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Insect Production Worker Foreman
Department Of Agriculture- Location Info: 1 vacancy - Phoenix, AZ
MAJOR DUTIES:

The incumbent serves as an insect production worker supervisor at the Phoenix Pink Bollworm Facility. Specialized work is conducted in mass rearing pink bollworm moths for use in a sterile insect release program. This facility produces sterile moths used in eradication and suppression at established or incipient pink bollworm populations in cotton.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
  Supervises operations connected with the maintenance of three separate colonies of egg layers whose purposes it is to produce the eggs required to perpetuate the three parent colonies of pink bollworm
• Maintains large colonies of egg layers for the purpose of providing eggs for the rearing facility and cooperators.
• Directs and coordinates activities in the outside cleanup area where activities include cleaning and disinfection of large volumes of pupation substrate daily.
• Continually reviews techniques and procedures used in the two areas in order to recommend improvements, identify existing and potential problems, assess space/labor requirements and to monitor the condition of equipment used.