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Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management

EPA 735-F-93-012
August 1993

Can Children's Exposure to Pesticides be Reduced in the School Environment?

Cartoon of a scared mouse and cockroaches carrying their belongings and hitchhiking in front of a school

What is Integrated Pest Management?

Establishing an IPM Program for Schools

  • Step 1: Developing an Official Policy Statement for School Pest Management
  • Step 2: Designating Pest Management Roles
  • Step 3: Setting Pest Management Objective for Sites
  • Step 4: Inspecting, Identifying, and Monitoring
  • Step 5: Setting Action Thresholds
  • Step 6: Apply IPM Strategies
  • Step 7: Evaluating Results and Record Keeping
Evaluating the Costs

The printed version of the brochure (publication number EPA 735-F-93-012) may be ordered through the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP).

 

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