{"id":940,"date":"2019-07-01T14:56:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T14:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wtei.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=940"},"modified":"2023-06-05T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T19:28:17","slug":"meet-the-experts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/willtheyeatit.pestworld.org\/index.php\/meet-the-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Entomology is the scientific study of insects. Entomologists have identified more than one million different species of insects, which accounts for more than two-thirds of all known organisms on earth. Insects are also some of the planet\u2019s most long-standing inhabitants, as they have been around for about 400 million years.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 0; border-color: none; padding: 10px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<table style=\"height: 518px;\" width=\"566\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-746 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tinytermitehouse.pestworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/JimFredericks-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Fredericks, Ph.D.\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willtheyeatit.pestworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/JimFredericks-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/willtheyeatit.pestworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/JimFredericks.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jim Fredericks, Ph.D.<\/strong>, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\">is the vice president of public affairs for NPMA and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\">is responsible for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\"> educating consumers about all <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\">facets<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\"> of pest management and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\">providing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\"> a unified voice to protect public health and property from harmful pests.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\">Jim is also NPMA\u2019s chief <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW101885104 BCX2\">entomologist<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\"> and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101885104 BCX2\"> his Ph.D. research involved subterranean termite foraging behavior.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-747\" src=\"https:\/\/willtheyeatit.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MichaelBentley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willtheyeatit.pestworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MichaelBentley.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willtheyeatit.pestworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MichaelBentley-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Mike Bentley, Ph.D.<\/strong>, specializes in structural pests, which are those that can be found in and around buildings such as ants, cockroaches and, yes, termites. He serves as the director of training and education for NPMA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-contact\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p>If you would like access to the content on this site or need an expert source for use in a media publication or story, please fill out the following form. Someone from our team will be back in touch with you within 24 hours. If you are on deadline, please add that detail so that we can accommodate your request. We are also able to provide access to our larger professional portfolio of pest materials and resources upon request. We look forward to working with you! 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