Progress 09/01/13 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:1. Underserved populations in Philadelphia and elsewhere in Pennsylvania with household pest problems such as bed bugs, roaches, mice and rats. 2. Agronomic farmers in Pennsylvania 3. Daycare center operators 4. Mushroom growers 5. Vegetable growers including Amish and Mennonite 6. Tree fruit growers 7. Poultry producers Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We trained 61 field staff on the basics of Healthy Homes, IPM and bed bugs. We sit on their Health Services Advisory Committees (HSAC), as well as those from Norris Square Community Association (NSCA), and Philadelphia Health Management Corporation's (PHMC). We also trained and provided technical assistance to 20 Acelero Head Start staff which affects children in 10 facilities within the Hispanic community. We met with the director or real estate to discuss IPM for all facilities, held trainings for the janitorial and maintenance staff and continued multi-session training of all 78 education staff of their eight Head Start centers , impacting over 600 children . a) Essentials of Healthy Homes: Two-day course for agencies, housing facilities managers and others responsible for housing maintenance and resident health. Includes an introduction to pests, pesticides and IPM solutions. Reached 124 people in 5 sessions. b) IPM for Multi-family Housing: One-day course focusing on effective solutions for chronic pest problems in multi- family housing. Reached 83 people in 4 sessions. ob Training : Between January and June, we trained 4 high school students for the Philadelphia School District's Career Technical Education Program as Urban IPM Technicians, including sitting for their Pennsylvania Certified Pesticide Applicator exam . This pilot project was in cooperation with our partner, the Overbrook Environmental Education Center, Philadelphia. Professional Training Provided training for Delaware Pest Control Association Short Course Feb 2015 "IPM: Communicating with the Public on Concepts and Risks" to 85 PMPs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? . How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Community and Public Health IPM We promoted IPM as an important route to healthy living and reducing asthma incidence throughout multiple partnerships with the community. Ongoing Partnership Maintenance 1) Maintained membership in the Philadelphia School and Community IPM Partnership (PSCIP) of 275 individuals and agencies, and growing list serve of ~400 . This partnership provides us with real-time information about the needs of Philadelphia communities on IPM issues. PSCIP staff took over 216 calls and countless emails from individuals or partners on pest issues, mainly bed bugs. We attended over 65 partner meetings and/or conference calls , contributing IPM perspectives on community issues. 2) Continued to support the Latino Community IPM Partnership Maintained the partnership network of 112 individuals and agencies Built and monitored a Latino community IPM list serve with 173 subscribers What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1) Local and state level a) Early Head Start (EHS) Project : Training Head Start program staff influences both the childcare facility and provides outreach via these staff into children's homes. We continued partnerships with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Health Federation of Philadelphia's (HFP) Early Head Start (EHS) programs. b) Norris Square Community Association (NSCA) Project : NCSA provides services and owns real estate in predominately low-income, Spanish-speaking neighborhoods of NE Philadelphia. They own 47 residential units , including 21 town homes, multifamily housing and stand-alone buildings and 5 commercial facilities and 4 childcare centers . 2) National and Regional Level a) Healthy Homes training througout U.S. done by PAIPM staff 4) Community / Health IPM Presentations/Trainings IPM in Childcares, Schools and College Campuses PA IPM staff maintained "healthy schools" partnerships in the state and region via meetings, conference calls, webinars and policy initiatives on school health, providing information and technical support on IPM. IPM in Childcare Centers Besides the previously mentioned Early Head Start and Norris Square staff trainings (see IPM in Housing), we completed and/or assisted in several other projects for childcare environments. 1) PA Academy of Pediatrics, Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS) new "Pest Management; IPM Self- learning Module" for CEUs for childcare staff. PA IPM provided in-depth consultation and review. PA IPM and ECELS staff will co-present at the Early Childhood Education Annual Summit in December 2015. The module can be seen at http://www.ecels-healthychildcarepa.org/professional-development-training/self-learning-modules?start=20 2) Part Five in Better Kid Care Eco-Healthy Childcare series: "Start Your IPM Program Part 2: Implementation" completed, targeting center directors. Content enables directors to move from policy to implementation of their IPM program and provides suggestions for IPM training to educate staff and parents, how to hire a pest management professional and develop IPM action plans for common pests that could enter facilities. As of 6/15/15, 32 directors had taken the 2 hr training with total evaluation scores of 3.7 out of 4.0 possible for quality of information and implementable content. As of this date, all five on-line lessons in the series have