School IPM: Resources

We have extracted some of our favorite national, state, and New Jersey websites from the 'New York & New Jersey School IPM Resource Guide' for easy reference for school administrators and School IPM Coordinators.

National Sites:

Resource: School IPM 2015 Reducing Pest Problems and Pesticide Hazards in Our Nation's Schools
Provider: IPM Institute
Web Address: http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015.htm
Description: A plan to replicate the already successful School IPM programs throughout schools in the US.

Resource: Overview and Quick Fact sheet: /www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/school_ipm_2015_overview.pdf

Resource: Integrated Pest Management in Schools
Provider: US EPA
Web Address: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/
Description: US Environmental Protection Agency School IPM Publications and Funded Programs for School IPM

Resource:

Publication Title: Pest Control in the School Environment Adopting Integrated Pest Management. EPA 735-F-93-012; 8/93. Great basic overview introduction to School IPM. Defines IPM. Outlines the seven steps to setting up a School IPM program. Also details evaluating the costs.

Order/Access: Print online @ http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/brochure/. The printed version of the brochure (publication number EPA 735-F-93-012) may be ordered through the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) @ http://www.epa.gov/epahome/publications.htm, or by telephone at 1-(800) 490-9198.

Publication Title: Integrated Pest Management for Schools: A How-to Manual. The 'source' of many School IPM Manuals. Covers IPM strategies for 14 of the most common pests or problem sites in U.S. schools. Chapters 1 through 4 targeted at school board members, administrators, principals, facility managers, and parents seeking to establish IPM policies, pest control contract guidelines, and other administrative systems designed to institutionalize IPM. Appendix B, "How To Develop An IPM Program," provides a step-by-step guide for implementing a school IPM program, and includes a discussion of the psychological and institutional barriers to IPM. Chapters 5 through 19 are targeted at pest control personnel and others involved in the day-to-day pest management in a school. Provider: US EPA Web Address for printable version:http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/schoolipm/index.html

 

Resource: School IPM.
Provider: University of Florida.
Web Address: http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/.
Description: Comprehensive national site for IPM in schools. Link for school administrators http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/admn_nfo.htm includes forms, sample letters, and contracts. List of IPM resources @ http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/link_sub.htm

Resource/Provider: IPM Institute of North America.
1914 Rowley Ave.;
Madison WI 53705; (608) 232-1528; Fax: (608) 232-1530;
Email: ipminstitute@cs.com.

Web Address: http://www.ipminstitute.org
Description: IPM standards, certification, & labeling (Ag & community). Home page has postings of current news, events, and releases of resources. See link on School IPM @ http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_directory.htm for standards for schools.

 

State School IPM or IPM Websites

Resource: School IPM.
Provider: California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).
Web Address: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/cfdocs/apps/schoolipm/main.cfm.
Description: Although much of the site relates to CA laws (California School IPM Guidebook), there is a good compilation of pest management resources@ http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/cfdocs/apps/schoolipm/crumbs_list=1,8,9,3,5. Includes pest identification, prevention and management, and contracting IPM services.

Resource: The IPM Technical Resource Center Website IPM for Schools and Childcare Facilities.
Provider: Developed and maintained by Purdue Entomology Extension; sponsored through a grant from the US EPA.
Web Address:http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/outreach/schoolipm/ .
Description: Individual School IPM webpages targeted at specific interest groups: Administrators, School Staff, Students, Teachers, Parents, and Pest Management Professionals.

Resources: Illinois

Publication Title: Integrated Management of Structural Pests in Schools. 1994.
Provider: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service.
Web Address: http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pdf/imsps.pdf

Publication Title: A Practical Guide to Management of Common Pests in Schools. March 1999. Provider: Illinois Pest Control Association, Illinois Department of Public Health,Structural Pest Control Advisory Council, and the University of Illinois Extension. Web Address:http;//www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pdf/schoolpests.pdf

Resource: School IPM Program.
Provider: Maine School IPM Program (website cooperators are the Maine Dept. Of Agriculture Board of Pesticides Control and the University of Maine Coop. Ext. Pest Management Office).
Web Address: http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/
Description: Includes several very informative practical PowerPoint presentations on School IPM, and a selection of School IPM Fact Sheets.

Resources: Maryland

Publication Title: Integrated Pest Management in Schools: IPM Training Manual. 1995. MDA 288-95. 56 pp. Solid introduction to IPM practices and record keeping.
Provider: Pinto & Assoc. for MD Dept. of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. (410) 841-5710.

Publication Title: Integrated Pest Management in Schools: IPM Training Manual for Grounds Maintenance. 1998. Bulletin #358. 157 pp. Outstanding pictorial pest identification, monitoring , & control guide. Lists of suppliers included.
Providers: University of MD Cooperative Extension Service @ (301) 405-3913. Maryland Dept. of Agriculture @ (410) 841-5710.
Order: College of Ag. Sciences Creative Media: (301) 403-4263.

