Progress 09/15/07 to 01/14/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Significant outputs of this project includes establishing a stronger information exchange among extension specialists and green building through a workshop that was co-organized by Auburn University, the University of Florida IFAS Extension and Texas AgriLife Extension personnel on behalf of the Southern Region School IPM Working group. The workshop brought together architects, engineers, builders, pest managers, city planners and school district personnel from the southern region interested in incorporating IPM as part of the building design process. Participants came from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Washington DC and Wyoming. Materials developed at this meeting were shared with the Southern Association of School Board Officials at their meeting in April (www.SASBO.org) and posted at the Southern Region IPM Center website (http://www.sripmc.org/schoolIPM/resources.cfm#workshop). Existing resources were expanded for national use. Examples include Texas AgriLife's ABCs of IPM that was translated into Spanish by the University of Florida and posted for CEUs at both websites (http://pmu.ifas.ufl.edu/courses/4, http://schoolipm.tamu.edu/videodvd/) as well as material posted at the eXtension urban CoP, subheading school IPM (http://www.extension.org/pages/64932/school-integrated-pest-manageme nt). eXtension material includes numerous action plans that would have been printed into a manual. This grant provided the basis for further development of new material and additional grant proposals to support school IPM which kept the Southern Region IPM Workgroup together. Grantees marketed the products from this grant at 1) NSPMA conference (April 12-15, 2008, Nashville, TN), overseen by Karen Vail (University of Tennessee) and J. Hurley (TAMU); 2) SASBO conference (April 28-29, 2008, Orlando, FL) overseen by R. Baldwin, F. Oi (University of Florida) and J. Hurley; 3)Southeastern Association of School Business Officials (SASBO), April 26-30, 2009, Charleston, WV; attended by Janet Hurley (Texas AgriLife) and Mark Shour (Iowa State University). 4) National School Plant Management Association (NSPMA), Atlantic City, NJ, April 2-5, 2009; attended by Janet Hurley (Texas AgriLife) and northeastern school IPM working group member. PARTICIPANTS: Baldwin, R; took at teaching positions and is no longer with Florida school IPM program. Criswell, J; retired from Oklahoma State University Grodner, M; deceased, LSU Nalyanya, G; took a position with industry and is no longer with NCSU. TARGET AUDIENCES: Other Extension specialists, technical directors of pest control companies, IPM coordinators. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
This grant sustained the Southern Regional School IPM Working Group when there was no other support and served as the basis to complete additional SR-SIPM priorities (http://www.sripmc.org/schoolIPM/docs/Final_Priorities_document.pdf) as well as contribute to the national discussion on how school IPM should proceed. In 2012, new priorities were set because most of the previous priorities were met. It also allowed the group to organize existing material and fill in data gaps so that we were competitive for other grants to sustain school IPM programs in our various states. The Southern Regional Workgroup consists of participants from AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA with some participation from KY, MS, OK, PR, VI. Florida, Texas and Alabama have been the leads on this grant which provided the starting materials for eXtension's urban CoP development. The eXtension platform allowed national distribution of action plans and other Extension related materials. The active participation of the Southern Regional School IPM Working Group served as a reminder that in many parts of the US IPM is about balancing the risk of pests and pesticides, not a non-chemical program due to the high pest-pressure in the south. Potential numbers of students and teachers positively impacted by IPM in their schools include: Alabama, 738,322 (incomplete data), 49,327 teachers; Florida, 2.9M students, 175,609 teachers; Texas, 4.9M students, 334,819 teachers according to the National Center of Educational Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/).
