New on
04/10/07!
The Entomological Society of America and the American Phytopathological Society
is introducing a new handbook of forage
and rangeland insects. This color handbook helps growers, researchers and others identify beneficial and harmful arthropods.
The handbook also contains sections dedicated to IPM, pollinators, foliar pests, and the ecology and physiology of forage crops.
More.
New on
03/20/07!
Michigan State University has created three new pocket guides for IPM scouting. The guides are for scouting in herbaceous perennials, nurseries and landscapes, and Christmas trees.
Ordering
information.
New on
03/09/07!
"The Connection," a free IPM
newsletter produced by the North
Central IPM Center. Topics covered in the February 2007 edition include the soybean rust outbreak and EPA updates. See the edition
here. To sign up for the newsletter, contact
Susan Ratcliff, Co-Director of the North Central IPM Center. Be sure to include "NC IPMC Connection" in the subject line.
New on
11/29/06!
IPM: A Risk Management Framework to
Improve Decision Making is available for purchase on the University
of Minnesota Extension website.
The publication includes three case-study fact sheets in addition to an
introduction to risk concepts. See a sample of the document here.
New on 8/28/06!
Pest ID Posters- from the
University of Florida. Includes cockroach, termite, fly, ant, and many
other pest identifications. See a preview of them on our school IPM page.
New on 8/24/06!
Seasonal Guide to Environmentally
Responsible Pest Management Practices in Peaches and Nectarines, a
guide from the
University of California-Davis, outlines
common pests, pest monitoring procedures and treatment choices for each
season. The guide also includes lists
of environmentally friendly insecticides. More.
New on 7/13/06!
Identifying
Natural Enemies in Field Crops,
a new bulletin from Michigan State University, emphasizes the critical
role beneficial insects are playing in managing soybean aphid
populations. The guide is geared for field crops, but is
appropriate for use in other crops and by homeowners. View sample pages here.
More.
New on 5/19/06!
IPM
Learning Modules- cover many school pests, as well as site-specific IPM.
More.
New on
4/27/06!
Integrated
Pest Management for Potatoes in the Western United States from UC-Davis- guidebook
for more than 120 potato pests
and disorders, including first IPM
approach to treating potato tuberworm. More.
New on 3/20/06!
2006 Farming Sourcebook-
resources for sustainable and certified ag production in the Pacific
Northwest. More.
New on 11/4/05!
Paper details IPM vs.
conventional pest control in schools, including costs, efficacy,
pesticide use and residues. More.
New on
9/8/05!
Report documents
impacts of SmartWood Certification. More
New on
5/15/05!
Read latest headlines
related to IPM and schools. More.
New on
2/25/05!
Ecological, Economic
and Social Impacts of Forest Stewardship Council Certification in Europe More.
New on
2/25/05!
Benefits of Ecolabels
for Mexican Coffee. More.
New on
2/22/05!
California school
IPM/chemical management survey. More.
New on
11/18/04!
Dubuque Community
School District earns IPM STAR status. View
profile.
New on
11/18/04!
Washington Elementary
School District #10 earn IPM STAR status. View
profile.
New on
11/05/04!
Monroe County
Community Schools earn IPM STAR status. View
profile.
New on
9/10/04!
Vancouver Public
Schools (WA) and Milwaukee Public Schools (WI) earn IPM STAR
designation. View profiles.
New on
7/23/04!
ATTRA provides El
Manejo Integrado Organico de Algunas Plagas de la Agricultura
(Organic IPM). More.
New on
6/22/04!
US EPA now offers household
pesticide storage and disposal website in Spanish. More.
New on
6/18/04!
US Office of the Federal Environmental
Executive's website includes information and links on green janitorial
products and services. More.
New on
6/18/04!
Western Regional
Pollution Prevention Project offers website on cleansers and
chemicals commonly used in schools. More.
New on
6/18/04!
NY State Association for Superintendents of School Buildings and
Grounds offers 8-page report on purchasing environmentally preferable cleaning
products. More.
New on
6/18/04!
Cleaning for
Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment is a guide
to environmentally preferable cleaning products and methods. More.
New on
4/1/04!