Resource: IPM in the Northeast.
Provider: Northeastern IPM Center
Web Address: http://neipmc.org/
Description: Grant funding of a wide variety of programs, research & projects related applicalbe to School IPM, including urban pest issues

Resource: PA IPM.
Provider: Penn State University.
Web Address: Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program (PA IPM)
Description: Impressive collection of IPM web links. Notable are the links for all State IPM programs, and the links for suppliers of IPM products.

Publication Title: IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual. Revised in 2007. Targeted at school officials and others interested in implementing IPM in their school. Specific to PA rules & regulations; but, much adaptable information (monitoring, scouting, Contract Specification Guide, etc.).
Provider: The PA IPM Program (a collaboration between the PA Department of Agriculture and The Penn State University). Other manual collaborators include: PA Departments of Education and Health.
Order: Contact the Publications Distribution Center, Penn State University, 112 Agricultural Administration Bldg., University Park, PA.; (877) 345-0691 (toll free). Fee is $10.00 (includes shipping and handling). Download free online http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/206.htm.

Resources: Wisconsin

Publication Title: Wisconsin's School Integrated Pest Management Manual. Adaptable information on essentials of IPM, how to handle pests, and framework for a pest management plan.
 Provider: Joint effort of specialists from the University of Wisconsin (including Extension), and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Web Access:http://ipcm.wisc.edu/programs/school/default.htm; http://ipcm.wisc.edu/programs/school/table.htm.

New Jersey IPM Resources:

Provider: Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) of New Jersey reaches people through meetings, workshops, conferences, publications, electronic communication, distance learning, and mass media. Thousands of New Jerseyans are reached through the combined efforts of professionals and volunteers who provide educational programs in all counties throughout New Jersey.

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Services:

  • Rutgers Cooperative Extension operates in all counties throughout New Jersey. A listing of your county extension offices is online as well as in the white pages of your telephone book. In addition to IPM expertise, your County RCE office will also have a wide selection of pest management and IPM Fact Sheets.
  • The RCE Website has many links, free publications, and an abundance of information about pests including those that affect schools, homes, and municipalities.
  • Pesticide Applicator Training Website. For those seeking applicator licensing, the site includes: current certification and licensing requirements; where to get applicator training manuals; and the current schedule and locations for certification exams. Specifics of operator licensing are also discussed.
  • Publications: Pest identification and management resources for community, home, and pest management companies. See online selection.
  • Plant Diagnostic Laboratory And Nematode Detection Service. Services include: disease and insect pest diagnosis; plant and weed identification; insect identification; fungus and mold identification; nematode assays; screening for Acremonium Endophytes; fungicide resistance screening; and other services available by contract.
  • Sponsors a School IPM listserv for announcements of pest management information, resources, and regulations. Subscribe online.
  • The 'IPM Report Cards for School Grounds'. Provides a series of self-assessment tools that will allow schools to measure their adoption of IPM on school grounds. Includes: General Requirements, Athletic Fields, Turf, Ornamental Plants, and Landscape Plantings.
  • IPM-based pesticide applicator training courses and courses for School IPM.

Resource: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Contacts: Pesticide Control Program
Tim Boyle- School IPM Program Coordinator
Phone: 609-984-6908
Email: tim.boyle@dep.state.nj.us;
fax: (609) 984-6555
Website: www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/

Information on IPM

  • The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program released its new School IPM webpages following Earth Day press conferences with Governor James McGreevey announcing the State's School IPM initiative. See the new webpages at www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-ipm.htm. The website sets the framework for regulations resulting from the passage of the New Jersey School IPM Act in December 2002. The regulations were issued on May 3, 2004. The website provides insight into how the law will be interpreted by the NJDEP. Further, there is a section describing the prescriptive nature of Act-defined 'low impact pesticides', information that would more typically be defined in regulations and unusual for a law. Sections of the webpages include:
    • Laws & Regulations: The NJ School IPM Act provides and announces Pesticide Control Regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:30-13; see www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpc/ipm/s137_school_bill.pdf. FAQs-- includes 'General', 'School Compliance', 'Commercial Pesticide Applicators', and 'When Pesticides are Used at Schools' Low Impact Pesticides: Act-defined. Tools & Templates: forms for notification, posting. Publications: NJDEP IPM Minimum Criteria Documents. School IPM Pilot Project: Project Summary of a 3-School IPM Pilot in New Jersey. Power Point Presentations: Slides of lectures given by the NJDEP on School IPM. Links: general listing of IPM and School IPM resources.
    • Contacts: New Jersey-specific.
  • Resource: New Jersey Environmental Federation
    Contacts:     Jane Nogaki, Pesticide Program Coordinator 223 Park Ave.; Marlton, NJ 08053
    Phone: (856) 767-1110; Fax: (856) 768-6662
    Email: janogaki@cleanwater.org
    Website: http://www.cleanwateraction.org/NJEF/

see also Healthy Schools, Healthy Towns webpage at www.cleanwateraction.org/programinitiative/healthyschoolhealthytown

TIP:

Enroll in the School IPM listserv sponsored by the New Jersey State Network Project of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center. Check off this and any other topical listservs to help you be in compliance. This is specifically designed for Jersey schools!


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