Who Wants a Pest Control Facility?

RALEIGH — A “structural pest control training facility” for North Carolina State University was included in this year’s state budget, even though university officials say the project wasn’t a priority. Lawmakers allocated the project $310,000, to be paid for with borrowed money. The facility consists of a modest classroom building and a concrete foundation upon which the Department of Entomology will simulate various styles of construction found in the state. Instructors will use the slab and faux structure to demonstrate proper treatments for subterranean termite prevention and extermination.