Taking IPM to School

Outline
1.
Creating an IPM policy & Plan
2.
Designating roles
3.
Steps to implement IPM
4.
Complying with the School Rule

Must Have!
Will guide you through the whole process
Includes detailed control practices for common pests
Includes IPM policy and plan instructions
Has reporting forms
More! http://pestfiles.unl.edu/2012%20IPM%20Manual.pdf

Developing an IPM Program
• Educate key decision-makers
• Develop an IPM policy
• Identify roles & responsibilities
• Set management objectives
• Create IPM Plan
• Institutionalize
• Review

Developing an IPM Program
• Educate key decision-makers
• Develop an
IPM policy
• Identify roles & responsibilities

Phase 1: Start-Up
Educate Key Decision-Makers
• School board
• Superintendents
• Business operations managers
• Principals
• PTA officers

• State intent
• Briefly provide on what is expected
• Few sentences to 3 pages
IPM Policy
IPM Principles & Practices - IPM Coordinator - Roles
“It is the policy of this school district to use
I P M p r a c t i c e s a n d principles to manage p e s t s o n s c h o o l p r o p e r t y … ” ord Keeping Rec ion Educat oring Monit Pest

Roles & Responsibilities
Facilities/Grounds
Director

• Oversight
• Review
• Advise
• Recommend
IPM Committee
Parents - Teachers - Grounds - Nurses
Wilson committee!

IPM Coordinator

IPM Coordinator
• Is a job for a willing person
• Ensures program success
• Runs the day-to-day program

IPM Coordinator
• Primary contact for pest control issues
• Works with pest management contractor
• Provides/coordinates
IPM training

IPM Coordinator
Authority to request
• Sanitation
• Cultural controls
• Facility repairs
• Renovations
• Other improvements to manage and prevent pest problems

Administrators & School Boards
• Know “School Rule”
• Set tone
• Support & Encourage
• Help form the IPM
Committee

Administrators & School Boards
• Communicate with IPM Advisory Committee
• Designate or hire a IPM Coordinator
• Provide authority to IPM Coordinator

Nurses
• Have access to SDS
• Know signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning
• Know asthmatic students
• Keep list of hypersensitive students

Students & Staff
•
Don ’t leave food in lockers, classrooms, and common areas
•
Don ’t eat & drink in areas other than areas designated for food consumption
•
Properly store all food in pest-proof containers
•
Report pests

Parents
• Understand IPM program basics
• Express concerns
• Should use IPM practices in their homes
• Prevent introductions
• Participate

Maintenance/Custodial/Grounds
• IPM Training
• Recognize and correct pest conducive conditions
• Communicate with IPM
Coordinator

Kitchen Staff
• Understand IPM
• Understand good sanitation
• Demonstrate proper food storage
• Work with County Health
Inspectors

Vendors & Contractors
• Sanitation Company
• Pest Control

Pest Management Contractor
Contracts:
Service-based, not necessarily lowest bid
• Accommodate IPM policy
• Consult with IPM Coordinator
• Regular inspections of PVAs
• Detailed record keeping
- pest sightings
- pesticide use

Pest Management Contractor
• Promote least-hazardous methods to correct pest problems
• Recommend corrections for pest-conducive conditions

Pest Management Contractor
• Provide labels and SDS documents to school staff
• Facilitate posting and notification
• Properly licensed and supervised by knowledgeable, trained personnel

How to Develop an IPM Program
• Set management objectives
• Create IPM Plan
• Institutionalize
• Review

Operational Phase: Stage 1
• Reduce/eliminate routine pesticide applications
• Monitor & establish thresholds
• Pesticides applied at thresholds
• Spot-treat; use baits and other least toxic

Operational Phase: Stage 2
• Inspections
• Site-specific management plans
• Educating participants

Operational Phase: Stage 3
• Develop IPM Plan
• Institutionalize
• Develop incentives & rewards
• Provide ongoing education

Tips for Developing IPM
• Institutionalize training
• Develop IPM Coordinator
Job Description
• Develop a resource list
• Build library
• Change over time
• Share the process
• Publicize
• Involve community

Health Department’s Take
• IPM Policy and plan available upon request
• SDS sheets
• Pesticide application records
• Pest sighting logs/reporting forms
• Pest monitors and pest monitor forms
• IPM knowledge of staff

Health Department’s Take
There are many enforceable rules in health codes
R392-200: School Rule
R392-100: Food Handling
07: General Sanitation
(SLCoHD only)

Health Department’s Take
• Sanitation issues
• Food storage/access issues
• Pest access and harborage issues
• Dumpster placement/use
• Drains
• Mop storage

Next Steps
1. Educate Admin & Board
2. Create IPM policy
3. Create IPM committee
4. Outline roles and responsibilities
5. Set pest management objectives
6. Create IPM plan
7. Follow the plan
8. Institutionalize the plan
9. Review and revise the plan

Resources

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Ryan Davis
Ryan.davis@usu.edu
435-797-2435
Utahpests.usu.edu/schoolipm

Your Program and the School Rule
What must our district/school do to comply?
Shall adopt IPM practices and principles
Practices
• Education
• Sanitation
• Exclusion
• Cultural
• Biological
• *Pesticide*
Principles
• Thresholds/tolerance
• Monitoring
• Record keeping
• Least toxic
• Proactive
• Communication

Your Program and the School Rule
Shall have an IPM plan written by governing body OR Pest Control Contractor
IPM Plan SHALL include
• Policy Statement
• Implementation Plan
• Education Plan
• Pest ID procedures
• Monitoring procedures
• Pest reporting procedures
• Control practices
• Approved pesticides list
• Procedures: pesticide use
• Notification policy
The health Dept. can require changes to the plan!

Your Program and the School Rule
Shall use non-chemical management when possible
SHALL use full range of alternatives, including:
• Identification and removal of pest conducive conditions
• Structural repair and sealing
• Improved sanitation
• Removal of clutter or harborage
• Elimination of food sources
• Exclusionary measures
Noaction alternative shall be considered…

Your Program and the School Rule
Anyone applying pesticides shall follow the label.
Considerations
• This does not limit who can purchase and use pesticides in the school or district
• Does not require a pesticide applicator license
• Does require that an approved pesticide list, notification procedures, and pesticide use procedures be included in the plan.

IPM Coordinator
• Pesticide application notifications
• Maintain the school
District list of allowable pesticides
• Reports to the school administration and/or IPM
Advisory Committee or Site Committee