Wednesday, December 13, 2006
D0576

Elementary insects: Urban entomology education for youth

Molly E. Keck, mekeck@ag.tamu.edu, Kimberly Schofield, k-engler@tamu.edu, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, jktomberlin@ag.tamu.edu, Robert P. Porter, PPorter@ag.tamu.edu, and Michael E. Merchant. Texas Cooperative Extension, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 212, San Antonio, TX

It is important to develop innovative teaching materials for the youth of America on arthropod biology and IPM tactics for control. Many educational tools are now being delivered to educators via the internet and a recent survey indicated that 68.7% of the people in the United States use the internet (Internet World Stats.com, November, 2005). However many publications, graphics and information on the internet concerning arthropods, such as mosquitoes were developed 30-50 years ago. Over the next year, we plan to develop and implement new curricula and Internet modules about mosquitoes, fleas, spiders and good and bad landscape insects. These modules will be available free of charge to interested educators and they can be found at elementaryinsects.tamu.edu


Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Aedes albopictus (mosquito)
Species 2: Siphonaptera Pulicidae Ctenocephalides felis (flea)