Field Hornet Monitoring Technician (Part-Time)

State of Georgia; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

The Georgia Department of Agriculture is seeking a part-time Yellow-Legged Hornet Trapper to support monitoring and eradication efforts. This position is limited to 29 hours per week and is ineligible for benefits.

You will deploy monitoring traps, record data in Survey123, check traps weekly June through December, and notify supervisors when hornets are detected. A valid Georgia driver’s license, beekeeping and gardening experience are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• 1 year of Beekeeping experience is required.
• 1 year of Gardening experience is required.
• Valid Georgia driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Deploy approved monitoring traps for Yellow-Legged Hornet Eradication.
• Enter monitoring trap information into Plant Protection’s Survey123 software (or other approved software).
• Check monitoring traps approximately once per week, from June until mid-December.
• Change the bait/lure each time the monitoring trap is checked or as directed.
• Redeploy if the original trap is damaged, missing, or otherwise needs replacement.
• Enter the correct information into Survey123 when checking monitoring traps.
• Notify supervisor when yellow-legged hornets are found in a monitoring trap.

Skills

Beekeeping experience

Gardening experience

Smartphone apps

Valid driver's license

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Survey123

Job description

The Georgia Department of Agriculture is seeking a part-time Yellow-Legged Hornet Trapper to support monitoring and eradication efforts. This position is limited to 29 hours per week and is ineligible for benefits.

You will deploy monitoring traps, record data in Survey123, check traps weekly June through December, and notify supervisors when hornets are detected. A valid Georgia driver’s license, beekeeping and gardening experience are required.