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Integrated Pest
Management Green Pest
ManagementHealthy
Environment – Healthy Students
We want: A SAFE ENVIRONMENT!Safe from: Pest organisms Arthropod vectored diseases Inappropriate chemical pesticide use
BugsBugs
Less than 5% of all insect species are ever considered pests
No Bad Bugs ?No Bad Bugs ?
What is IPM? IPM focuses on reducing pest
conducive conditions and ecologically sound remedial action
IPM is people oriented and the most effective managementstrategy.
IPM Tactics
Pesticides
Exclusion
Sanitation and habitat modification
Education and communication
PreventionEducate community
Inform people about IPM
Good sanitationDon’t feed pests
Exclusion and pest-proofingDon’t let pests in
Modify the habitatDon’t give them a place to live
Pests want the same things we want:Food Water Shelter
Initial Inspection of “Skool High”
Relationships
The whole community needs to be involved
Communication
Pest Proofing Problems
If you were a bug this would be an open door
Sanitation
Corner crud can feed cockroaches and ants for weeks
Evidence of Clutter Bugs
Pests have lots of places to hide
Food Storage
Cockroaches live in and feed on cardboard boxes
Waste Management
Good waste management practices are essential
Monitoring and Identification
Find where and what organisms are sharing your space.
Pest Sighting Logs
The community to reports sightings.
Education
Share information of the biology and ecology of living organisms in our environment.
Maintenance
Preventative maintenance orders take priority. If we can loose Jerry in the bushes, when else is in there?
Self Assess
Have independent assessments done and get recognition for being a green school or child care facility.