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Funding Program:
IPM Partnership Grants |
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Project Title:
Educating School Children and the Public about Container Mosquitoes and Their Prevention |
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Lead State: NJ Lead Organization: Rutgers University |
| Undesignated Funding: $20,000 |
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Start Date: May-01-2010 End Date: Apr-30-2011 |
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Pests Involved: mosquitoes |
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Site/Commodity: community, residential, urban |
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Area of Emphasis: curriculum, education |
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Summary:
Container mosquitoes are serious nuisance pests to humans. Because these mosquitoes lay eggs in backyard containers, control of mosquito larvae is often too difficult over large areas. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of these species relies heavily on public education (brochures, handouts, public service announcements, community events and website) to promote source reduction. However, these practices cannot target everyone and in general, are geared mainly toward adults.
Many mosquito control agencies in the US are developing mosquito-based curricula that can be used to teach school children about the use of IPM to control mosquitoes. This project proposes to produce and distribute mosquito IPM curricula and materials previously developed by the principle investigators to mosquito control agencies in NJ, the Northeast and nationally. In turn these agencies will promote the use of these materials in elementary schools in the areas distributed. By educating school children about mosquitoes and mosquito IPM, we will reach a larger proportion of the general public and thus have a greater impact on container mosquitoes. Objectives: The overall goal of this project is to educate the public on how they can reduce container-inhabiting mosquitoes in their yards by source reduction of backyard containers. This includes the following objectives: 1. To teach the public to adopt this IPM strategy to reduce container-inhabiting mosquitoes by incorporating these concepts into elementary school science curricula, 2. To produce brochures, curricula, handouts and public service announcements regarding container-inhabiting mosquitoes that educate the public to reduce mosquitoes in their back yards using this IPM strategy, 3. To distribute these materials throughout New Jersey, the Northeast and nationally. Proposal |
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