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Funding Program:
Enhancement Grants - Special Projects |
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Project Title:
ISEC Home Pest Management Program |
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Lead State: TX Lead Organization: Texas Cooperative Extension |
| Undesignated Funding: $8,688 |
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Start Date: Jan-01-2007 End Date: Dec-31-2007 |
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No-Cost Extension Date: Jun-30-2008 |
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Site/Commodity: residential |
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Summary:
The ISEC Home Pest Management Program was developed to train home owners on common sense IPM strategies that reduce the amount of pesticides used in and around the home. ISEC (pronounced like Isaac) is an acronym for the four action steps of the program- identify, sanitize, exclude and control. The program emphasizes determining why a particular pest is a problem in the home and how to avoid the problem using sanitation and exclusion. Control methods, when discussed, involve reduced-risk products such as traps and baits and advises clients to hire a professional service with IPM experience if problems persist after employing sanitation and exclusion techniques. We believe that most pest problems can be solved without the use of pesticides and the ISEC program will teach audiences to use these non-chemical techniques first. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people everywhere, from all walks of life, to build affordable, quality houses with families in need to eliminate poverty housing, one family at a time. All partner families participating in the Habitat for Humanity program are required to go through specific trainings before they can move into their new home. Texas Cooperative Extension in the Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplexes will join with Habitat for Humanity to provide training on Integrated Pest Management and the ISEC program for new home owners and will supply each family with an IPM kit containing caulk, screen repair kits, cockroach traps, clothespins, steel wool and duct tape. By working together with Habitat for Humanity we can reach new home owners and teach them how to avoid pest problems in their new home. Expected results of this project include increasing the knowledge of Integrated Pest Management of Habitat for Humanity partner families, reducing human health risks from pests and pest management practices and preserving water quality by teaching clients proper pesticide disposal.
Objectives: Objective 1: Prevent potential pest problems in the home without using pesticides Procedures for objective 1: a. Teach and demonstrate methods of sanitation (vacuuming, cleaning up spills, mopping, pruning shrubs away from the home, bathing pets) to avoid pest problems using slides and/or a live demonstration. b. Demonstrate methods of exclusion (stuffing weep holes with steel wool, sealing pipe penetrations with caulk or expanding foam, pruning shrubs away from the home) to avoid pest problems using visuals and/or a live demonstration. Objective 2: Increase awareness of IPM principles and concepts among Habitat for Humanity partner families Procedures for objective 2: a. Teach clients the elements of an IPM program. b. Teach the four steps of ISEC- identify, sanitize, exclude and control. Objective 3: Reduce exposure to and risks of pesticides using alternative and least toxic methods and proper pesticide disposal Procedures for objective 3: a. Teach clients how to read a pesticide label. b. Teach proper pesticide storage. c. Teach proper pesticide disposal. d. Teach what least toxic methods are available to home owners for managing pests. |
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