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How To Implement Ipm In Your School District
1. How to implement IPM in your school District Presented by Kathy Elkins IPM Specialist Eden Advanced Pest Technologies
2. Senate Bill 637 Senate Bill 637 requires adoption of Integrated Pest Management plan in your district. Specifies certain requirements for integrated pest management plans. Authorizes governing bodies to adopt, improve or continue any integrated pest management plan that provides protection against pesticide exposure equal to or greater than protections required by act. Makes public pesticide applicator license requirements applicable to pesticide applications at school campuses
3. Requirements of IPM Documentation Monitoring for Pests Evaluates the need for pest control by identifying acceptable pest population levels. Sanitation Structural remediation Habitat manipulations Biological and chemical pest control measures
4. IPM does not mean you cannot apply a product to control pest populations. Excludes making routine applications for purely preventive measures. Excludes applications for aesthetic purposes. Allows the use of “Low-Risk” products.
5. What is IPM?(Integrated Pest Management) IPM is a four level, decision making process. Use these questions to solve the pest problem: Can I stop the pest from getting in? (Exclusion/Access denial) Can I change the environment to make it less inviting to the pest? (Habitat and harborage modification) Can I stop the pest with a trap? (Physical and Mechanical trapping) Can I control the pest with a product? (Limited product application)