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Project Leaders: Lynn Braband,
Carolyn Klass
Cooperators: Ron Gardner, NYS IPM Program communications team
Type of grant: Public education
Project locations:
Primary audience: throughout NYS. Secondary audience: other states especially
in the Northeast.
Abstract: The objective of this
project was to develop a Power Point presentation on IPM approaches
for carpenter ants and the most common nuisance ants in New York State
structures. Withdrawal of grant funds due to severe budget constraints
prevented success.
Background and justification: Ants
are currently considered the most frequent structural pest in the United
States. Additionally, carpenter ants can cause substantial damage to
wood in buildings. Educational resources on the identification of and
control strategies for NYS ants are needed. The Power Point presentation
will be a resource that can be quickly and widely distributed, especially
through county CCE’s that have the ability to use the computer
format. Slide sets will be made available for loan to CCE and others
that cannot use the computer-based presentation.
Objectives:
- Research and design a presentation
on IPM approaches for carpenter ants and the most common nuisance
ants in NYS structures.
- Develop a master slide set of this
presentation.
Procedures:
- Draft a copy of the text for the
presentation based on data from the Insect Diagnostic Lab. Edit
and illustrate the slide set, taking photographs of ants and ant
nests where appropriate.
- Computerize the presentation as
a Power Point format. Develop slide sets for loan to Cooperative
Extension personnel and others interested in ant IPM.
Results and discussion: Two
planning meetings were held. An initial working outline of the presentation
was developed. Several copies of Pest Control technology’s "Ant
I.D. Flash Cards" were purchased as a possible resource.
Severe budget constraints resulted
in the cancellation of the grant’s funding. Hopefully, the development
of the presentation will proceed in the near future.
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