomology Program web site — (http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/Youth/index.shtml)

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Professional Societies:

• Entomological Society of America
• International Society of Arboriculture
• Young Entomologist’s Society
• American Nature Study Society
• National Pest Management Association
• Lepidopterist's Society

Committee Assignments:

College:

• Community IPM Work Group, 1993-present
• School IPM Work Group, 2002-present
• Community Horticulture Work Group, 1991-present
• 4-H Science and Technology Program Work Team, 1993-present

Department:

• Entomology Department Social Committee, 1973-present
• Comstock Library Advisory Committee, 1994-present
• Entomology Outreach Committee, 2003-present
• Comstock Foyer Display Committee, 1994-present

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Conferences and Workshops:

ESA Eastern Branch Symposium: Monitoring Systems in Urban Environment 1995

Extension Publications:

Klass, C. 2000. 2000 Insect Diagnostic Laboratory Annual Report. (Published annually)

Klass, C. and K. L. Snover. 2000. Pest Management Around the Home, Part I. Cultural Methods. Cornell Miscellaneous Bulletin S-74 I. 106 pp.

Klass, C. and K. L. Snover. 2001. 2001-2002 Pest Management Around the Home, Part II. Pesticide Guidelines. Cornell Miscellaneous Bulletin S-74, Pt. II. 94 pp.

Klass, C. 1993. Integrated Pest Management for the Deer Tick. Cornell Home and Grounds Fact Sheet Page 100.00. 6 pp.

Klass, C. and R. Dirig. 1992. Learning About Butterflies. 4-H Members/Leaders Guide. Cornell Cooperative Extension Bulletin 139-M09. 36 pp.

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Safe and effective pest management necessitates the need for ongoing research in the homes and grounds program area. Progressive programs will come from such areas as urban pest management, waste management, water quality and conservation, and improved diet and nutrition. The strength and vitality of any Homes and Grounds effort will be dependent on the ability to focus on the process of delivering educational programs based on county and regional needs and appropriate university research support. Through the Community IPM program we make information available to schools, school administrators, and other municipalities on pests and pest management.

Insect diagnosis provides an important service for the needs of homeowners and the pest management industry alike. We continue to provide an excellent diagnostic service by providing accurate identification and unbiased pest management options. Efforts are directed toward the development of educational materials and to the training of local resource people in topics of entomology that will be useful for those working directly with consumer audiences. Information on the identification of common insect pest problems, and on the possible solutions for these problems, emphasizing least toxic approaches is provided through university publications and a fact sheet series. Extension teaching, both with the Master Gardener training and other outreach programs continues to expand. Training is provided in basic entomology, household pests, ornamentals and vegetable garden insects, both pests and beneficials. Timely information is also provided for the media.

The youth entomology program (through 4-H youth development) has provided a connection to science for young people. Entomology is made more visible by our participation in this effort, and it has led to some young people choosing a career in entomology. Subject matter material has centered around insect biodiversity looking at making an insect collection, and on learning about insects by studying them up close and rearing or working with living insects. There is a current emphasis on Science and Technology in the youth development area, and also on making more of our materials available to schools, afterschool programs, and other non-formal educational programs. Through conferences and meetings, partnerships are being formed and information is disseminated to these audiences.