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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Los Alamos County) |
| Date | November 2, 2009, 12:06 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | The agent had 1628 contacts in the area of integrated pest management during the program year. One-on-one consultation with clientele continues to be a major focus within Los Alamos County and local advisory committees have repeatedly indicated the importance of maintaining a high degree of service in this regard. The primary objective of the agent is to increase the general public’s knowledge about integrated pest management within the urban setting and cultural techniques aimed at reducing the quantity of highly toxic conventional pesticides that are commonly used around the home, garden, and urban landscapes. Information is distributed through extension publications, published scientific studies, and verbal and written communications with anyone interested in obtaining knowledge about IPM. Post-contact surveys issued to a sample of IPM contacts indicated better than an 80% increase in knowledge by an overwhelming majority of those returning the survey. Information on professionalism and timeliness of response were also measured with the same results In addition, under the supervision of the agent, Master Gardener volunteers, hosted an answer booth 4 times at the local farmers market. Inquiries made of volunteers were often IPM related. |