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Funding Program:
Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program |
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Project Title:
Work Group: Developing effective bed bug outreach programs
for diverse clientele in the West
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Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: CA Lead Organization: University of California (UC ANR) |
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Cooperating State(s):
Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington |
| Undesignated Funding: $30,000 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2017 End Date: Mar-01-2018 |
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Pests Involved: bed bugs |
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Site/Commodity: urban & community / residential |
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Area of Emphasis: multifamily housing |
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Summary:
This proposed Work Group will build on the efforts of the 2014 Western IPM Center Work Group 'Baseline data regarding regional bed bug management practices, challenges, and research'. The proposed activities described below were explicitly identified as extension priorities by this 2014 Work Group. Specifically, the proposed Work Group will consider new and underserved client groups associated with bed bug management in the western United States and Pacific Island territories and then review effective outreach programs that can be used to educate these stakeholders about bed bug prevention and management, focusing on IPM strategies and specific tactics. Target clientele include pest management professionals, municipalities, schools, the general public (especially residents of urban areas), children, real estate professionals, hotel and lodging professionals, housing management professionals, tribal nations, health professionals, and groups speaking languages other than English. The Work Group proposes to design new outreach materials and methods where needed and to establish a digital clearinghouse for existing outreach resources in the West. Next, the proposed Work Group aims to continue the applied research programs initiated by the 2014 Work Group with respect to documentation of insecticide resistance in western bed bug populations by making field collections of regional bed bug populations and establishing laboratory colonies of these populations for future investigations into resistance to common formulations of professional and general-use insecticides. Finally, the proposed Work Group will begin the process of creating a national Pest Management Strategic Plan for bed bugs, perhaps initially focusing on low-income multifamily rental housing situations.
Objectives: 1.Create a regional repository to serve as a standardized clearinghouse for educational and outreach materials associated with bed bug management. 2.Establish laboratory populations of bed bugs collected from western field sites in order to determine insecticide resistance and species composition statuses. 3.Prepare for creation of a national PMSP for bed bugs. 4.Continue to define and refine clear goals for future endeavors into applied bed bug management research and extension programs within the Western Region. 5.Continue to encourage and expand the collaborative framework for applied bed bug research and extension in the West. |
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