The Biological
Control of Purple Loosestrife curriculum
was developed for informal educational settings. A youth manual
and educator guide is avaliable on-line (youth,
adult) and
from Purdue's Media
Distribution (enter "purple" in the Search box). The
publication numbers are 4-H 917 (youth) and 4-H 918 (adult).
The youth manual includes the following activities:
- Introduction to wetlands
- Aliens among us
- Annual wetland plant diversity survey
- Is purple loosestrife a problem in our county?
- Biological control of purple loosestrife
- Biological control agent: host-plant specificity
- Purple loosestrife & galerucella beetle rearing
- Observations & life cycles
- Galerucella beetle release\
-Evaluating the impact of galerucella on purple loosestrife
Educational Standards
The leaders guide (4-H 918) has answers to the
youth manual activities (above) and the following, additional topics:
- Overview of the purple loosestrife project
- Experiential learning
- Frequently asked questions
- Meeting the standards
- Finding a wetland
- Timeline for student activities
- Appendices:
-Removing Purple Loosestrife by Hand
-Purple Loosestrife Control Options
-Natural Enemies to Control Purple Loosestrife
-Raising Galerucella Beetles Indoors
-Outdoor Rearing of Galerucella Beetles
-Life History and Ecology of G. calmariensis and G. pusilla
-Life History and Ecology of Hylobius transversovittatus
-Site Selection Guidelines for Release of Galerucella Beetles
-Wetlands: Habitats in Peril
-Alternative Lesson Plan
Additional resource: Galerucella life
cycle (in a wetland habitat)
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Updated: September, 2006
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