Dr. Andrew Sutherland is the University of California’s Urban Integrated Pest Management Advisor for the San Francisco Bay Area. This extension position is part of the UC’s Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM) and is provided by the UC’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). In this position, Andrew serves pest management professionals by conducting applied research and education programs that are informed by regular needs assessments. These programs aim to develop new IPM strategies, or to adapt and implement IPM strategies already available, for key household, structural, and industrial pests. Andrew’s current projects involve topics such as biting mites in homes and other structures, advanced monitoring tools for bed bugs, educational IPM videos, and hands-on education and training for the pest control industry.