welcome texas agrilife research and extension center at dallas
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Workshop funding provided by a grant from USDA / Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service
United States Department of AgricultureCooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
“How can green buildings reduce the long-term need for pesticides and pest
control intervention through better design?”
Today’s Agenda• Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1:00 PM
– Intro of Participants (Janet Hurley; Texas AgriLife Extension, Dallas)
• 2:00 PM Introduction to US Green Building Council and the LEED rating system – Michael Kawecki; North Texas U.S. Green Building Council
• 3:00 PM Field trip to Hector Garcia Middle School, Dallas ISD, green school site
• 7:00 PM– Hosted Dinner at local restaurants
Thursday morning• Thursday, Feb. 14, 8:00 AM• Presentations on school design and IPM issues (30 mins. each)
– The Role of the Architect in Green School Design • Paul Romano; New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Architecture and Building
Science Research, Newark, NJ
– The Role of the Engineer in School Design and Construction• James McClure; Estes, McClure and Associates, Tyler, TX
– Green Building Design Meets IPM: An entomologist’s perspective• Al Greene; General Services Administration, Washington, DC
– Commercial Building Design: A Pest Control Company’s Perspective• Frank Meek and Paul Hardy; Orkin Pest Management, Atlanta, GA
– School Maintenance Department’s Perspective: “A TEAMS Approach to School IPM”
• Victor Melton and Tom Bell; Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD, TX
• Panel and group discussion
Thursday afternoon• 12:00 PM, Working Lunch• 12:00-6:00 PM Workshop breakout sessions to
develop recommendations– Group A. Outdoor features: rodents, birds, wildlife, etc. – Group B. The building envelope: birds, bats, bees– Group C. Foundation and drainage issues: termites, etc.– Group D. Interior areas and doors: crawling pests, ants,
flies, rodents– Group E. Food service areas: cockroaches, rodents, flies
• 6:00 Adjourn; transport to hotels; dinner on own
Friday morning• Friday, Feb. 15, 8:00 AM Group presentations and
discussion– Group facilitators
• 11:00 AM Wrap up and dismissal – (except for members of Southern Region IPM workgroup)
• 11:00 AM Southern Region IPM Workgroup: IPM training manual and development of IPM plans for key pests– Plans for eXtension web content on school IPM
• Faith Oi, University of Florida– Review content and format of IPM plans
• Mike Merchant, Texas AgriLife Extension, Dallas• 12:30 PM Project assignments & Wrap Up
Develop multistate training manual for school IPM coordinators
• Manual for Texas school IPM coordinators first developed 1995, revised 2004
What is IPM?• A strategy that aims
for– long-term
suppression of pests– by combining the best
control tactics, – minimizing negative
impacts of pesticides on people and the environment, and
– being economical.
Components of an IPM program• Pest identification• Knowledge of pest
biology• Monitoring and
thresholds• Integrated controls• Communication/
cooperation with stakeholders
The IPM pyramid
PesticidesBiological controlsPhysical /
Mechanical controls
Cultural / Sanitation Practices
Key ecological principle behind IPM
• Pests will thrive in human environments when provided with the necessary requisites for survival
• “Reduce a requisite and reduce the pest”
The pest trianglePage 7
Pest prevention
• Single most important component of pest management program
• Pest-proofing, repair, maintenance of buildings is most important and most overlooked aspect of IPM
How does IPM differ from conventional pest control?
• It’s inspection-based• It’s threshold-based • It’s preventive • It’s knowledge-
intensive• It’s a community effort
Pest Prevention: Through Design
• Paved foundations as replacements for foundation plantings
JJ Pearce H.S. - Richardson ISD
IPM-positive features usually in line with other green goals
• Reduced light pollution has pest management benefits
• Well-sealed buildings have energy conservation benefits
• Effective and sanitary waste handling facilities usually less attractive to pests
Good IPM design involves combination of biological information and engineering know-how
black field crickets, Lennox Square Plaza, Richardson, TX September 1998