Our Program Areas
Healthy Homes
What is the Healthy Homes program about?
The Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program (PAIPM), in partnership with the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), offers the following workshops. For more information and scheduling contact: Dion Lerman, HHS at dlerman@psu.edu or 215-264-0582.
Welcome to the National Center for Healthy Housing's online training center. NCHH recognizes that online training gives you the opportunity to take trainings that may not otherwise fit into your schedule or travel budget. NCHH's first on-line training -- the Pediatric Environmental Home Assesssment course - will soon be transferred to this site.
The HUD Healthy Homes Program Guidance Manual pre-release draft is based on proven approaches and techniques, and the most current research. It is written for everyone interested in developing or expanding a Healthy Homes program. Substantial savings in health care costs and improved quality of life can be achieved by reducing health and safety hazards in the home.
Greenhouse IPM
This manual was designed to help greenhouse growers implement biological control (biocontrol) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). It begins with an introduction to IPM and its principles, information on starting an IPM/biocontrol program and using compatible pesticides, and then addresses many of the most common greenhouse pests and their biocontrols. The emphasis throughout is biocontrol. This manual is designed to educate commercial greenhouse operators, crop consultants, and IPM scouts to develop biocontrol systems for greenhouses that will maximize yields while reducing pesticide usage.
Articles written for "The Vegetable & Small Fruit Gazette". A compilation of Cathy Thomas' greenhouse biological control articles and pictures in an easy-to-use format for greenhouse growers and other people interested in IPM/biocontrol.
International Program Resources
IPM Education and Training Available from the PA IPM Program
This is a 5-hour video of the IPM for Multi-Family course, taught in October 2010 at a Baltimore senior high-rise, by Dion Lerman, PA IPM’s Healthy Homes Specialist.
