IPM Success Stories: Community and Urban Settings
- August 3, 2015
- Hoarding and Pests: Researchers See Link
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Individuals affected by hoarding disorder excessively save items. Hoarding also creates conditions favorable to pests.
- August 3, 2015
- IPM with a Focus on People
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When you think IPM, you might first picture agriculture, crops, and turf. Or perhaps insect biology and behavior. However, there’s an important human component.
- August 3, 2015
- Asthma Meets Its Match
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A new partnership could bring healthier outcomes at urban sites with high levels of asthma.
- January 29, 2015
- Thousands Line Up for Bed Bug Webinar
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Over 3,000 people registered for a recent webinar on bed bug prevention and management hosted by the StopPests in Housing Program of the Northeastern IPM Center.
- September 23, 2014
- Thousands of People Line Up for Bed Bug Webinar
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Over 3,000 people registered for a recent webinar on bed bugs hosted by the StopPests in Housing Program of the Northeastern IPM Center.
- April 30, 2014
- Schools Find Online School IPM Best Management Practices Worth the Investment in Time and Training
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Ninety-three percent of participants in trainings and focus groups felt that the investment of time and training for IPM best management practices would be worth the effort for schools.
- April 30, 2014
- Newly Developed Biopesticide Effectively Kills Bed Bugs
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A team led by Nina Jenkins, Penn State, has found that the fungal biopesticide I93-825 spray is effective against bed bugs.
- October 15, 2013
- A Plan to Reduce Illness – and Pesticides – in Schools
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A team of experts is calling attention to the issue of pests and pesticides in schools. They have released a plan blueprint to help school employees and caregivers keep pests from entering buildings and grounds.
- April 24, 2013
- Researchers Make Movies to Get a Jump on Bed Bugs
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Scientists are sharing their knowledge in the battle against bed bugs by fashioning themselves after Hollywood stars and launching three web videos.
- November 2, 2011
- In Urban Jungle, Tiger Mosquito Falls Prey to Killer Bacteria
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City neighborhoods are home to Asian tiger mosquitoes, which can carry West Nile virus and dog heartworm. The Northeastern IPM Center is funding research to control these pests using a natural bacterial disease that afflicts mosquitoes.