Seasonal Hornet Trap & Beekeeping Assistant

Georgia Department of Revenue; Tifton (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Georgia Department of Agriculture is seeking a part-time Seasonal Yellow-Legged Hornet Trapper to deploy and monitor traps from June to mid-December. The role is outdoors and limited to 29 hours per week, with no benefits.

Requires beekeeping and gardening experience and a valid Georgia driver’s license. The position supports pest detection and control efforts, using Survey 123 for data entry and reporting findings to supervisors.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deploy approved monitoring traps for Yellow-Legged Hornet Eradication.
• Enter monitoring trap information into Survey 123 or other approved software.
• Check monitoring traps approximately once per week from June to mid-December.
• Change bait/lure each time traps are checked or as directed.
• Re-deploy traps if damaged or missing.
• Notify supervisor when hornets are found; cannot disclose trap locations.

Skills

Beekeeping experience

Gardening experience

Valid Georgia driver's license

Education

High School diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

Georgia Department of Agriculture is seeking a part-time Seasonal Yellow-Legged Hornet Trapper to deploy and monitor traps from June to mid-December. The role is outdoors and limited to 29 hours per week, with no benefits.

Requires beekeeping and gardening experience and a valid Georgia driver’s license. The position supports pest detection and control efforts, using Survey 123 for data entry and reporting findings to supervisors.