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DPR’s Mandate for the Guidebook

DPR’s Mandate for the Guidebook. “…develop a model program guidebook that prescribes essential program elements for a school district that has adopted a least-hazardous IPM program.” Healthy Schools Act of 2002. (Draft) Goals of the Guidebook.

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DPR’s Mandate for the Guidebook

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  1. DPR’s Mandate for the Guidebook • “…develop a model program guidebook that prescribes essential program elements for a school district that has adopted a least-hazardous IPM program.” Healthy Schools Act of 2002

  2. (Draft) Goals of the Guidebook • Encourage and facilitate school districts to adopt an IPM program. • Provide a model IPM program guidebook. • Encourage adoption of least-hazardous pest control practices. • Provide a useful and easy-to-use how-to manual.

  3. Target Audience • IPM Coordinators • School District Maintenance and Operations Staff • District/County Risk Managers

  4. Guidebook Contents: Part 1 • 1: Introduction to California School IPM • 2: Adopting an IPM Program • 3: Monitoring Pest Populations and Damage. • 4: Setting Injury and Action Levels • 5: Selecting Least-Hazardous Pest Control Practices • 6. Bibliography for Part 1

  5. Guidebook Contents: Appendices • List of DPR’s School IPM Advisory Group Members • Pesticides Exempted from the Healthy Schools Act Right-to-Know requirements • California Youth Authority Guidelines • Text of the Healthy Schools Act Of 2000 (Chapter 718, Statutes Of 2000) • School District IPM Policies Examples • IPM-Related Curricula and Resources for the Classroom • Pesticide Information Resources • Recommended Reading • Sample IPM Contract Specifications • Establishing Integrated Pest Management Policies and Programs: A Guide for Public Agencies • How to Collect and Preserve Specimens for Identification • Pest Management Assessment Tool • Monitoring Forms • Inspection Checklist for Detecting Structural Decay and Structural Pest Damage • Training and Licensing Opportunities • Pesticide Safety Information Series N

  6. Guidebook Contents: Pest Management Section • 7. Indoor Pest Management • 7.1 Insects and Other Invertebrates • 7.2 Vertebrates • 8. Outdoor Pest Management • 8.1 Insects • 8.2 Lawn Diseases: Prevention and Management • 8.3 Vertebrates • 8.4 Weeds

  7. Plans for Updating Content • Incorporation of Advisory Group’s comments • New UC IPM Pest Notes as they are released • Other?

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