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