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Funding Program:
Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program |
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Project Title:
Baseline Data Regarding Regional Bed Bug Management Practices, Challenges, and Research Needs |
Project Director (PD):
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Lead State: CA Lead Organization: University of California |
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Cooperating State(s):
California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico |
| Undesignated Funding: $25,061 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2014 End Date: Feb-28-2014 |
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Pests Involved: bed bug |
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Site/Commodity: urban / community |
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Area of Emphasis: baseline development |
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Summary:
Bed bugs have re-established themselves as key urban pests throughout the world after decades of relative obscurity. Management has been especially challenging in low-income, multiple-occupancy residential buildings, where resident turnover, lack of resources, ease of dispersal, communication barriers, and sanitation issues have contributed to chronic infestations. Integrated pest management (IPM) represents an alternative to management strategies that are reliant upon regular pesticide applications and that may contribute to poor control and pesticide resistance issues. We propose the formation of a regional Work Group to identify key research and clientele needs and to establish the collaborative framework necessary to deliver educational programs regarding IPM for bed bugs in urban areas within the region. A key output for this Work Group will be the development of baseline stakeholder data to be used in evaluation of future projects, determination of research and outreach needs, and the eventual development of a Pest Management Strategic Plan for bed bugs in urban communities. These goals will be accomplished by means of stakeholder surveys and interviews, collaborative field bioassays, in-person Work Group meetings and several videoconferences / teleconferences between Work Group members: regional bed bug IPM experts representing research institutions within California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Colorado. This project will support the Western IPM Center's mission by providing information and resources regarding IPM tactics and promoting IPM adoption for bed bug management within urban communities. Additionally, this project will serve as the genesis for future collaborative research and extension within this important pest management system.
Objectives: 1. Establish baseline data for the Western Region with regards to: " prevalent bed bug management strategies and tactics " stakeholder (tenants, landlords / managers, PMPs) roles and responsibilities related to bed bug management within multiple-occupancy housing and other low-income situations " observed / perceived resistance to insecticides within regional bed bug populations 2. Extend baseline assessment data to stakeholders within the Western Region. 3. Define clear goals for future endeavors into applied bed bug management research within the Western Region. 4. Establish a collaborative framework for regional bed bug IPM work for the future |
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