NYS IPM Communications Team: 2004 Accomplishments

In 2004, the NYS IPM Communications Team, consisting of two writers, a webmaster, and a coordinator, revised its website and documented more than a million visits to the site; created the nation’s first IPM interpretive walkway; wrote a training manual, licensing exam, and website on wildlife management; completed and distributed an annual report, a brochure, 2 trade magazine articles, and 12 newspaper articles; designed two interactive IPM displays; and initiated or finished a number of other projects, as detailed below. For specifics on grant-funded activities, please see these separate reports also: Developing a Curriculum for the Nuisance Wildlife Control Industry in New York, Developing the First Regional IPM Training Manual for Wildlife Control Operators in the Northeast (Progress Report), Redesign of the NYS IPM website, IPM Displays for the Public, IPM Interpretive Trail at Conley Par

Found a Cockroach? (Saw a GAZILLION?)

NYS IPM Type: Community IPM BrochureNYS IPM Type: BrochureA brochure describing how to identify types of cockroaches and how to prevent them from entering and living in homes and other buildings

Whole Systems Inquiry: Designing Large Educational Events

Whole systems inquiry (WSI) helps people see complex topics as functional activities with inputs, outputs, interactions, and performance of the system over time. The authors used WSI to design a national symposium with 800 attendees who responded to two questions at the end of 70 topical sessions. Responses were aggregated onto a mega-map, synthesized into themes, and drawn as an emerging system. Work groups compared emerging themes with national priorities while individual participants evaluated utility in their disciplinary programs. We conclude that large meetings can be designed as functional systems with participation, synthesis, and evaluation of intentional learning

IPM Displays for the Public

More than 75% of American households use pesticides; while relatively few people are aware of IPM and how to use it. To teach the public about IPM in an exciting way, we created two interactive IPM exhibits for public places. The first, a dollhouse called the “Pest House,” allows visitors to find and correct ten pest problems. The second, “Mosquito Pinball,” encourages visitors to earn points every time a mosquito-thwarting practice, such as emptying sources of water or wearing repellent, is accomplishe

IPM Displays for the Public

More than 75% of American households use pesticides; while relatively few people are aware of IPM and how to use it. To teach the public about IPM in an exciting way, we created two interactive IPM exhibits for public places. The first, a dollhouse called the “Pest House,” allows visitors to find and correct ten pest problems. The second, “Mosquito Pinball,” encourages visitors to earn points every time a mosquito-thwarting practice, such as emptying sources of water or wearing repellent, is accomplishe

IPM for Homes: How To Use Integrated Pest Management To Uninvite Residential Pests

NYS IPM Type: Community IPM BrochureNYS IPM Type: BrochureAdvice on how to manage common indoor and garden pests around the home

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Pesticide Risk Reduction Outreach

The NYS IPM Program has partnered with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe for two outreach events to assist tribal members to reduce risk associated with pesticide use. One event will train elementary school teachers in the use of IPM curricula. The second event will involve an interactive booth and seminar presentations at the Tribe’s Health Fair

IPM Displays for the Public

More than 75% of American households use pesticides; relatively few urban dwellers are aware of IPM and how to use it. To teach the public about IPM in an exciting way, we created two interactive IPM exhibits for public places. The first, a doll house called the “Pest House,” allows visitors to find and correct ten pest problems. The second, “Mosquito Pinball,” encourages visitors to earn points every time a mosquito-thwarting practice, such as emptying sources of water or wearing repellent, is accomplished. To provide users with additional information, we wrote and produced ten “pest information cards,” shaped like bookmarks, that accompany the Pest House display; two other publications accompany the Mosquito Pinball. Both displays are being hosted by the local Science Center, which receives up to 80,000 visitors annually. In February, 2005, we will market the exhibits to audiences in the Northeast who will use them as a focal point for IPM education, and ultimately increase people’s use of IPM. In March the exhibits will debut at the NE IPM Regional Conference in Manchester, NH and in April we will deliver a related hands-on educational program about IPM to audiences at the Science Center. By providing community members with opportunities to learn about pests and IPM, we are increasing their capacity to improve their personal health, the health of their yards and neighborhoods, and, ultimately, their quality of life

Producing and Updating an IPM Manual for Snap Bean Production in New York

NYS IPM Type: Project ReportThe manual Snap Bean Pest Management: A Guide to Regular Field Monitoring in New York was first produced in 1998 with a printing of 600 copies