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Family/Community Involvement

Health Education. Physical Education. Family/Community Involvement. Health Promotion for Staff. Health Services. Nutrition Services. Healthy School Environment. Counseling, Psychological and Social Services. Today we will d iscuss Integrated Pest Management. What is School IPM?

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Family/Community Involvement

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  1. Health Education Physical Education Family/Community Involvement Health Promotion for Staff Health Services Nutrition Services Healthy School Environment Counseling, Psychological and Social Services

  2. Today we will discuss Integrated Pest Management

  3. What is School IPM? • Asafer option for effective pest management in a school community. • Away to think and react to everyday pest management situations. • Acommitment to using safer, environmentally sensitive, sustainable control methods to keep facilities pest-free. • People working together for the common goal of safer environments for our children.

  4. Why implement IPM? • Reduces exposure to pests and pesticides • Delivers a healthier learning environment for our children • Creates a more effective, long-term control of pests • Decreases the number of pest complaints • Affords a lower cost for pest management because of a reduced number of pesticide applications • Promotes cooperation between staff • Fits together with other school environmental programs such as Energy Star and Indoor Air Quality

  5. Eight Steps to Follow in IPM • Develop a school IPM policy statement. • Designate pest management roles and appoint a School IPM Contact. • Set pest management objectives for each school site. • Conduct an inspection of each school room to identify pest issues.

  6. Eight Steps (Continued) • Monitor for signs of pest activity. • Set action thresholds. • Apply IPM strategies (sanitation and maintenance) to: • keep pests out • remove food and water sources • remove pests and take away their homes/harborages • 8. Evaluate your results and make adjustments, as necessary.

  7. Pest sightings: • Conduct daily inspections • Check “bug” monitors • Make sure staff knows to inform the IPM coordinator of any and all sightings of: – Corpses, shed skins, droppings, actual live insects or animals, damage, debris or urine stains.

  8. Remember: IPM in your School is everyone’s job. IPM works if staff is involved!If you see something, say something!

  9. Everyone has a role to play with pest control issues: • Report broken doors, leaky pipes and faucets, cracks in walls or windows. • Pick up clutter in your room. • Clean up - Don’t leave food, crumbs, candy and other items around. • Store food items in locking plastic containers. • Report /clean up food and drink spillages when they occur.

  10. Website Resources for IPM http://epa.gov/childcare/IPM_CCC.pdf http://epa.gov/childcare/Module03.pdf http://epa.gov/childcare/Module04.pdf http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/ http://www.epa.gov/pesp/ipminshcools/indes.html

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