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dan suomi: Meet the Beetles -- February 7, 2012 - 10/30/11 04:21 PM
The title of the upcoming class, offered at the Washington State University Puyallup Structural Pest IPM facility, caught my eye and my ears. It is called "Meet the Beetles". I am of such an age that a distinctive image is brought to mind when I hear those words. If you lived through the 60's, you have to remember that groundbreaking album, title above modified slightly to meet my journalistic requirements for humor. This course for inspectors is the brainchild of Dr. Dan Suomi, our state's leading expert on beetles. Dan did his Phd studies on the beatles and, today, he is a … (4 comments)
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dan suomi: Washington State Home Inspector Training -- Bellingham Technical College - 06/25/11 09:45 PM
At Bellingham Technical College, those of us who are involved in the home inspector training program, believe that it is important for students to be introduced to the duties of being not only a home inspector but, also, a structural pest inspector.
The way the state law reads, home inspectors who do not, in addition to the home inspector license, also have the state structural pest inspector license are not permitted to report on any of the insect pests -- wood boring beetles, ants or termites. We have quite an assortment of such insects in the state, so this is a real limitation … (6 comments)
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dan suomi: Proliferation of Rats in Washington State - 07/23/10 04:11 PM
When Dan Suomi from the Washington State Department of Agriculture spoke to the home inspection training class at Bellingham Technical College recently, he stated that some areas of the northwest are having a rat population boom.
I have got to say that I sure do see a ton of rats anymore. I see them in low-end houses and also in high-end homes.
Dan said that the intruders are a combination of Norway rats and roof rats (no relation to Nutsy S. Wallenda).
Below is a photo of Dan with one such critter that is going nowhere in a hurry.
Thanks for … (16 comments)
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dan suomi: Washington State Approved Home Inspector Education -- Bellingham Technical College - 07/15/09 08:59 PM
With big changes on the horizon, come September 1, Bellingham Technical College is working to train home inspectors -- those who are new and those who need training in order to meet state requirements. One of the changes that goes in with the new law is modifying the rules regarding inspections for wood destroying organisms. In the past, realistically speaking, home inspectors had to be licensed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture in order to legally inspect a property.
Come September 1, home inspectors who do not have the state structural pest inspector license will be allowed to report rot … (3 comments)
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Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector
Bellingham,
WA
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