Purdue University
provides 40-page book called Offering Sound Pest Management
Advice to the Public aimed at retailers and others who sell
pesticides and offer pesticide advice.
New on
3/26/04!
Pennsylvania
School IPM Manual contains new sections on mosquito and tick IPM
as well as more references and information on new IPM legislation.
New on
3/26/04!
Pennsylvania
School IPM Manual contains new sections on mosquito and tick IPM
as well as more references and information on new IPM legislation.
New on
3/25/04!
Pennsylvania IPM
Program provides translated version of "Join Our Pest
Patrol" publication entitled "Unete a Nuestra Patrull contra
las Plaga."
New on
3/25/04!
Online plant
pathology game available from the British Society for Plant Pathology.
New on
2/25/04!
Penn State Extension Fact
Sheets available in Spanish for many different pests.
New on
2/19/04!
EPA's Consumer Labeling
Initiative offers a wealth of information and free promotional
items to raise awareness about the importance of reading pesticide
products labels.
New on
2/19/04!
EPA's 56-page booklet,
"Help Yourself to a Healthy Home: Protect you Children’s
Health," available in both English and Spanish.
New on
2/19/04!
OnEarth article, "Clean 'n' green,"
explores ecolabels.
New on
2/19/04!
Lohas Journal article confirms consumers'
intention to purchase healthy and sustainable products.
New on
2/19/04!
New article by New York Times says "Marketing
claims confuse beef consumers."
New on
2/19/04!
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer reports "Food labels don't always stick to
the rules."
New on
1/30/04!
Join Our Pest Patrol - A Backyard Activity
Book for Kids has recently been adapted for nationwide
use.
New on
1/22/04!
University of Minnesota's Center for Urban Ecology and
Sustainability publishes IPM of Midwest Landscapes.
New on
1/22/04!
Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre publishes "Integrated
Fruit Production."
New on
1/22/04!
Article by Fruit Growers News
entitled "Canada develops standards to gain bigger piece of
pie."
New on
1/22/04!
Article by Good Fruit Grower entitled "IFP
revives apple industry on Prince Edward Island."
New on
12/5/03!
New York State Environmental Protection Bureau releases 2000
report entitled Pesticide Use by County Government: Reducing the Risk.
New on
12/5/03!
New York State Environmental Protection Bureau releases 2000
report entitled Pesticide Use at New York Schools: Reducing the Risk.
New on
12/5/03!
University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides 8-minute video
covering all aspects of head lice management.
New on
11/25/03!
Clean Schools, Safe Kids, a new report by the Agricultural
Resources Center & Pesticide Education Project, details benefits
of least-toxic pest control.
New on
11/13/03!
University of Illinois Extension publishes new bulletin
entitled Weeds to Watch identifying 16 problem weeds emerging in
Midwest agriculture.
New on
10/29/03!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide online webcast
entitled Managing Rodents and Mosquitoes Through Integrated Pest
Management. More.
New on
9/19/03!
Landscape Plant Problems: A Pictorial Diagnostic
Manual now available from
Washington
State
University
Cooperative Extension.
New on
9/19/03!
Pacific
Northwest
Landscape IPM Manual
now available from Washington
State
University
Cooperative
Extension.
New on
8/21/03!
Text
from the summer
class,
"IPM for Teachers: Meeting New Academic Standards,"
available online from PA IPM.
New on
8/21/03!
Video, "Bugmobile Vs. The Invasive Species,"
geared toward lower and upper
secondary students.
New on
8/12/03!
Implementation of Pilot Integrated Pest Management Programs in
Indiana Schools and Child Care Facilities survey examines IPM
use at three Indiana school districts and four child care facilities.
New on
8/4/03!
Indiana General Assembly passes Public
Act 093-0381, an act concerning child care facilities.
New on
7/25/03!
Maine School Integrated Pest Management Program provides
2-page "A Model Integrated Pest Management Policy Statement for
Maine Schools."
New on
7/25/03!
Maine Cooperative Extension has 146-page document
entitled Integrated Pest Management for Maine Schools.
New on
7/25/03!
"Alabama School Pest Management Survey"
available from Alabama Cooperative Extension.
New on
7/25/03!
