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Project Title:
IC SCOPE: Improving IPM by Promoting Pest Prevention through Exclusion in Industrial and Commercial Food Handling Facilities, Phase 2 |
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Lead State: MN Lead Organization: Regents of the University of Minnesota |
| Undesignated Funding: $20,000 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2016 End Date: Feb-28-2017 |
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Pests Involved: Multiple Urban and Stored Product Pests |
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Site/Commodity: Built Environment / multiple commodities |
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Area of Emphasis: Residential and Public Areas |
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Summary:
In industrial and commercial (IC) food handling facilities, insect and rodent infestations become chronic, because the pests utilize structural faults in buildings to gain entry, disperse among suitable habitats and seek refuge from control measures. Infestations result in significant disruptions and economic losses. Research on pest exclusion (PE) practices will greatly improve IPM practices in these buildings.
Last year, the Scientific Coalition on Pest Exclusion (SCOPE) developed critical background information and priorities for improving PE measures. This working group was composed of research, extension, and industry personnel who shared their knowledge with several companies that are dependent upon effective food safety programs. For Phase 2, the group is charged with initiating work on these priorities. The SCOPE working group will produce methods and curricula to support adoption of PE as a whole-systems approach to IPM. To help achieve this outcome, we have proposed the following objectives and activities for this year: 1. Finalizing and validating the assessment protocol to evaluate exclusion issues and pest activity on IC properties 2. Conducting a series of PE assessments, and developing a database to maintain information 3. Constructing the information platform to be used for disseminating results Successful conclusion of this project will set the stage for: i) additional assessments to increase the predictability of PE issues; and, ii) intervention research to apply PE methods and evaluate the economic results. Also, pestexclusion.org will be identified as a central information source for promoting PE methods within the North Central region as well as nationally. Objectives: 1.Finalizing and validating the assessment protocol to evaluate exclusion issues and pest activity on industrial and commercial properties 2.Conducting a series of PE assessments, and developing a database to maintain information 3.Constructing the information platform to be used for disseminating results |
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