Transcript Pest Private Eye

Pest Private Eye
An Educational Role-playing Video Game
Clyde Ogg and Erin Bauer, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Pest Private Eye
• Educational video game and
website about an IPM detective!
– http://pestgame.unl.edu
– http://schoolipm.unl.edu/pestpi/
The game teaches about pests and
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
What are pests?: Animals or plants
living where they are not wanted
• Remember:
Food + Water +Shelter = Pests
Pests, like all living things, need these
basic requirements in order to survive.
Without food, water, and shelter,
pests will leave or die
• Taking away one or all of these things is
a first step to solving your pest problem!
We can manage pests using IPM.
So, what is IPM?
• Integrated Pest Management, or IPM,
uses a variety of methods to control
pests.
We can manage pests using IPM.
So, what is IPM?
IPM includes:
– Education
– Habitat Modification
– Sanitation
– Exclusion
– Mechanical Controls
– Biological Controls
– Chemical Controls
IPM Strategies
• Education—Teaching about pests and
how to manage them through
presentations, posters, displays,
educational materials
IPM Strategies
• Habitat Modification—Changing a
pest's environment to make it
undesirable to the pest, such as fixing
leaky sinks to reduce water sources
IPM Strategies
• Sanitation—Keeping things clean and
reducing clutter
IPM Strategies
• Exclusion—Keeping
pests out by
screening windows,
sealing holes, etc.
IPM Strategies
• Mechanical
Controls—Trapping
pests
IPM Strategies
• Biological Controls—Using natural
enemies, such as praying mantids, to kill
pests
IPM Strategies
• Chemical Controls—Using low-toxic
pesticides. These chemicals kill pests
but are low risk to humans
Pest PI Video Game
• Solve your own pest
problems through
IPM in this first
person role-playing
game. Let’s play!
Another Case Solved!
Erin Bauer, Extension Assistant
Clyde Ogg, Extension Educator
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
[email protected]
[email protected]
402-472-1632