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Impact Report
| For plan | Plant Management Systems: Urban Horticulture (Los Alamos County) |
| Date | November 3, 2010, 6:27 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Based on the objective to respond to 95% of the requests for horticultural information providing Los Alamos clientele which will lead to a minimum of 20% increase in knowledge. Impact: The agent made 2053 one-on-one contacts with Los Alamos residents in the area of integrated pest management and general cultural issues during the program year. Each client contact is approached with a strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as pesticide use, biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Of the 463 contacts surveyed, all indicated at least a 60% gain in knowledge. |