Maine School IPM Program provides "Suggested
[Pest] Notification Template" in the form of a letter to
parent, guardian or staff form the school.
New on
7/23/03!
Iowa School Pesticide Use Survey available
in HTML format provides raw data from 31-question survey.
New on
7/23/03!
HTML document Ohio Schools Pest Management
Survey provides raw data from 2001 survey given to Ohio
school personal regarding IPM.
New on
7/23/03!
"Parents, Public Schools and Integrated Pest
Management" is a 29-page report emphasizing the need for
parents to become involved with the implementation of pest management
policies in schools.
New on
7/23/03!
The
Journal of Pesticide Safety Education provides paper entitled "Response
to Pre-Notification of Pesticide Application in a Public School
System."
New on
7/22/03!
Lilley, S. provides 11-page survey entitled A Pest
Management Survey of North Carolina Public Schools from 1999.
New
on 7/22/03!
NC State University provides IPM in Schools
PowerPoint.
New on
7/22/03!
NC State University provides 49-page document entitled
IPM for North Carolina Schools.
New on
7/22/03!
Lilley, S. and Nalyanya, G. provide survey entitled Pest
Control Practices in North Carolina Public Schools in 2002.
New on
7/21/03!
US EPA provides a website
entitled Mold Reme- diation in Schools and Commercial Buildings.
New on
7/21/03!
State of Illinois provides 3-part guide entitled A
Practical Guide to Management of Common Pests in School.
New on
7/18/03!
EPA offers Green Schools Checklist on new Illinois EPA Green
Schools website.
New
on 7/18/03!
Safe Chemicals in Education Workshop offered by Illinois EPA in
November 2003.
New
on 6/13/03!
Integrated Fly Management
program, an on-farm educational event scheduled for July
23rd, 2003 in Albion, Maine.
New
on 6/13/03!
National legislation
that would require schools to implement Integrated Pest Management programs
introduced.
New
on 6/13/03!
An IPM curriculum was
implemented at Emerson Elementary School in Michigan, and a
school IPM program was started in a Saginaw High School in the
spring.
New
on 6/13/03!
The US EPA has created an online
or downloadable guide to identifying potential hazards in schools. More.
New
on 6/13/03!
Wisconsin provides a link to
the statutes governing pesticide use at public schools.
New
on 6/13/03!
Working with Pest Management
Professionals for Effective Implementation of IPM in Schools poster
analyzes a school IPM survey recently conducted of pest control
professionals.
New
on 6/13/03!
The Lebanon School
Corporation in Indiana currently working to shift to a full IPM program during the
next school year.
New
on 6/13/03!
President's Task Force's Inventory
of Federal School Environmental Health Activities lists all federal
agencies' school environmental health programs. More.
lists all federal
agencies' school environmental health programs.
New
on 6/13/03!
Wisconsin Department of Ag., Trade
and Consumer Protection has Frequently Asked Questions About
School IPM Pesticide Use on Public School Grounds available online.
New
on 6/13/03!
The
Tippecanoe School Corporation in Indiana approved a plan to enhance
their existing IPM program in the next school year.
New on
6/6/03!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension provides a comprehensive summary and full text of the School IPM Act
adopted by the state of New Jersey.
New
on 6/6/03!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
provides one-page brochure called "How
NY & NJ Schools Can Make the Grade in School IPM."
New
on 6/6/03!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension provides the 39-page School
IPM Resource Guide for New York and New Jersey.
New on
6/6/03!
Rutgers Cooperative
Extension provides five IPM Report Card for School Grounds.
New
on 6/4/03!
Journal of Pesticide Reform
writes article entitled "A Pesticide-Free School for a
Chemically Sensitive Family in Boise, Idaho."
New
on 6/4/03!
Athletic Business
article "Fowl Play" discusses ways some universities have
dealt with eliminating pests from their athletic fields.
New
on 6/4/03!
"The Minds Behind
the Schools" article highlights three individuals whose ideas have contributed to
groundbreaking educational facilities.
New
on 6/4/03!
School Planning and
Management provides an article entitled "Keep Pests from
Becoming a Problem in Your School."
New
on 6/4/03!
