Several Center staff held appointments with the University of the
Philippines at Los Bafos, acting as graduate advisors and teaching
courses in vertebrate pest management and/or related fields. Labora-
tory and classroom facilities, and equipment at the NCPC were utilized
for instruction and individual research projects.

Five staff members served as resource speakers at the "Short Course on
Integrated Pest Control for Irrigated Rice in South and Southeast
Asia" which was held in Manila, Maligaya, and U. P. at Los Baios, from
October 16 through November 18, 1978.