| Carolyn Klass
Professional Overview and ObjectivesThe core of this work is to provide effective pest management information for people in and around their homes. Through the Community IPM program and school IPM work group, information is made available to schools, school administrators and other municipalities on pests and pest management. Community Horticulture work group does the same for homeowners and home gardeners. Identification is the first step of a pest management program. I have been providing insect identification and diagnosis for NYS residents, homeowners and industry alike through the Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. In addition I participate in statewide pest survey efforts through the CAPS program as an identifier for certain pests. A fact sheet series of common pests and pest management practices is available on our web site. The youth entomology program has provided a connection to science for young people. Subject matter is centered around insect diversity and studying insects through collecting, and/or rearing or otherwise working with live insects. The 4-H Science/Technology committee has been instrumental in bringing existing 4-H subject matter in the sciences into the mainstream. I aspire to continue to offer excellence in insect identification, and in inspiring young people to get more interested in insect science.Areas of ExpertiseGeneral entomology, identification of insect pests in and around the home, plant pests, pest managementExtension and OutreachProviding effective pest management guidelines for New York State residents through printed media including Guide to Pest Management In and Around the Home; and individual fact sheets on frequently encountered insects on the WWW. Sales of publications and hits on web site are recorded. Train the trainer program for Master Gardeners and Extension Educators are given annually, evaluated by local educators through a quiz after lecture; educational talks to formal and informal youth groups, schools, after-school programs, community interest groups. Identifier for NYS CAPS(Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey) program for certain pests, and pre-screener for others: data is reported to a national database (NAPIS) for state documentation of which counties are positive or negative by survey or visual inspection. This effects where state and federal quarantines are placed, the future movement of plants and products, and shifts trapping locations for the CAPS survey protocols and procedures.Publications2007J. Grant , J. Gruttadaurio, C. Klass, and D. Marvin. 2007. IPM Fun with Insects, Weeds and the Environment. 4 parts. New York State IPM Program.Pt. 1 IPM– 8 pages, Pt. 2 Insect IPM-11 pages, Pt. 3 Weed IPM-11 pages, Pt. 4-Field Day Be an IPM Detective-11 pages. Booklice 2/07 Magnolia scale 12/07 Sawtoothed Grain Beetle 9/07 Ants in houses 4/07 revised Beetles infesting woolens 3/07 revised Fourlined plant bug 12/07 revised 2006Gilbert, C. and C. Klass. 2006. Decrease in Geographic Range of the Finger Lakes Brood (Brood VII) of the Periodical Cicada (Hemiptea: Cicadiidae: Magicacada spp.). J. New York Entomol. Soc 114(1-2): 78-85, 2006Peck, D., E. R. Hoebeke and C. Klass. 2006. Detection and Establishment of the European Crane Flies Tipula paludosa Meigen and Tipula oleracea L. (Diptera: Tipulidae) in New York: A review of their distribution, invasion history, biology and recognition. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 108(4) 2006, pp 985-994. Klass, C. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/index.html Ants in Houses. 2006 Revised. 2 pp. On Web Fourlined Plant Bug. 2006 Revised. 2 pp. On Web Mealybugs. 2006 Revised. 2pp. On Web Mountain Ash Sawfly. 2006 Revised. 2 pp. On Web 2005Klass, C. and K. L. Snover-Clift. 2005. 2005-2006 Pest Management around the Home, Part II. Pesticide Guidelines. Cornell Miscellaneous Bulletin 74. 99 pp.Coen, Claudia, Klass, C., Yankoski, T. H. and Stevens, E. Dial-A-Pest Wheel. NYS IPM program. 1 p. Klass, C. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension /DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/index.html Beetles infesting Woolens. 2005. Revised. On Web Cabbage Maggot. 2005. Revised. On Web Carpenter Bees. 2005. Revised. On Web. Millipedes, Sowbugs, Pillbugs and Centipedes. 2005. Revised. On Web 2004Gardner, K., C. Klass and N. Calderone. 