NC School IPM Wiggio Group now active!

The NCSU School IPM Program has created an online group for NC School IPM. The online group is limited to individuals that have roles and responsibilities in school IPM and we are the only ones that can add members to the group. If you would like to be added to the group, please contact me by email.

By joining this group, you will have the opportunity to receive important updates regarding school IPM (October 2011 is only a year away). You will also have the ability to join subgroups (e.g., Child Nutrition Directors, Maintenance Directors/IPM Coordinators, Superintendents, Pest Management Professionals) and discuss IPM in NC schools among

other members of the subgroups.

 

If you choose to join the group, you will always have the option to stop receiving emails from the group or to remove yourself from the group altogether.

Call for nominations for Friend of Southern IPM Awards!

FROM ROSEMARY HALLBERG AT SOUTHERN IPM CENTER:

The Southern Region IPM Center is pleased to release this call for nominations for Friend of Southern IPM Awards. This award program recognizes extraordinary achievement in research, Extension and implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the Southern Region of the United States.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, AT 5 PM ET.

As in previous years, the winners will be honored at an event of their choosing. For most awards, winners will receive an honorarium of $2,000. Please read the Call for Nomination to review the terms of the honorarium.

There are six categories for awards:

Bright Idea (for new invention, idea or project)

IPM Educator (can be teaching position or extension)

IPM Implementer (someone who practices IPM, on-the-ground implementation)

Pulling Together (Team award)

Future Leader (someone who is in the beginning of an IPM career, or a promising student)

Lifetime Achievement (someone who has had a long career in IPM)

To nominate someone, please fill out the nomination document and write a 2-page letter explaining why the person or group should receive the award. E-mail the document and letter to rhallberg@sripmc.org by 5 PM ET on Monday, November 1, 2010.

Links to the Call for Nominations and Nomination Document, as well as a list of previous award winners, can be found at http://www.sripmc.org/friendsofipm/.

If you have any questions about whether a person or group qualifies for an award, or any other question concerning the award, please e-mail Rosemary Hallberg at rhallberg@sripmc.org, or call at 919-513-8182.

Integrated Pest Management Webcast

Facility Masters Webcast Series is offering an IPM Webcast on Tuesday, September 21 at 12:00pm EST. The Webcast will focus on the importance of inspection.
Facility Masters Webcast: IPM

Welcome Back to School!

To commemorate the beginning of a new school-year, PESPWire, the monthly e-bulletin of PESP (Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program) is highlighting IPM in Schools: PESPWire E-Bulletin

NSCU School IPM Program - What's Happening Now

NCSU’s School IPM Program continues its role of assisting school systems with their IPM needs. Currently, we are working to ensure that all school districts are prepared for October 1st, 2011 – that’s when it becomes mandatory that all NC public schools implement an IPM Program.

On the horizon for School IPM is our planned distribution of IPM Kits to give to school districts. The purpose of the kits is to provide school systems with the ability to conduct in-house training for teachers, maintenance staff, kitchen staff, parents, etc. The kits will include a School IPM DVD, insect specimens, and Powerpoint presentations with scripts.

We’re also putting together an online forum for School IPM with subgroups for Maintenance Directors, IPM Coordinators, Pest Management Professionals, etc. to discuss various problems, solutions, etc. they've run across in dealing with School IPM. And we’ll also use it to send updates and other important information to the various subgroups. We hope to have the online forum up and running within the next month.

Stay tuned for more updates!

WELCOME!

Welcome to the IPM in NC Schools and Childcare Facilities Blog! The purpose of this blog is to discuss the use of Integrated Pest Management in NC school and childcare facilities. Stay tuned for IPM updates, events, training sessions, success stories, and more!