1. Welcome Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas

2. Workshop funding provided by a grant from USDA / Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

3. “How can green buildings reduce the long-term need for pesticides and pest control intervention through better design?”

4. Workshop Method: Learning from each other

5. Today’s Agenda Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1:00 PM – Intro of Participants (Janet Hurley; Texas AgriLife Extension, Dallas) 2:00 PM Introduction to US Green Building Council and the LEED rating system – Michael Kawecki; North Texas U.S. Green Building Council 3:00 PM Field trip to Hector Garcia Middle School, Dallas ISD, green school site 7:00 PM – Hosted Dinner at local restaurants

6. Thursday morning Thursday, Feb. 14, 8:00 AM Presentations on school design and IPM issues (30 mins. each) – The Role of the Architect in Green School Design Paul Romano; New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Architecture and Building Science Research, Newark, NJ – The Role of the Engineer in School Design and Construction James McClure; Estes, McClure and Associates, Tyler, TX – Green Building Design Meets IPM: An entomologist’s perspective Al Greene; General Services Administration, Washington, DC – Commercial Building Design: A Pest Control Company’s Perspective Frank Meek and Paul Hardy; Orkin Pest Management, Atlanta, GA – School Maintenance Department’s Perspective: “A TEAMS Approach to School IPM” Victor Melton and Tom Bell; Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD, TX Panel and group discussion

7. Thursday afternoon 12:00 PM, Working Lunch 12:00-6:00 PM Workshop breakout sessions to develop recommendations – Group A. Outdoor features: rodents, birds, wildlife, etc. – Group B. The building envelope: birds, bats, bees – Group C. Foundation and drainage issues: termites, etc. – Group D. Interior areas and doors: crawling pests, ants, flies, rodents – Group E. Food service areas: cockroaches, rodents, flies 6:00 Adjourn; transport to hotels; dinner on own

8. Friday morning Friday, Feb. 15, 8:00 AM Group presentations and discussion – Group facilitators 11:00 AM Wrap up and dismissal – (except for members of Southern Region IPM workgroup) 11:00 AM Southern Region IPM Workgroup: IPM training manual and development of IPM plans for key pests – Plans for eXtension web content on school IPM Faith Oi, University of Florida – Review content and format of IPM plans Mike Merchant, Texas AgriLife Extension, Dallas 12:30 PM Project assignments & Wrap Up

9. Develop multistate training manual for school IPM coordinators Manual for Texas school IPM coordinators first developed 1995, revised 2004

10. IPM plans

11. What is IPM? A strategy that aims for – long-term suppression of pests – by combining the best control tactics, – minimizing negative impacts of pesticides on people and the environment, and – being economical.

12. Components of an IPM program Pest identification Knowledge of pest biology Monitoring and thresholds Integrated controls Communication/ cooperation with stakeholders

13. The IPM pyramid Pesticides Biological controls Physical / Mechanical controls Cultural / Sanitation Practices

14. Key ecological principle behind IPM Pests will thrive in human environments when provided with the necessary requisites for survival “Reduce a requisite and reduce the pest” The pest triangle Page 7

15. Pest prevention Single most important component of pest management program Pest-proofing, repair, maintenance of buildings is most important and most overlooked aspect of IPM

16. How does IPM differ from conventional pest control? It’s inspection-based It’s threshold-based It’s preventive It’s knowledge- intensive It’s a community effort

17. Pest Prevention: Through behavior modification

18. Good design can help modify behavior

19. Pest Prevention: Through Design Paved foundations as replacements for foundation plantings JJ Pearce H.S. - Richardson ISD

20. IPM-positive features usually in line with other green goals Reduced light pollution has pest management benefits Well-sealed buildings have energy conservation benefits Effective and sanitary waste handling facilities usually less attractive to pests

21. Good IPM design is not always intuitive McKinney 1 st Baptist Church, McKinney, TX, May 1995

22. Good IPM design involves combination of biological information and engineering know-how black field crickets, Lennox Square Plaza, Richardson, TX September 1998

23. Changing your pest control program to IPM