been completed by 5,035 people for a total of 10,070 hrs of training and an average evaluation score of 3.44 . To access all lessons, see: https://bkc.vmhost.psu.edu/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=BKC-OnDemand&-loadframes 3) IPM inspection in childcare videos (2) completed and are accessible on our website: http://extension.psu.edu/pests/ipm/schools-childcare/childcare/ipm-childcare-videos One of the videos has been used by a local Orkin franchise on two occasions to train a total of 55 staff at local and regional meetings. . IPM in K-12 Schools 1) IPM and Asthma Initiative : As previously described, PA IPM staff are integrally involved in the School District of Philadelphia's development and implementation of an Asthma Management Plan that includes inspection and prioritization of schools for IPM structural interventions and trainings for all faculty and staff.. Over 22.7% of the students overall are diagnosed with asthma, with much higher rates in specific schools. Two school IPM Environmental Assessments are complete and 4 additional assessments are planned for the fall in Allegheny County and Philadelphia County. Impacts 154,000 students, 9,621 teachers, and over 20,000 other employees in 360 buildings, 65% of which are over 50 years old. 2) National Healthy Schools Day (4/7/15), PA IPM provided a webinar for Women for a Healthy Environment entitled "Safer Pest Management in Schools: Live, Mice, Bed Bugs and Beyond!") attended by 32 people and archived at http://services.choruscall.com/links/wfahe150407.html Evaluation results show that 90% of participants "learned a great deal", the remaining 10% learned "a lot". 3 ) PA Green & Healthy Schools Partnership : PA IPM staff participates in this statewide partnership in collaboration with EPA, PA Dept of Education, PA Dept of Health and others. We serve on the Health and Wellness Committee and provide input about inclusion of accurate and achievable IPM policies and practices as part of healthy school efforts. During this period our staff met/conference called 10 times with either a subcommittee or the full group. IPM on College/University Campus During this project period, PA IPM Program staff continued to meet bi-weekly with the Penn State University Environmental Health and Safety's (EHS) IPM Subcommittee. The committee includes the EHS director, key directors of housing, food service, buildings, operations and pest control contractor. The committee's purpose is to increase the implementation of IPM on campus buildings and grounds while effectively eliminating pests with least risk to campus human populations. 1) LEED Standards for IPM in Buildings . Completed top tier IPM Plan for University Park Campus in April 2015 in accordance with LEED Certification Standards for buildings, including specified restrictions on pesticide use in favor of least toxic products if needed. Impacts 61,168 faculty & staff in 933 buildings. IPM Curriculum (k-12) IPM for Food Service 380 reached in 3 sessions Bed bugs for Primary Care Providers: What YOU Need to Know a) in person training 35 in 1 session b) via webinar 135 (archived on NNCC and PA IPM websites)** Bed bugs for Social Workers 256 in 5 sessions IPM for Libraries 26 in 1 session IPM for School Nurses 23 in 1 session IPM for Master Gardeners 155 in 5 sessions Total 1010 people in 12 sessions **http://extension.psu.edu/pests/ipm/community/training-presentations/bed-bug-presentations https://vimeo.com/123065333 http://www.chpfs.org/chpfs/index.php/resources/archived-trainings This webinar has 115 Vimeo views to date and 46 people got CEUs from it. Agronomic Crop IPM extension program ? -Our black cutworm trapping network identified across Pennsylvania 10 significant flights of black cutworm moths. As a result, we notified growers that their corn crops were at a higher risk of cutting damage from black cutworm caterpillars. This widespread warning, which we distributed via email newsletters and farm media outlets, gave growers an early warning to get out an scout their crop fields for cutworm populations, rather than spraying fields indiscriminately for this sporadic pest species. -We have also established a western bean cutworm trapping network that is currently capturing moths. We will use these data to inform growers the risk this newer pest species poses to their corn fields. -To understand the risk posed to soybean fields by early season secondary pests and the associated value of neonicotinoid seed treatments, we scouted 24 soybean fields (half that were planted with neonicotinoid seed treatments, half we planted without these seed treatments). We found very few pest species (
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Naworaj Acharya, Rebecca A. Seliga, Edwin G. Rajotte, Nina E. Jenkins, Matthew B. Thomas: Persistence and efficacy of
a Beauveria bassiana biopesticide against the house fly, Musca domestica , on typical structural substrates of poultry
houses. Biocontrol Science and Technology 01/2015; 25(6):1-41. DOI:10.1080/09583157.2015.1009872