"Fundamentals
of a Low Maintenance, Integrated Pest Management Approach to Landscape
Design" discusses key considerations for IPM- based landscape designs.
New
on 6/4/03!
"Policing Pests; Why Boards Need
Pest Management Policies" article discusses alternatives to
pesticide bans.
New
on 6/4/03!
"Inspect, Detect,
Correct: Structural Integrated Pest Management Strategies at
School" article describes a model integrated pest management
program for schools.
New
on 6/4/03!
"A Bug's
Life" article explains
the use of integrated pest management in schools.
New
on 6/4/03!
Cleaning and
Maintenance Management Online provides article entitled "EPA
Encourages Schools to Adopt Pest-Control Option."
New
on 6/4/03!
Article written about
Madison, Ohio incident entitled
"Spraying
of weed killer at a school sends 40 to the hospital."
New
on 6/4/03!
Article,
"School Pesticide Question Challenges Policymakers," discusses
school pesticide
legislation.
New
on 6/3/03!
Purdue University Cooperative Extension's
IPM in
Schools Activity Book now available online.
New
on 6/2/03!
The Healthy School
Handbook, written in 1995, is entitled Conquering the Sick
Building Syndrome and Other Environmental Hazards In and Around Your
School.
New on
6/2/03!
The Environmental Working Group provides a 40-page study called An Ill Wind: Methyl Bromide
Use Near California Schools.
New
on 6/2/03!
The Attorney
General of New York, New York State Dept. of Law, and Environmental
Protection Bureau provide a report entitled Pesticides in Schools:
Reducing the Risks.
New on
6/2/03!
The Illinois State Department of Public Health
provides A
Practical Guide to Management of Common Pests in Schools.
New
on 6/2/03!
The Healthy
Schools Network provides a brochure entitled Children, Learning, and
Poisons Don't Mix: Kick the Pesticide Habit.
New on
6/2/03!
NCAP provides a
5-page supplementary package entitled Unintended Casualties: Five
Stories of Children Whose Lives Were Profoundly Affected by Exposure to
Pesticides at School.
New
on 6/2/03!
Beyond Pesticides
supplies a 2-page chart entitled "Health Effects of 48 Commonly
Used Pesticides in Schools."
New
on 6/2/03!
School IPM Model
Contract is an extensive outline designed to be used by officials
working in schools.
New
on 6/2/03!
English/Spanish Healthy Schools Campaign Pesticide
Action Kit contains resource materials that school administrators
and parents can use.
New
on 6/2/03!
U.S.
Senate provides 18-page report online entitled Pesticides: Use,
Effects, and Alternatives to Pesticides in Schools.
New on
6/2/03!
Are
Schools Making the Grade? is a 10-page report that documents many
school districts that have adopted safer pest management policies.
New
on 6/2/03!
Unthinkable Risk: How Children are Exposed and Harmed
When Pesticides are Used at School is a 50-page report available
online by NCAP.
New
on 6/2/03!
Leon Country
Mosquito Control has designed a curriculum outline, videos, a school
activity book, worksheets, and examples of prizes to use when
educating children about IPM mosquito control.
New on
6/2/03!
2-page fact sheet from Beyond Pesticides
entitled "Schools
Save Money With Integrated Pest Management" available.
New
on 6/2/03!
Model Least Toxic IPM Policy from Washington Toxics
Coalition.
New
on 6/2/03!
"Ten Myths Behind Pesticide-Dependent Pest Management in
Schools"
is a 4-page fact sheet developed by Beyond
Pesticides that "debunks opponents to school IPM.
New
on 6/2/03!
U.S. House of
Representatives School Pesticide Provision to H.R. document
available.
New on 5/20/03!
California Safe Schools
web site includes a page entitled "Los Angeles Unified School
District Integrated Pest Management Policy."
New on
5/20/03!
LA Daily News article
entitled "Single mom spearheads spray fight" now
available.
New
on 5/20/03!
PowerPoint
presentations available from the 4th National Integrated Pest Management
Symposium. Includes T.
DeKryger's
IPM Adoption and Processor Stewardship, B.
Solymar's Development of National Integrated Fruit Production for
the Canadian Apple Industry, T.
