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Jun 2015

Pesticide Resistant Head Lice

Publication (PDF, 285KB)

Authors: Shujuan (Lucy) Li, Dawn Gouge, Shaku Nair, Al Fournier

In 25 states head lice have become highly resistant to the most commonly used lice shampoo treatments, including pyrethrins and the pyrethroid insecticide permethrin. In fact, most states (104 out of 109 samples) tested so far have lice that are resistant to these over-the-counter lice treatment options.
Jun 2015

Watch Out for Pests! – June 2015

Publication (PDF, 1.67MB)

Featuring Pests on Landscape Plants. Diversity in landscapes and plants can provide ideal food and living conditions for pests. Diagnosis of insects on plants is discussed. These can be diagnosed through means of identifying the damage done.
Jun 2015

Preparing Your School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan

Publication (PDF, 716KB)

Authors: Dawn H. Gouge, Tim Stock, Shaku Nair, Shujuan (Lucy) Li, Sam Bryks, Janet Hurley, and Al Fournier

This document is intended to help you develop an implementable IPM Plan for your school/school district.
May 2015

New Pest In Community Environments – Ficus Whitefly – May 2015

Publication

Featuring Ficus Whitefly. The Ficus Whitefly is a relatively new invasive pest that can be found in community environments. Some of the damages that it causes are outlined in this article.
Apr 2015

Mosquito-borne Diseases and Mosquito IPM – April 2015

Publication (PDF, 1.63MB)

Featuring Filth, Fruit and Drain Flies. There are a variety of flies that can be found as the temperature gets warmer. They can reproduce quickly. A few suggestions on how to manage flies are given.
Mar 2015

Poison Safety – March 2015

Publication (PDF, 1.61MB)

Featuring Poison Prevention and Pesticide Safety. Over 90% of poisonings happen in homes. Children are particularly vulnerable to the risks associated with contact with pesticides. Pesticide safety tips are given.
Feb 2015

Lice Love Us – February 2015

Publication (PDF, 1.71MB)

Featuring Body Lice. Lice are parasitic insects. There are three types of lice that infest humans: head lice, body lice, and pubic lice. The description of body lice as well as how they spread are discussed.
Jan 2015

Mosquito-borne Diseases and Mosquito IPM

Publication (PDF, 1.28MB)

Authors: Shujuan (Lucy) Li, Dawn Gouge, Shaku Nair, Al Fournier, Ursula Schuch, Kai Umeda, Dave Kopec, Peter Warren

This article discusses several of the most important mosquito diseases in regards to human health. West Nile Virus, St. Louis encephalitis, Dengue fever, and Chikungunya fever are mentioned.
Dec 2014

Rodents: Get Them Out of Your School, House and Yard – December 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.55MB)

Featuring Rodents: Get them out of your school, house and yard, part II. Rodents are an important part of natural environments, but when they infest buildings, threaten public health, and destroy public health, they become a pest. management practices are discussed.
Nov 2014

Rodents: Get Them Out of Your School, House and Yard – November 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.66MB)

Featuring Rodents: Get them out of your school, house and yard, part I. How Rodents get inside is discussed. Tips on looking for signs that you may have mice are given. Suggestions on managing rodents.
Oct 2014

Bed Bug Battle and Mosquito Management – October 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.63MB)

Featuring Mosquito IPM and Fall Landscape Checklist. Mosquitoes are considered to be the most harmful pest to human health. Tips on managing mosquitoes are given. A checklist of what to do to prepare plants for fall season.
Oct 2014

Practical Methods of Controlling Bed Bugs at Home

Publication (PDF, 2.13MB)

Authors: Shujuan Li, Dawn Gouge and Al Fournier

Bed bugs can cause anxiety, bite reactions, and financial hardship. The University of Arizona Community IPM Program and partnering research institutions are working to battle the recent bed bug resurgence. Researchers hope to determine the real social cost of bed bugs, as well as the significant causes of infestations. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach is the most likely strategy to result in successful elimination of bed bugs.
Sep 2014

Fall Landscape Checklist and Fire Ants – September 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.8MB)

Featuring Fall Landscape Checklist, Fire Ant Stings, and Conenose Bug. A checklist of what to do to prepare plants for fall season. Warnings about Fire ants, treatment for their stings, as well as some suggestions to reduce risk.
Aug 2014

