PA IPM Web Site Adds New Features and Publications - September 2001

September 20, 2001

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - Whether you are trying to identify what six-legged creature is invading your home, or need to know what pest will be in your fields next, homeowners, growers, teachers and others can find out at the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management (PA IPM) Program's web site.

Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, aims to control pests -- such as insects, diseases, weeds and animals -- by combining physical, biological and chemical tactics that are safe, profitable and environmentally compatible.

The PA IPM Program's web site has grown with the recent addition of many new helpful features and information:

"Identifying Common Household Insects in Pennsylvania" brochure is available as a downloadable PDF file. The guide includes pictures and descriptions of insects commonly found in the home. There are also links to many other IPM publications published at Penn State, as well as several Crop Guides, that can be accessed from the PA IPM site.
Many new resources for teachers have been recently entered into our growing School IPM Resources Database.
The new "IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual - A tool for implementing IPM on school grounds" is now on our web site as downloadable PDF files.
The State College Area School District IPM Teaching Module is available for intermediate grade levels. The 2001 School Survey Final Report is now on the site as well.
The new Penn Jersey Field Crop Alerts give reports on pests in the field for over 40 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
View "The BugMobile!™" in action. A three-minute streaming video showing the talking car is available from the program's site.
Find the Summer and Fall 2001 PA IPM Newsletters online along with updated grant opportunities, news releases on such topics at Penn State's new IPM policy and much more.
The site has received over 43,000 hits in August, averaging about 1,400 hits a day. The most popular areas are the "School IPM" page and the "Problem Solver", which allows homeowners and others to quickly find out information about their pest problems.
Go to http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/whatsnew.html for quick links to these additions.

The PA IPM Program is collaboration between the Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture aimed at promoting IPM in both agricultural and nonagricultural situations. For more information, contact the program at (814) 865-2839, or web site http://paipm.cas.psu.edu.