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Internship and Career Opportunities in Plant Pest Risk Assessment & Management

Internships

  • Pest Eradication Studies, USDA/ARS, Miami, FL
  • Plant Inspection Station, Miami International Airport
  • Weed Risk Assessment Studies, USDA/APHIS/PPQ, Raleigh, NC
  • Caribbean Fruit Fly Control Studies, USDA/APHIS/PPQ, Gainesville, FL
  • Ornamental/Vegetable Pest Inspections, FDACS/ Dept of Plant Industry, FL
  • Regulatory Diagnostic Studies, MAF, Auckland, New Zealand

Career Examples

  • Agriculturist, USDA-APHIS/PPQ, Riverdale, MD
  • Applied Biology Horticulture / Vegetation Management Specialist, US Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Norfolk, VA 
  • Crop Consultant, Agrimanagement, Inc. Yakima, WA
  • Molecular Support Scientist, USDA-APHIS/PPQ, Beltsville, MD
  • Plant Pathologist, APHIS/PPQ/Citrus Health Response Program, Plantation, FL
  • Plant Pest Survey Specialist, FDACS-DPI-CAPS, Gainesville, FL
  • Plant Pest Survey Specialist, USDA-APHIS/PPQ, Gainesville, FL
  • Plant Protection unit, Ministry of Agriculture, St. Catherine, Jamaica

 

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  • Amanda C. Hodges, Ph.D.
    University of Florida - IFAS
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