School Integrated Pest Management
Resources for Training and Education
Below are links to comprehensive School IPM websites from around the United States. Contained within the links is everything you need to start and run an IPM program in your school or district.
- Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America
- Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America: SIPM Links
- Environmental Protection Agency
- eXtension SIPM
- Colorado State University School IPM
- New Jersey School IPM
- Texas A&M School IPM
- University of Florida School IPM
General School IPM Information
- Survey of IPM in Utah and Colorado Schools, 2012
- AZ School IPM Flier
- How do I Know I am Receiving IPM 1
- How do I Know I am Receiving IPM 2
- IPM Asthma Document: EPA
- IPM Business Case: EPA
- Pesticide Use Effects: EPA
- Protecting Children from Pesticide Use in Schools: EPA
- Reducing Pesticide Exposure in Schools
IPM Handbooks
- UPDATED BIRC SIPM HANDBOOK: Univ. Nebraska Lincoln
- Cornell School IPM Workbook
- Idaho School IPM Handbook
- Maine School IPM Handbook
- Michigan School IPM Handbook
- New Jersey School IPM Handbook
- North Carolina School IPM Handbook
- Pennsylvania School IPM Handbook
- Set up Your IPM Program Checklist
Model IPM Coordinator Job Descriptions
- CA DPR IPM Coordinator Job Description
- IPM Coordinator Job Description 1
- IPM Coordinator Job Description 2
IPM Design and Construction
- Architectural Guidelines: Pest Prevention
- Facility Design Pest Prevention
- IPM Design Construction
- Pest Prevention by Design
- National Parks Rodent Exclusion Manual
Pest Control Contracts
- Guidelines for Pest Management Contracts
- Guidelines for Pest Management Contracts CA
- Guidelines for Pest Management Contracts eXtension
- Guidelines for Pest Management Contracts IPM Institute
- Guidelines for Pest Management Contracts New Jersey
- Questions When Hiring Professional Pest Control
IPM Forms
Pest Monitoring Log
To have a proper IPM program you will need to monitor for pests. This is a form to use when placing and inspecting monitors.
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Pest Sighting Log
Place pest sighting forms in high-use areas like staff lounges, business offices, and kitchens. Check the pest sighting log often and take action against pests as needed.
Download
Pesticide Use Form
If ANY pesticides are used on school district property, certain information about the applicator, location, and pesticide must be recorded. The pesticide use form follows the data sheet created by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
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Pesticide Application Notice
If a non-emergency pesticide application is going to be made on school district property, excluding a few exceptions, a notification must be posted. This is a sample pesticide use notification form from the IPM Institute of North America.
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To access many other forms, letters, IPM Plans, etc., click here.
Powerpoint Training Presentations
School IPM Basics:
- Understanding Utah's "School Rule"
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops) - School IPM Basics
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops) - How to Practice IPM
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops) - How to Enforce IPM
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops) - IPM & R392: An Overview of IPM and Suggestions for Complying with the "School Rule"
(by: Gregg Smith, SLCSD; Presented at UFOMA, Oct. 8, 2013) - School IPM in UT Overview
(Presented at the USU Extension Annual Meeting, March 4, 2014)
School IPM Training:
- Faculty and Staff IPM Training
(Presented at the American Preparatory Academy, March 16, 2015) - School IPM: Teacher Roles
(Presented at faculty meetings in Canyon's School District, Dec. 2013) - Head Custodian/Site Coordinator IPM Training
(Presented at Jordan School District, Nov. 18, 2014) - IPM For Administrators
(Presented at UFOMA, Oct 5, 2015) - Adventures in IPM at the Salt Lake City School District
(Presented by Mervin Brewer at UFOMA, Oct. 2015; pdf format) - Creating Buy-In for IPM in your School or District
(Presented at the UT School IPM Coalition Meeting, Nov., 2015; pdf format)
Pest-Specific IPM:
- Common Indoor Pests in Utah
- Key Pests of Turf in Utah
(Presented at the School IPM Turf and Ornamental Workshop, Sept. 25, 2012) - Pests of Health Concern in Schools
- Pest of Health Concern in Utah
(Presented at the SLC Health Dept.) - IPM for House Mice
(Presented multiple times, 2013/14) - IPM for Ants and Cockroaches
(Presented multiple times (2012/13) - IPM for Stinging Pests
(Presented at the Colorado School IPM Coalition Meeting, April 2014)
Other Resources:
- Stop School Pests
(A series of self-guided presentations for all school IPM roles, with learning objectives)