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Question of the Week

This time of year is a great time to start thinking about planting a school garden.

When planting gardens, it is important to think about how to grow plants without using large amounts of pesticides. IPM, integrated pest management, is an approach to controlling pest more efficiently.


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Why do people control pests?  

Select the correct answer.

Pests can damage farmers crops and can affect our food supply.

To prevent pests from entering our water supply.
To rid the world of all bugs.
To eliminate insects before they become pests.
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http://northeastipm.org/

Pennsylvania Environment and Ecology Standard

4.5 Integrated Pest Management


http://www.drmcbug.com/

Activities:

IPM Pyramid of Tactics for Schools

How to Control this Pest?: Lesson Plan

Those Were the Good Old Days:
A Study of Pest Controls Over the Years

Other Links:

Pest World for Kids

EPA: Pesticide Safety Bingo

Backyard activity sheet: What is a pest?

 


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