From san@nalusda.govWed Aug 16 01:01:08 1995 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 13:06:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Andy Clark, SAN Coordinator" To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Biological Control Videotape (fwd) I haven't viewed this video yet, but the accompanying text and handouts look great. Please respond to Michael Oraze, National Biological Control Institute, APHIS/USDA. Andy Clark ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 09:09:20 -0600 From: Michael Oraze To: san@nalusda.gov Subject: Biological Control Videotape -Reply Hi Andy, Thanks for your e-mail about the BC video. I am delighted by your offer to announce its availability over sanet-mg. We have plenty of copies and can get more if we need them. Below is an announcement and video review Thanks. Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Announcement Dear Colleague: I am pleased to announce the availability of the newly completed video of the live satellite broadcast, Biological Control: Learning to Live with the Natural Order. The purpose of this video is to introduce students to the fascinating world of biological control. The 25-minute video is geared towards elementary, middle, and high school students. It sequentially describes the phases of a classical biological control program against a serious agricultural pest, the Russian wheat aphid. The video includes remarkable footage of natural enemies in action provided by Walt Disney World Co. We all benefit when children, and the adults they influence, learn more about how we work together to develop and implement environmentally friendly ways of managing pests. For that reason, I hope you will obtain, share, and distribute the video. Free copies are available from NBCI. Simply give us a call, send us a note, or place an order at the new 'NBCI Store' on the World Wide Web (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nbci/ nbci.html). Broadcast-quality tapes are also available should you know of any local TV stations or educational channels that might be interested. We're always interested in knowing what you think about our products and services. Please provide us your feedback on the video. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael Oraze Supervisory Biological Scientist National Biological Control Institute ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Review This video review was published in the "Midwest Biological Control News" by Dr. Susan Rice Mahr and Dr. Dan Mahr, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin. Biological Control: Learning to Live With the Natural Order is a 25 minute videotape geared toward middle school children. Much of the video was taken from a live LERN broadcast, originally transmitted to students throughout the United States and Canada. It was produced by NBCI in conjunction with USDA's Agricultural Research Service, Colorado State University, and the Walt Disney World Co. Excellent photography accompanies the narrative, with good close-ups of beneficials in action: a lacewing larva eating an aphid; a predatory mite attacking a twospotted spider mite; a tiny wasp "stinging" an aphid and another emerging from the aphid mummy. The feature story tells of current biological control efforts against the Russian wheat aphid. The stage is set during a "spy" story of international intrigue that should keep younger viewers interested, then followed up with reports on natural enemy searches and a report card on the program#s success. Although the video targets kids, adults will also enjoy it.