state of maine logo with beeTeaching 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

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.

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[Photo: (purple loosestrife) John D. Byrd, Bugwood.org]