Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices.

IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pests and their associated damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.

IPM Steps

  • Set Action Threshold
  • Monitor and Identify Pests
  • Prevent and Exclude Pests
  • Control Pests (chemical, biological, or mechanical)

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Goals of IPM in Schools

  • Reduce the number of pests
  • Reduce unnecessary chemical applications
  • Protect human and environmental health, while being cost effective

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