Environmental Issue: Integrated Pest Management
Background Information
The resources listed below are included in this module to help teachers prepare for and conduct an Earth Force project dealing with Pest Management.
PA Academic Standards, Environment and Ecology, related to this issue:
4.5. Integrated Pest Management
4.3.7. Environmental Health
- 4.3.7. A Identify environmental health issues
- 4.3.7. B Describe how human action affect the health of the environment
4.9.7. Environmental Laws and Regulations
- 4.9.7. A Explain the role of environmental law and regulations
General Teacher Resources for an Earth Force Project:
- IPM for Teachers Curriculum (http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/schools/courseguide.html)-Insects, Weed, Vertebrates, Soil Ecosystems, Biological Control,etc and
- IPM for Teachers Curriculum -Buildings and Schools (http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/schools/curriculum/schools.html
- IPM Lesson Plans by Teachers (http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/schools/lessons.html)
- List of available Curriculum Re-alignment Materials offered through the Department of Education, Office of Environment and Ecology.
Documents on Integrated Pest Management:
Glossary A-P; Glossary Q-Z
Websites with Integrated Pest Management Information:
General Information
- National IPM Network - The National Integrated Pest Management Network (NIPMN) is the result of a public-private partnership dedicated to making the latest and most accurate pest management information available on the World Wide Web.
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/nipmn/ - The IPM Wheel of Best Management Practices
http://greenhouses.cals.cornell.edu/BMP4_WeedControl.html - Integrated Pest Management Organizations - Successful IPM programs in the United States are multi-organizational efforts that involve government agencies, Land-Grant Universities, state agriculture departments, farmers and their consultants, the food processing industry, user groups, public interest groups, and in some cases the media. The development and implementation of effective IPM systems requires that researchers from pest management disciplines form interdisciplinary teams with agricultural extension specialists and agents, agricultural economists, sociologists, and producers.
http://www.reeusda.gov/agsys/nipmn/ipmorg.htm - The PA IPM Program - The Pennsylvania IPM Program is a collaboration between The Pennsylvania State University and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture aimed at promoting Integrated Pest Management in both agricultural and nonagricultural situations.
http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/ - What is IPM - more information on: History of IPM, Principles of IPM, Importance of IPM, Overview of IPM (article), Pyramid of Tactics, TEN Commandments of IPM, Food Labeling with IPM
http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/whatisIPM.html - IPM Web Sites - in categories: general IPMs, commodities, organizations & institutions, etc.
http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/websites/Links.html#tools - School IPM - IPM Use on School Grounds, How Is IPM Implemented on School Grounds?, Current Legislation (State and National), Resources from PA IPM, School IPM Links to Resources, Introductory IPM Information, Pesticide Risk Management, School IPM Success Stories, School IPM Manuals for Training & Program Implementation
http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/newsrelease.html#school