Mary Kay Malinoski received a B.S. in entomology from the University of Delaware and an M.S. in pest management from the University of California Riverside. She serves as a statewide University of Maryland Extension Specialist in entomology/IPM. Mary Kay assists with pest problems that occur in ornamentals and turf for the commercial Green Industries, the public, arboreta, military and other state and federal agencies. She develops program delivery methods through websites, fact sheets, books, posters, professional meetings, webinars, and face to face trainings. Her major emphasis is the management of native and invasive insects through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. Mary Kay has over 30 years of experience in plant pest/problem diagnostics. She is also involved with regional and national IPM programming.