Teaching Integrated Pest Management in the Classroom—High School Curriculum

High School Resources

Pennsylvania State University High School Integrated Pest Management Resource
Includes lessons, references, and activities on IPM for high school students.
Iowa State University IPM Pilot Program
Basic lesson plans on IPM for K-12 students.
University of Kentucky Entomology for Kids
Six general lessons on insect investigations that can be adapted for elementary to high school students. Other entomology resources and activities also listed.
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 Asian Longhorned Beetle. Free Beetle Busters kits from the USDA for upper elementary, middle school and high school students.
Soil Arthropod Ecology (Cornell University: lessons, activities, handbook, and claymation videos)

The Lost Lady Bug Project
Get your kids involved in The Lost Lady Bug Project! The focus of this project is to track lady bug species abundance and distribution as some native species become increasingly rare. You can help by taking your kids outdoors, searching for lady bugs and documenting where and when you found them. Includes K-6 curriculum, references and interactive games for students.
Pest Private Eye
Interactive pest investigation game for students from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Kids navigate their way through a school searching for pests and ways to fix future pest problems using integrated pest management principles.
Bug Scope Project
Sing up for a free interactive session with a scanning electron microscope to explore the microscopic world of insects.

Additional background information on integrated pest management, how it is applied and other IPM related reference resources.