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Background & Resources for Teachers

GENERAL

Compendium of IPM Definitions - IPM definitions and citations from published literature.

Cornell Brochures:

• Is There a Mouse in Your House? IPM for House Mice
• Found a Cockroach? Saw a Gazillion? Don't Panic
• IPM for Homes
• What's All the Buzz About Mosquitoes?

Eco-Portal - Environmental Sustainability - Get current information on any environmental topic through this web site with legislation, current news, and search feature for news by region or type of environment (air, land, ocean).

Essentials of Environmental Education for Pennsylvania - The first two of three modules for teaching EE are available with the third module still in development. Module I is entitled The History & Philosophy of EE, and module II is Finding and Choosing EE Materials, from PA Center for Environmental Education.

The National Park Service IPM Manual - Provides descriptions of management practices for many pests.

MarketPlace for the Mind - An Agricultural Education Resource - Hands-on learning opportunities, ag classroom activities, ag speakers, ag projects and more. Web site by PA Dept. of Ag and PA Dept. of Ed.

*School IPM Resources Database - A searchable database for IPM resources from websites to lesson plans, especially for educators. The database is always growing so check regularly for updates! From PA IPM

Subject Matters From the Center for Science and the Schools, Volume 2, Issue 1, September 2005.

Tree of Life - An organization of all living organisms covering the topics of biodiversity and phylogeny. A good site for kids and teachers to use for finding information on the history and characteristics of certain organisms!

What is IPM? (PDF file) - Definition and description of IPM in nine different languages! From UMass Extension

Weeds

Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - Covers invasive plant species from aquatics to trees with distribution and ecological threat and great photographs, from USFWS and National Park Service.

Insects

Best of the Bugs - A list of award winning entomology web sites great for both kids and adults (by the Univ. of Florida)

BugEyes Glasses - A fun resource used by the IPM Program to show kids what it's like to look through the eyes of an insect. Made by Buzzerks Eyewear and can be purchased from "Insect Lore" catalog at 1-800-LIVE-BUG.

Caring for Insect Livestock: An Insect Rearing Manual (book) - Published by Young Entomologists' Society Inc. 1993. Can be purchased by contacting publisher at 6907 W.Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48906-9131; phone 517-886-0630; fax 517-886-0630. Now out of print.

Insect Software - Software developed by or in partnership with University of Florida that includes bug and butterfly tutorials, pesticide labeling, etc.

Iowa State Entomology Index: K-12 Educators' Recommended Sites - A listing of sites for basic insect information (from butterflies to scorpions), specific lesson plans, find-an-expert.

Thais.It - Entomologia - Scientific names and pictures of many insects

Teacher/Parent Entomology Resource Materials - Games, lesson plans, etc. from the Univ. of Kentucky

VERTEBRATES

Principles of Vertebrate Pest Management - From WSU Extension.

Wildlife Damage Control Fact Sheets - Penn State - These free fact sheets are a great resource for vertebrate pest information!

Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook - A guide to identifying animal damage. This book can be purchased as a paper copy or CD.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Lyme Disease Website - Penn State - Background information, vectors, symptoms, prevention.

PA West Nile Virus Surveillance Program - Current county status & human cases, along with background information, Web site is a collaboration from many PA departments

West Nile Virus Fact Sheet - A National Pest Alert all about West Nile, from USDA CSREES Regional IPM.

PESTICIDES

Bugged By Bugs - This game follows the rules of traditional bingo. It is appropriate for all levels of K-6 children.

Information for Kids, Students and Teachers - A vast array of educational information for all to enjoy.

Kids' Guide to Pesticides (PDF) - A 2-page fact sheet on pesticides from Safer Pest Control Project.

The Quality of Our Nation's Waters - Nutrients & Pesticides - USGS report, available online.

Safe Use of Pesticides Around the Home (PDF file) - Agrichemical Fact Sheet from PSU.

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

*IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual - A manual to help implement IPM use on school grounds (published 2001 by PA IPM)

Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture Fact Sheets (PDF files) - IPM in school topics:

• School Integrated Pest Management - What Is It?
• Ant Management in Schools
• Cockroach Management in Schools
• Small Fly Management in Schools
• Wasp and Bee Management Around Schools
• Weed Management on School Grounds and Athletic Fields
• Rat and Mouse Management in Schools

National School IPM Web Site - Information for teachers, parents, administrators on the use of IPM in schools to reduce pesticides.

Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting IPM - From EPA

*School IPM Pest Problem Solver - For pest-specific information, from PA IPM