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.

Children are the most vulnerable

members of society,

they are the future.

We are the custodians of their world