Healthy Turf for a Healthy Environment – August 2014

Publication (PDF, 2.06MB)

Featuring Information on Healthy Turf. Topics discussed include: What can you do to maintain a healthy lawn?, developing a lawn care program, and pest management. It gives you a good number of things to keep in mind with your turf.
Jul 2014

Rabies – July 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.76MB)

Featuring Rabies. Rabies is a preventable viral disease that is always fatal once symptoms appear. The symptoms are outlined. Suggestions on how to lower the risks of Rabies are given. Bats are particularly dangerous.
Jun 2014

Rabies – June 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.92MB)

This article discusses the three most prevalent scorpions found in Arizona and describes each of them. Tips are given on how to live with and manage scorpions. IPM methods are discussed.
May 2014

School Smart IPM: The Sensible Way to Work the Bugs Out – May 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.66MB)

Featuring School Smart IPM and Avitrol Label Revisions. Integrated Pest Management is the most effective, safest and most cost effective way to manage pests of all kinds. IPM can help protect children's health. The re-registration of of Avitrol is discussed.
Apr 2014

EPA Awards $500,000+ to Help Reduce Children’s Exposure to Pesticide – April 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.71MB)

Featuring EPA Awarded Three Grants to Facilitate IPM in Schools. Children are among the most vulnerable members of our society. Three grants aim to help protect children from the risks associated with pesticide.
Mar 2014

Lock Poison Up and National Poison Prevention Week – March 2014

Publication (PDF, 1.51MB)

Featuring Poison Prevention and IPM in Schools. Poisonings are preventable. Tips on how to prevent poisoning are outlined. Children are particularly susceptible to these sort of risks.
Mar 2014

Integrated Pest Management Works Inside and Outside School Buildings

Publication (PDF, 2.71MB)

Authors: Shakue Nair, Sawn Gouge, Shujuan (Lucy) LI, Kai Umeda, Al Fournier, Peter Ellsworth, Ursula Schuch, Dave Kopec, Paul Baker

A concise list of how to implement integrated pest management and why applying it can be beneficial in both community and school environments.

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May 2018

Scorpions of the Desert Southwest United States

Publication (PDF, 2.16MB)

Authors: Dawn H. Gouge, Shujuan (Lucy) Li, Christopher Bibbs, and Shaku Nair

Scorpions are predatory arachnids related to spiders, mites, and ticks. They are some of the oldest known terrestrial arthropods (animals with an external skeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed limbs). Scorpions have an elongated body and a segmented tail that ends in a stinger that can deliver a venomous sting.
Aug 2015

Pest-proofing Your Home

Publication (PDF, 5MB)

Authors: Dawn H. Gouge, Shaku Nair, Shujuan Li and Tim Stock

Many pests encountered in homes and structures can be prevented by using simple techniques collectively known as “pest-proofing”. If done correctly, pest-proofing your home saves you money by reducing pest management costs, and more importantly, reduces potential pesticide exposure. This publication describes general indoor and outdoor pest-proofing measures and some of the major pests encountered in and around homes and structures.
Oct 2014

Practical Methods of Controlling Bed Bugs at Home

Publication (PDF, 2.13MB)

Authors: Shujuan Li, Dawn Gouge and Al Fournier

Bed bugs can cause anxiety, bite reactions, and financial hardship. The University of Arizona Community IPM Program and partnering research institutions are working to battle the recent bed bug resurgence. Researchers hope to determine the real social cost of bed bugs, as well as the significant causes of infestations. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach is the most likely strategy to result in successful elimination of bed bugs.
May 2009

Drywood Termites

Publication (PDF, 4.46MB)

Authors: Dawn H. Gouge, Carl Olson, Paul Baker

In nature, termites function as decomposers that breakdown dead wood that accumulates in and on the soil. The beneficial products of this breakdown process are returned to the soil as humus. Drywood and subterranean termites are the most destructive insect pests of wood, causing more than $1.7 billion in damages and cost of control each year in the U.S. alone. Their presence in structures is seldom noticed until damage is discovered or the termites swarm within the building. Drywood termites are found in the southern tier of states, from North Carolina through the Gulf Coast, Arizona and into the coastal areas of California.

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