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Teaching Integrated Pest Management in the Classroom—Middle School Curriculum
Invasive Species Lessons
The following IPM lessons include invasive species concepts.
University of Connecticut’s Integrated Pest Management Curriculum
- Friend or Foe? (biological controls, choosing them carefully; needed frequently for introduced pests)
- Alien Invaders (invasive species and biodiversity)
Pennsylvania State University Middle School Lessons
- Strife in the Wetlands (Purple loosestrife effects on biodiversity in wetlands)
- View all Pennsylvania State University Middle School Lessons
Hungry Pests
Lessons and resources – for both classroom and outdoors – that engage students in the process of discovery about invasive species.
Beetle Busters: Help Stop the Asian Longhorned Beetle
Teach students to become responsible citizens in their community by learning how to monitor and prevent the invasive species Asian Longhorned Beetle. Free Beetle Busters kits from the USDA for upper elementary, middle school and high school students.
[Photo: (purple loosestrife) John D. Byrd, Bugwood.org]