Mgs,
This was posted on IPM Net:
IPM is a demanding enough concept for adults to comprehend. Now, a
lively, 2003 booklet meets the challenge of effectively exposing the
younger set to IPM. The 30 pages of JOIN OUR PEST PATROL, A Backyard
Activity Book for Kids--On Integrated Pest Management, present a mind-
boggling range of activities that can incorporated into reading,
science, and even math and art classes. While the text, originally
prepared by IPM specialist J. Ciborowski and colleagues in the state
of Minnesota's Dept. of Agriculture and then adapted for nationwide
use by staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is geared
toward grade levels 3-5, it can be easily adjusted for higher or lower
grades. Each of the many activities within the various sections, e.g.,
"Fighting Pests with the 3Ps, Predators, Parasites, and Pathogens,"
include factoids and even practical "tips for grownups." There are
puzzles, quizzes, games, and abundant graphics, as well as numerous
listings of relevant websites so educator's can expand the range of
information for their students. Copies of the softbound, black/white
publication (no. 735-F-03-002) are free. *--> USEPA/NSCEP, PO Box
42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419, USA. Eml: mailto:ncepimal@one.net.
Phone: 1-513-489-8190.
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Janna Beckerman, Ph.D.
Extension Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology
495 Borlaug Hall
1991 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108-6030
Voice: (612) 625-7022
Fax: (612) 625-9728
e-mail: janna@umn.edu
http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/diag
nostics/
"Il faut cultiver notre jardin."
- Voltaire, Candide