A. Green's
Welcome to Building Alliances Between IPM Practitioners and Consumers!, C.S Hollingsworth's New
England Pest Management Association IPM Registry for the Structural Pest
Management Industry, and
R.
Kirsch's Who cares about production practices?
New on
5/14/03!
Senate Bill 1079
passes Illinois House and Senate unanimously. With this legislation in
place, daycare
centers in Illinois will be required to practice Integrated Pest
Management.
New on
5/14/03!
Tufts University publishes the 2003 proceedings of the
Conference on Ecolabels and the Greening of the Food Market.
New on
5/14/03!
The EPA provides free bumper stickers and
posters entitled
“Learn to Use Pesticides Safely” and “Pesticides Are Meant to
Poison These... [BUGS] Not These” [KIDS] in both English and Spanish.
New on
5/14/03!
"10 Medidas Para Proteger A Sus Niños De Los Pesticidas
Y Del Envenenamiento Debido Al Plomo" brochure available from
EPA.
New on
5/13/03!
Join Our Pest Patrol 4-H
Leader Guide now available online.
New on
5/13/03!
The LSU AgCenter has published a 6-page activity guide
entitled Learning Activity: Fight the Bite! Be a Skeeter
Buster!
New
on 4/21/03!
Pocket IPM
Scouting Guide for Woody Landscape Plants is
plastic-coated and designed to fit in your
pocket for easy field use.
New
on 4/7/03!
The State of New York Environmental Law, Section 37-0109, makes
it illegal for schools and public playgrounds to construct
playground equipment made from pressure treated lumber that contains
Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA).
New
on 4/7/03!
Report published by The
Hartman Group in spring 2001 provides an update entitled Food and
the Environment.
New
on 4/7/03!
Article entitled
"Produce Politics" by Michael Pollan in the New York
Times Magazine.
New
on 4/7/03!
Informative research
article published by the USDA's Economic Research Service entitled
Economics of Food labeling entitled from December 2000.
New
on 4/7/03!
Article entitled
"Fair Trade: Something Good is Brewing" in the Natural
Business Lohas Journal.
New
on 3/24/03!
Back issue of Fruit Grower
offers article entitled "Analyzing Certification
Programs for Vineyards."
New
on 3/24/03!
Article in Potato Research
entitled "Developing a pesticide risk assessment tool to monitor
progress in reducing reliance on high- risk pesticides."
New
on 3/10/03!
NRAES publishes viewing-only version of 68 pp. Integrated
Pest Management for Northeast Schools. Includes sections
entitled "Components of an IPM Program," "Establishing an
IPM Program for Your School," and "Managing Pests Found in
Northeast Schools."
New
on 3/10/03!
The University of Massachusetts provides the informative
brochure, What is Integrated Pest Management? in nine different
languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German,
Italian, Khmer, Vietnamese and Chinese.
New
on 3/7/03!
Vermont Early Childhood Program Licensing
Regulations state that pesticides shall be used only when other pest prevention and control measures fail
and promotes IPM based criteria.
New
on 2/7/03!
The New Jersey Environmental Federation provides a fact sheet on
2002 New Jersey School
Integrated Pest Management Act.
New
on 2/3/03!
The New
Jersey Environmental Federation has created a 2-page brochure
entitled Lawn Care
Without Toxic Chemicals.
New
on 2/3/03! The New Jersey Environmental
Federation has created a 12-page document includes information on
fleas, mosquitoes, rats and mice, ants and roaches.
New
on 2/3/03!
"Tres Amigos al
Rescate," a new education and outreach package aimed at Spanish-speaking
communities, is now available. Includes an entertaining and informative video
accompanied by a companion booklet, also in Spanish, as well as a helpful discussion guide and fact sheet.
New
on 2/3/03!
Free copies of the Spanish version of "Help Yourself to Healthy Home"
(Contribuya a Tener un Hogar Sano) now available in a booklet geared
for the consumer.
New
on 2/3/03!
New article entitled "Sustainable Produce: What The Label Means,"
available at Supermarketguru.com.
New
on 2/3/03!
EPA's Region 2 (New York) office has
developed a free CD containing several documents relating to IPM in
schools including the IPM Institute's Who Wants to be a Super Sleuth
interactive website.
