Outreach and Education
One of the UP3 Project's goals is to support municipalities' integrated pest management education and outreach efforts.
- Facilitating and providing staff assistance for municipal outreach programs
- Strengthening networks, including the Urban Pesticide Committee
- Organizing workshops and trainings
- Developing evaluation tools
For more information, contact the UP3 Project Manager
Links:
- Community Based Social Marketing web site, This site by McKenzie-Mohr and Associates consists of six resources:an online guide which provides information on the use of community-based social marketing to design and evaluate programs to foster sustainable behavior; searchable databases of articles, cases, graphics, and downloadable reports on fostering sustainable behavior, and a listserv for sharing information and asking questions of others. Note: this site requires registration.
- Our Water Our World
- UC-IPM Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- EcoWise Certified IPM training and certification for pest management professionals
Outreach Program Design Resources:
The following documents provide information on who uses urban pesticides, what their pest management practices and attitudes are, as well as where they get their information from before they make decisions. This information could be helpful in designing outreach initiatives.
- Tracking Non-Residential Pesticide Use in Urban Areas of California, University of California Integrated Pest Management Program for CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Residential Pesticide Use in California (Northern California telephone surveys), 3/15/03
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, 9/16/02
- Survey of Residential Pesticide Use, San Diego Creek Watershed (Orange County), 10/16/01
For the Public:
- Less toxic pest management Fact Sheets in English and Spanish, Our Water Our World
- Pest Management Books, UC-IPM Online
- The Ant Key, UC-IPM
- UC-IPM Quick Tips fact sheets English Spanish