Publications
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Progress 09/15/10 to 09/14/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Action plans for school IPM have been edited, reviewed and posted at http://www.extension.org/pages/20295/school-integrated-pest-managemen t:-action-plans. Significant effort was put into the eXtension conversion to Drupal from Wiki which we were using as the platform for review and edits with colleagues across the US, and the new editorial and approval process required by eXtension. Additionally, BMPs were created by the Florida Statewide School IPM Industry Task Force to be included in the school IPM hardcopy manual. PARTICIPANTS: Those who worked on the project from the Southern Region School IPM Work Group and others includes: Faith Oi, University of Florida; Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, University of Florida; Janet Hurley, Texas AgriLife; Michael Merchant, Texas AgriLife; Fudd Graham, Auburn University; Jerri (Caldwell) Hammonds, Auburn University; Karen Vail, University of Tennessee; Carrie Foss, Washington State University; Scott Hygnstrom, University of Nebraska; Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona; John Hopkins, University of Arkansas; Wizzie Brown, Louisiana State University; Loyal Hall, Penn State University; Florida Statewide Industry Task Force on School IPM. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target remains the pest control industry and those who do pest control in schools as well as in-service for county faculty. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Google analytics indicates an average of 4,600 pages viewed and approximately 42,000 times over the year. http://www.extension.org/urban_integrated_pest_management
Publications
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Progress 09/15/09 to 09/14/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Objective 1B. Expand and reproduce existing school IPM training materials for use in training workshops, conferences and trade shows. Subobjective 1. Expand and duplicate An Introduction to IPM in Schools: a Manual for Facilities Maintenance Professionals. Editorial continues. In 2008-2009, Chapters were divided among Southern Region Working Group members and an editorial work meeting were convened at the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (March 11, 2009). The meeting was to begin the review and update of management plans and determine formatting for upload to the eXtension website. In May 2010, the group reconvened in a face-to-face meeting at the National Conference on Urban Entomology to further review and update plans. The eXtension requirements changed and required internal discussion on how to manage the presentation of the action plans, manuals and other information posted. Editorial updates continue via regular Southern Region Work Group conference calls. They will be reviewed and updated before hard copy publication. Subobjective 2. Create a Spanish-language translation of ABCs of IPM: Making IPM Work for Your School and other training modules. This objective was completed in October 2010. The following press release announced its availability. (2008-2009 report: The original English script for the DVDs was lost before the start of this grant which was an unexpected additional expense and time commitment. In order to translate the DVD and script the voice-over for Spanish, we re-transcribed the DVD. Translations were drafted in Florida, sent to Texas for review and adjustment to dialect and sent back to Florida for voice-over.) As an additional work product, we created a study guide which will aid information retention and provide some evidence of verifiable training as is beginning to be required by some states. PARTICIPANTS: Members of the Southern Regional School IPM Working Group TARGET AUDIENCES: Those who access eXtension, county faculty, industry stakeholders. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Objective D. Integrate new marketing and educational materials developed into a new eXtension website on school IPM: www.extension.org. The current management plans are posted at the public site of eXtension under "pest management", then "pest management in and around structures". Impacts: The information produced through this grant has greatly aided in access to information that was used in presentations such as: Oi, F. M. "School IPM: The Reality", Pennsylvania Pest Management Association, Nov. 16, 2009; Lancaster, PA (1 hr, 150 people). Oi, F. M. "IPM: From Technical to Politics", National Pest Management Association Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV; Oct. 28, 2009 (1 h 15 min, 100 people) Historically, county extension efforts have focused on agricultural concerns that remain a vital priority. At the same time that extension resources are dwindling, community IPM concerns have dramatically increased to reflect an ever growing sector of non-agricultural stakeholders. Unfortunately, there has not been a concomitant dedication of resources to community IPM concerns, particularly in the area of structural pest control. As a result, a significant amount of training occurs directly with pest control providers. The work products that resulted from this grant are already being incorporated into training programs for the pest control industry and our eXtension website activity. Dec. 8, 2010 we held our first statewide training for the Florida pest control industry on school IPM in a "train-the-trainer" format using the management plans posted at the eXtension website. On Feb. 23, 2011 these trainers will lead the hands-on portion of the day long training in their respective regions while we deliver the lecture portion via Polycom to county extension offices.