2004. On Webhttp://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/StingingInsects/StingingInsects.html The Bee Files Stinging Insects: Bald-Faced Hornets and Aerial-Nesting Yellow Jackets Stinging Insects: Ground Nesting and Twig Nesting Solitary Bees Stinging Insects: Bumble Bees Stinging Insects: Honey Bees Stinging Insects: Carpenter Bees Stinging Insects: Paper Wasps Stinging Insects: Cicada Killer Wasps Stinging Insects: Ground Nesting Yellow Jackets Stinging Insects: Giant Hornets Klass, C. Cigarette and Drugstore Beetles. 2004. Revised. On Web Fleas. 2004. Revised. On Web Mexican Bean Beetle. 2004. Revised. On Web Oak Skeletonizer. 2004. Revised. On Web Pseudoscorpions. 2004. Revised. On web Snow Fleas. 2004. Revised. On Web Larder Beetle 2004. Revised. On web. Test, Don’t Guess: How to submit plant and insect samples for diagnosis. NYS IPM on-line publications. http://www/nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/testguess/index.html Carpenter ants “renovating” your home? Use IPM to give them their marching papers. 11/04 Revised. NYS IPM on-line publications http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/carpenter_ant.pdf 2003Klass, C. and K. S. Snover, 2003. 2003-2004 Pest Management around the Home, Part II. Pesticide Guidelines. Cornell Miscellaneous Bulletin S-74, Part II. xx ppLamboy, J. and C. Klass. Answering your questions about organic land care, a brochure to stimulate dialog between landscapers and consumers. NYS IPM. 3 pp. Insect Diagnostic Fact Sheets on-line http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/index.html NYS 4_H Entomology Program web site put on line http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/Youth/index.shtml Klass, C. Apple Maggot. 2003. Revised. On web. Bed Bugs. 2003. Revised. On Web. Beneficial Insects. 2003. Revised. On Web. Carpenter bees. 2003. Revised. On Web Cockroaches. 2003. Revised. On Web. Drain Flies or Moth Flies. 2003. Revised. On Web European Chafer. 2003. Revised. On Web European Earwig. 2003. Revised. On Web Fall Webworm. 2003. Revised. On Web Imported Cabbageworm. 2003. Revised. On Web Imported Willow Leaf Beetle. 2003. Revised. On Web Indian Meal Moth. 2003. Revised. On Web IPM for the Deer Tick. 2003. On Web Lady Beetles in Homes. 2003. Revised. On Web Plant Galls. 2003. Revised. On Web Powder Post Beetles. 2003. Revised. On Web Silverfish and Firebrats. 2003. Revised. On Web Springtails. 2003. Revised. On Web Western Conifer Seed Bug. 2003. Reviewed. On Web. Asparagus Beetle. 2003. Revised Boxelder Bug. 2003. Revised Horntails. 2003. Revised Insects And Firewood, Some Facts…2003. Revised Lady Beetles in Homes 2003. Revised Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Managing Home Vegetable Garden Pests. 2003. Revised Rhubarb Curculio. 2003. Revised Some Aquatic Insects. 2003. Revised 2002Klass, C.Asparagus Beetles. 2002. Revised. On Web Bagworms. 2002. Revised. On Web. Beneficial Insects Boxelder Bug. 2002. Revised. On Web Gypsy Moth. 2002. Revised. On Web Horntails. 2002. Revised. On Web Insects and Firewood, Some Facts. 2002. Revised. On Web. Managing Insect Pests in the Home Vegetable Garden. Revised. On Web Plum Curculio. 2002. Revised. On Web Clover Mites Cockroaches Drain Flies Lawn Insects Mealybugs Pear Psylla Praying Mantids Klass, C..2000-01. 4-H Grab and Go with Science – Entomology Activities (includes Ballooning Spiders, Beetle Scavenger Hunt, Building a Water Strider, All You Ever Wanted to Know about Hornets and Yellowjackets, Exploring Plant Galls. 2001Klass, C. and K. S. Snover, 2001. 2001-2002 Pest Management around the Home, Part II. Pesticide Guidelines. Cornell Miscellaneous Bulletin S-74, Part II. 94 pp.Klass, C. Aphids Arborvitae Leafminer Carpenter Bees Oak Skeletonizer Some Aquatic Insects. 2001. Revised. On Web. 2000Klass, C.Insect Diagnostic Fact Sheets updates on line. http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension /DiagnosticLab/IDLFS/index.html Klass, C. 2000. 2000 Insect Diagnostic Laboratory Annual Report. 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. Bed Bugs Klass, C. Insect Diagnostic Laboratory, Annual Report. 1998.12 pages Klass, C. Holly Leafminers. 1998. Revised Klass, C. Insect Diagnostic Laboratory, Annual Report. 1997. 14 pages Klass, C. and D. Karasevicz. Pest Management Around the Home, Part II. 1997. 1997-98 Pesticide Recommendations. Cornell Cooperative Extension Miscellaneous Bulletin 74. 88 p. Klass, C. et al. Slide Set. IPM for Home Grounds. 80 Slides plus 16 supplemental Klass, C. Lady Beetles in Homes. 1997. Revised Fourlined Plant Bug. 1997. Revised Managing the Cluster Flies. 1997. Revised Klass, C. Annual Report of the Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. 1996. 6 pages Klass, C. Strategies for Managing Pests in and around the home. 1996. Cornell Cooperative Extension Urban Pest Management Fact Sheet #1. 2p. Klass, C. Larder Beetle. 1996. Revised |
