Pest Private EyePest Private EyeAn Educational Role-playing Video An Educational Role-playing Video

GameGameClyde 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

• Sanitation—Keeping things clean and reducing clutter

IPM Strategies

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 AssistantClyde Ogg, Extension EducatorUniversity of Nebraska—Lincolnebauer2@unl.educogg@unl.edu402-472-1632