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Progress 09/01/13 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: PA IPM Collaborations: The Pennsylvania Statewide IPM Advisory Committee is commissioned by the Secretary of Agriculture to advise us on policy and program priorities. The College of Agricultural Sciences IPM Advisory Committee consists of faculty representing college departments. The Philadelphia School and Community IPM Partnership is comprised of over 400 individuals representing health professionals, community and faith-based groups, city agencies, and a diversity of non-profit organizations. PSCIP has brought in over $1 million in grants. With our programs we have reached over 2,000 Philadelphia agency staff, outreach, school and Health professionals and over 25,000 Philadelphia residents (youth and adults, English and Spanish speaking) over the last ten years. Service by PA IPM to other committees The NRCS State Technical Committee advises NRCS about state conservation needs. The Penn State Metro Advisory Committee advises the College of Agricultural Sciences about implementing its new focus on urban issues. The Pesticide Education Advisory Committee advises that program's activities concerning pesticide safety education. In Pennsylvania PA IPM provides programming for: Agronomic crop growers Vegetable growers Underserved communities in Philadelphia Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Twenty-five Penn State extension educators managed traps and reported results, providing them first-hand experience in monitoring pest populations and understanding connections between pest populations and in-field damage. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? See accomplishment section above for publication lists as well as: • Discussed IPM and understanding local pest populations at 17 winter extension meetings reaching 1100 farmers and associated agricultural professionals What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue activities as described above as well as: • Will implement IPM in on-farm research projects and share the results with growers.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1: • PAIPM web site reorganized to fit the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences format • Produced more than 25 press releases including: Child care training with PA IPM Latino health fairs part of PA IPM outreach Kids learn about bugs with PA IPM PA IPM awarded grants to educate Latinos about IPM Summertime means deep cleaning, why go green? Soybean project scouts for disease and insects May is Asthma Awareness Month – Do You Know Your Triggers? Penn State Partnership Stimulates New Pest Technology Business in South Asia Penn State's Great Insect Fair celebrates 21th year Updated Pest Fact Sheets Now Available Training Modules Provide IPM Tips for Child Care and Early Learning Environments New Heat Treatment Program Battles Invasive Species Using Less Pesticides on Sweet Corn with Biocontrols Training Modules for Child Cares Now Online Online Child Care Training in Demand Penn State Entomologist Talks Global Pesticide Use on NPR Trainings in Spanish for Mushroom Growers New Partnership to Educate Latino Community in Philadelphia International degree program spawns graduate student seminars IPM for Multi-family Housing Online Training Researchers Make Movies to Get a Jump on Bed Bugs Pesticide Mixtures have Damaging Affects on Bees Creating Healthy Environments in the Latino Community • Produced 4 quarterly news letters •Produced fact sheets including: Asthma, Pests and Pesticides Got Ants? Got Bed Bugs? Got Pest Problems? Got Roaches? Got Head Lice? Got Ants? Is There a Mouse in the House? Community Approach to Managing Pests in Homes and Schools • Maintained Twitter, Listserv and Blog. Audiences grew for each social media type. • Developed new stakeholder group, Hispanic mushroom growers. Done with the support of NEIPM Partnership grants. • Represented PAIPM at the national level by co-organizing National IPM Committee Conference • Working the Pennsylvania NRCS to expand conservation payments for IPM practice adoption, pollinator conservation and specialty crop programs. • Leveraged more than $300,000 in grant funds to support PAIPM effort. Grants from USEPA, USDA/SCRI block grants, HUD Healthy Homes, etc. • Continue to support web-based IPM advice through PAPipe. • Developed a Barley Yellow Dwarf decision support system (leveraged funds from USDA/NIFA) Goal 2: Agronomy • Ran statewide trapping networks for black cutworm and western bean cutworm to emphasize the importance of understanding local pest populations for implementing IPM Specialty Crops • Continued support for greenhouse specialty crop producers • Continuing education for the plain community (Amish/Mennonite) • Developed extension educaiton for corn earworm management in sweet corn (leveraged SCRI block grant funds. • Developed education program and web site for conservation of native pollinators (leveraged funds from USDA/NIFA) IPM in Schools • Continued to work with PA schools to adopt IPM practices (leverage PA Dept of Agriculture funding) •Produced monthly newsletters, 'School IPM News' Public Health • Produced biannual news letters on IPM and public health for underserved audiences in Philadelphia (PSCIP News) IPM in Housing • Partnered with HUD/Healthy Housing to provide IPM training to both Pennsylvania low income housing managers and residents and daycare centers. In addition our personnel traveled to DC, Maryland and other states to provide training including Native American populations in Montana. Wide Area Pest Monitoriing • Maintained web-based Potato and Tomato blight warning systems • Collaborated with regional powdery mildew warning system Service to Hispanic community • Maintained IPM education program for Hispanic daycare centers (leveraged NEIPM funding) • Developed Hispanic mushroom growers stakeholder group (leveraged NEIPM funding)
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