Publications
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Progress 09/15/08 to 09/14/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Reporting period: Sept. 2008- Sept 2009 Objective 1B. Expand and reproduce existing school IPM training materials for use in training workshops, conferences and trade shows. Subobjective 1. Expand and duplicate An Introduction to IPM in Schools: a Manual for Facilities Maintenance Professionals. Editorial process started. Chapters were divided among Southern Region Working Group members and an editorial work meeting were convened at the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (March 11, 2009). The meeting was to begin the review and update of management plans and determine formatting for upload to the eXtension website. Editorial updates continued via regular Southern Region Work Group conference calls. Subobjective 2. Create a Spanish-language translation of ABCs of IPM: Making IPM Work for Your School and other training modules. The original English script for the DVDs was lost before the start of this grant which was an unexpected additional expense and time commitment. In order to translate the DVD and script the voice-over for Spanish, we re-transcribed the DVD. Translations were drafted in Florida, sent to Texas for review and adjustment to dialect and sent back to Florida for voice-over. To finish in 2010: Voice over and reproduction of DVDs. Objective C. Market IPM as a green school concept among school maintenance administrators and professionals. In order to maintain our momentum in front of groups that make pest management decisions which are not traditionally impacted by Extension, we proposed to extend this objective to be repeated in 2009 by sending a team of two to the following stakeholder group meetings: Southeastern Association of School Business Officials (SASBO), April 26-30, 2009, Charleston, WV; attended by Janet Hurley (Texas AgriLife) and Mark Shour (Iowa State University). National School Plant Management Association (NSPMA), Atlantic City, NJ, April 2-5, 2009; attended by Janet Hurley (Texas AgriLife) and northeastern school IPM working group member. The brochures and poster display created through this grant were displayed and distributed and these meetings and other meetings not funded by this grant such as North Florida Regional Hospital's new mother and baby group; topic: chemical safety (Sept. 16, 2009; 40 moms/babies, 1 hr; 15 min.) Objective D. Integrate new marketing and educational materials developed into a new eXtension website on school IPM: www.extension.org. In May 2009, our eXtension CoP was launched http://www.extension.org/pages/Urban_Integrated_Pest_Management_Commu nity_Page . PARTICIPANTS: Members of the Southern Regional School IPM Working Group TARGET AUDIENCES: Those who access eXtension, county faculty, industry stakeholders. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Information generated through this grant was used in publications and presentations such as: CEUs delivered on CD and in-person available through http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/ Oi, F. M. "School IPM Inspections", Alabama Vector Management Society, Mar. 17-18, 2009. Mobile, AL. (1 hr, 80 people)
Publications
- Oi, F. M. Pests that Can Get you on a Health Report, Sept/Oct. 2008. Florida Pest Pro, pg. 22, 23, 28 Oi, F. M. Pesticides, Children and Potential Industry Impacts of School IPM in 2009, Jan. 2009. Florida Pest Pro p. 13-15 Oi, F. M. Why Pest Control Matters: Part I, Mar. 2009. Florida Pest Pro p. 10-11 Oi, F. M. Why Pest Control Matters: Part II, Apr. 2009. Florida Pest Pro p. 28, 30, 34 Oi, F. M. Why IPM doesnt have Traction, Florida Pest Pro June 2009 Hinkle, N.C. and F. M. Oi. 2010. Fleas and Lice in Mallis Handbook of Pest Control. (Contribution: Lice section) (Submitted in 2009)
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Progress 09/15/07 to 09/14/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Progress on project Objective 1 - Establish a workgroup meeting for Southern Region IPM Workgroup along with architects, school facility managers and builders of school buildings. This group was formed and planned this meeting which is scheduled for February 13 - 15, 2008 to be held at Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas. Topics to be covered are as follows: The Role of the Architect in Green School Design -Paul Romano; New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Architecture and Building Science Research, Newark, NJ; The Role of the Engineer in School Design and Construction -James McClure; Estes, McClure and Associates, Tyler, TX; Green Building Design Meets IPM: An entomologist's perspective - Al Greene; General Services Administration, Washington, DC; Commercial Building Design: A Pest Control Company's Perspective Frank Meek and Paul Hardy; Orkin Pest Management, Atlanta, GA; A School Maintenance Department's Perspective on IPM: A TEAM approach - Victor Melton and Tom Bell; Carrollton-Farmer's Branch ISD, TX. After these brief presentation participants of the workshop will then break into groups to discuss management plans for five areas of concern with school buildings. These plans will then be integrated into objective 3 and 4 of the original grant proposal. 2 - Texas AgriLife Extension has been pursuing a contact for the Spanish translation of the ABCs of IPM DVD series. Other objectives from this area will be completed after the workgroup meeting in February. 3 - Marketing IPM to schools. Paperwork has been submitted for the southern region school IPM workgroup to have a booth at the National School Plant Managers Association (NSPMA) meeting and Southern Association of School Business Officials (SABSO). We have also requested to be speakers at the SASBO meeting which will be held in April in Orlando, FL. Florida and Texas will represent the workgroup at this conference and Tennessee and Texas will represent the group in Nashville. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Progress has been slow in obtaining objectives due to confustion within University of Florida IFAS of not getting award information to us in a timely manor.
Impacts
In progress no results to date
Publications
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