New
on 2/3/03!
The New
Jersey Environmental Federation has created a 2-page brochure
entitled Safe Pest Control for New Jersey Schools.
New
on 2/3/03!
A "Bugged by Bugs" pesticide awareness patch
has been developed through a partnership between the EPA Region 8
(Denver) and Girl Scouts Mile Hi
Council.
New
on 1/29/03!
2000 School
Environmental Health Act 125 addresses the issues of air quality and
other environmental factors.
New
on 1/29/03!
New Vermont School IPM website
contains many sample documents available for schools and parents to use
in communicating IPM expectations.
New
on 1/29/03!
The Vermont Public Interest
Research Group, Inc. has funded a new report entitled Reading,
Writing and Raid(R).
New
on 1/13/03!
Explaining IPM in Spanish and
7 other languages!
New
on 1/6/03!
School IPM Workshop
Proceedings available.
New
on 12/26/02!
Latest IPM Institute
newsletter on line.
New
on 12/6/02!
New ecolabel article in
Sierra entitled "Shop & Save."
New
on 12/6/02!
New study entitled
"Measuring IPM Programs for Public Buildings" just
published in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
New
on 10/24/02!
The Maine Board
of Pesticides Control has adopted a regulation which will require
advance notification to parents and staff of pesticide applications,
adoption of a school IPM policy by each school board, and appointment of
an IPM coordinator for each school.
New
on 10/24/02!
The Minnesota Dept. of Ag. has compiled a pest management
survey of day cares, Head Starts and preschools.
New
on 10/24/02!
US EPA provides "A
Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home."
New
on 10/21/02!
A Parent's Guide to the 'Nitty Gritty' About Head
Lice and A School's Guide to the 'Nitty Gritty' About Head Lice both
available online.
New
on 10/21/02!
The Purdue University
Cooperative Extension Service has created an 20-page illustrated IPM
in Schools Activity Book available by order.
New
on 10/21/02!
The Spanish version of the popular pest
prevention activity book, Socorro!
Una Cucaracha! (Help! It's a Roach!) is now available for
children on-line.
New
on 10/10/02!
Dr. Robert
Corrigan's opening speech from the 2002 Rodent Management Summit
available online as an audio file.
New
on 10/10/02!
"Pull up your
socks, early fall is 'flea season'" Fact Sheets now available
from the University of Florida School IPM website in both HTML and Word
formats.
New
on 10/10/02! The Pennsylvania IPM
Program provides the School Administrator's Packet: What You Need to
Know About School IPM online in PDF form.
New
on 10/10/02!
White Grub Management Update for the fall
of 2002 available from the UMass Extension Turf Program.
New
on 10/7/02!
A
School's Guide to Dealing with Mold using Integrated Pest Management available
from Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
New
on 10/2/02!
A website from the University
of California-Riverside that focuses on spiders and other arachnids.
New
on 10/2/02!
A website containing information
regarding venomous spiders in Florida now available.
New on
8/28/02!
Web page available from the US EPA that provides
information about IPM and pesticide use in schools.
New
on 8/25/02!
Updated information on
model legislation regarding
Integrated Pest Management in schools.
New
on 8/25/02!
Shockwave program on fly integrated pest management available for
downloading from the web.
New
on 8/25/02!
If signed into law,
California Pesticide Drift in Schools legislation AB 947 would allow
local agricultural authorities the ability to regulate any pesticides
within 1/4 mile of schools.
New
on 4/5/02!
Ventura
citrus rancher Daniel Campbell was sued by prosecutors for allegedly
allowing pesticide to drift onto an elementary school.
New
on 4/5/02!
The Lime Kiln Middle School
PTA is continuing to explore alternatives under the ongoing IPM
(Integrated Pest Management) initiatives for grounds maintenance at the
school.
New
on 4/5/02!
Cornell University's website
for poisonous plants includes clear photographs and "Ask the Expert" questions and answers that
could be integrated into K-12 curriculum offerings!
New
on 4/5/02!
Educational resources for
schools that may be unintentionally risking children with poisonous
plants and themselves with invasive and non-native species.
