Routine pesticide applications, made on a regular calendar-based schedule, are not part of IPM. Allowing pests to flourish, increasing health risks to building occupants and others, is also not part of IPM. IPM Policy management practices will be based on the following principles: · Whenever possible, prevention of pests will be the primary strategy to hinder their establishment and reduce the need for pesticide use. · Knowledge of the pest’s identity, biology and life will establish the basis for selection of appropriate management strategies. · Monitoring of pest numbers and record-keeping will be used to identify pests and sites requiring management action. · Management strategies will be selected after consideration of the full variety of available options. Strategies will include all practical structural, nonchemical and biological management measures. Chemical measures will be utilized only as a last resort, when other methods fail. · When necessary, monitoring results will be used objectively to determine action thresholds (the defined level of unacceptable numbers of a particular pest) at which least toxic controls will be employed. · Educational activities will be conducted to enhance the cooperation and understanding among staff, students and the public. KEY PESTS A key pest is one that is usually encountered at unacceptable levels at least once each year. Geographic region and climate; surrounding landscape features; and type of construction, age and condition of buildings influence which pests become key pests for your building. Typical key pests in and around buildings include ants, birds, cockroaches, head lice, yellow jackets and rodents. Typical pests on grounds are weeds and crabgrass. Routine or regularly scheduled pesticide applications can mask key pests, which may not become apparent for some time after routine pesticide applications have been stopped. For key pests, it makes sense to plan ahead and determine which inspection and monitoring procedures will be used to detect problems early and how many pests or how much pest damage can be tolerated before action must be taken. Levels of weed tolerance and standards for turf maintenance are included in the IPM plan. Key pests include: · Ants · Flies · Mice · Bees, wasps and yellow jackets · Cockroaches (prevention only) · Head lice · Weeds, crabgrass IPM Planning & Communication
Routine pesticide applications, made on a regular calendar-based schedule, are not part of IPM. Allowing pests to flourish, increasing health risks to building occupants and others, is also not part of IPM. IPM Policy management practices will be based on the following principles: · Whenever possible, prevention of pests will be the primary strategy to hinder their establishment and reduce the need for pesticide use. · Knowledge of the pest’s identity, biology and life will establish the basis for selection of appropriate management strategies. · Monitoring of pest numbers and record-keeping will be used to identify pests and sites requiring management action. · Management strategies will be selected after consideration of the full variety of available options. Strategies will include all practical structural, nonchemical and biological management measures. Chemical measures will be utilized only as a last resort, when other methods fail. · When necessary, monitoring results will be used objectively to determine action thresholds (the defined level of unacceptable numbers of a particular pest) at which least toxic controls will be employed. · Educational activities will be conducted to enhance the cooperation and understanding among staff, students and the public. KEY PESTS A key pest is one that is usually encountered at unacceptable levels at least once each year. Geographic region and climate; surrounding landscape features; and type of construction, age and condition of buildings influence which pests become key pests for your building. Typical key pests in and around buildings include ants, birds, cockroaches, head lice, yellow jackets and rodents. Typical pests on grounds are weeds and crabgrass. Routine or regularly scheduled pesticide applications can mask key pests, which may not become apparent for some time after routine pesticide applications have been stopped. For key pests, it makes sense to plan ahead and determine which inspection and monitoring procedures will be used to detect problems early and how many pests or how much pest damage can be tolerated before action must be taken. Levels of weed tolerance and standards for turf maintenance are included in the IPM plan. Key pests include: · Ants · Flies · Mice · Bees, wasps and yellow jackets · Cockroaches (prevention only) · Head lice · Weeds, crabgrass IPM Planning & Communication
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