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IPM In Schools
By Kelly Meinhart, Producer
IPM In Schools
Video Produced
by Steve Williams, Penn State University, 1996
 his
introductory video is a positive resource to learn more about
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and to encourage schools and
communities to learn more about the program.
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IPM program involves identifying problem areas for pests and
then utilizes a variety of techniques to rid them from community
buildings such as schools. The positive aspect of the removal
process is that pesticides and toxic chemicals are used only
when absolutely necessary.
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he IPM program makes economic and environmental sense not only
for school buildings, but for community buildings as well. The
following program visits two Pennsylvania school districts to
learn how they have implemented the IPM program, and the positive
results that have followed.
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program is run by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
and the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. And if
you investigate the website links listed below you’ll
find that it’s not just about getting rid of bugs in schools.
In fact, there are three prominently featured programs that
relate to water quality and watersheds.
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instance, the program has developed a video and lesson program
for teachers of lower and upper secondary students, which addresses
several of the watershed categories identified in the new educational
standards. The program is available for a small fee and includes
the video “Bug Mobile vs. The Invasive Species”
as well as an accompanying lesson plan.
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he
program also covers the issues of Purple Loostrife as an invasive
species – and offers several fact sheets to learn more
about the plant and the alarming rate at which it is taking
over many of our wetland areas.
inally,
for some, the disease called West Nile Virus has turned the
word ‘wetland’ into a negative term of dirty, still
water that needs to be filled in. The site offers more information
about West Nile and what types of standing water people should
be looking out for – in their own backyards.
 njoy
this introductory video – IPM in Schools –
to gain more knowledge of the program in general, and then be
sure to check out the following links to learn more about the
issue.
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Video funded by: The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture,
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Chesapeake Bay
Program and PA Department of Environmental Protection.
Related Links:
 Purple
Loostrife Information
West
Nile Virus
Pennsylvania
Integrated Pest Management
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Penn State
College of Agricultural Sciences
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