Note: This site is for reviewing legacy plan of work data from 2007-2011. If you are looking for the current plan of work interface, visit pow.nmsu.edu.
Impact Report
| For plan | Integrated Pest Management Systems |
| Date | December 21, 2007, 6:06 pm |
| For Objective | Long-term Show long-term objectives |
| Impact Report | 1) In 2006-07, licensed pesticide applicators self-reported that at least 80% of them were aware they can collect and submit unknown pests to their NMSU county agents and/or NMSU specialists for identification and assistance in selecting methods or materials for pest management as needed. For those submitting arthropod specimens for identification, fully 100% stated they were confident in their ability to identify again an arthropod previously unknown to them, especially when they were seeing the development of a trend with this particular pest. Information provided during the identification helped at least 80% of the applicators better understand the new arthropod’s behavior, host range, biology, damage potential and potential controls. Many (untabulated) expressed thanks for the information that they can use to better serve their clients. 2)At least 50% of returning Master Gardeners felt that repeating the entomology lecture and seeing the displays again or in conjunction with more advanced studies or visits to the NMSU Arthropod Collection added to their understanding of various local arthropods, their roles in the landscape and management strategies as needed. Basically, the more input, interaction and experience they get, the more they learn and the more confident they feel of their observation skills in the landscape. The best responses come from those who volunteer for phone duty or office duty at their county Extension offices. 3)After at least 2 years of disseminating and reinforcing IPM program information to clientele, state IPM specialist(s) and County Extension staff will share appropriate survey questionnaires to determine measurable changes in client social, economic or environmental situations as evidence of the impact dynamic IPM programs have on individuals, businesses and industries within each county. Training objectives and course materials will be improved and updated as necessary.” Data on entomology outreach programs via Extension efforts plus at least 2 research colleagues are compiled and reported annually for the Southwestern Branch, Entomological Society of America. Audience numbers and outreach events are tabulated and summarized from all over New Mexico, wherever this Specialist and her 2 research colleagues make presentations. Beginning in 2008, we’ll be composing a “suggestion” to teachers and others that they address a “thank-you letter” to one of us emphasizing how interesting or important the arthropod display was to student learning; this is a continuing effort to bolster administrative awareness of the Arthropod Collection and its significance and value to teaching and outreach (as well as research) at the college, university, state, regional and even national levels. |