IPM Policies, Protocols, and Resources for Administrators, Teachers, Staff, and Parents
All links are to PDF documents unless otherwise noted.
IPM Policies and Protocols
- Basic Steps in IPM Implementation
- The Business Case for Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Cutting Costs and Increasing Benefits
- Sample Integrated Pest Management Policy – simple
- Sample Integrated Pest Management Policy – detailed
- IPM Roles and Responsibilities between the School and the IPM Contractor
General IPM Resources
- Action Thresholds in School IPM Programs
- Basic Steps in IPM Implementation
- University of California IPM: A Curriculum for Early Care and Education Programs
- EPA Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
- EPA Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management
- IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual
- IPM for School Administrators and Principals
- IPM Workbook for New York State Schools
- Notice of Pesticide Application
- Pesticide Application Record Form
- Integrated Pest Management Literacy Plan for K–12 Education
- Simple Inspection Form
Resources for IPM Indoors
- An Ounce of Prevention! Integrated Pest Management for Schools and Childcare Facilities
- Air Quality and IPM-Asthma Concerns from EPA
- Asthma and Cleaning Products: What Workers Need to Know
- BMPs for Indoor Nonfood Areas
- BMPs for Kitchens, Cafeterias and Storage Areas
- Cockroach Identification
- General Poster for Faculty IPM
- University of California IPM: Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Curriculum for Early Care and Education
- IPM Poster for Custodians
- University of Tennessee Kitchen IPM Poster
- Kitchen, Cafeteria and Storage Area Inspection Form 1-page version
- Kitchen, Cafeteria and Storage Area Inspection Form 2-page version
- New York City Bed Bug Information Kit for Schools
- University of Tennessee Maintenance IPM Poster
- IPM for Kitchen Staff Poster
- IPM for Students Poster
Resources for IPM Outdoors
- Abiotic Turf Problems
- Best Management Practices for Pesticide-Free, Cool-Season Athletic Fields
- Ticks and Mosquitoes: Should they be included in School IPM programs?
- Basics of Mulch
- BMPs for Athletic Fields
- Collecting a Turf Sample for Plant Disease Diagnosis
- IPM for School Athletic Directors
- Best Management Practices for Athletic Fields & School Grounds
- Do Yellowjacket Traps Reduce Stinging Risks?
- Reducing Risk for Poison Ivy Rash
- Safe Playing Fields: Legislation, IPM, and the Sports Turf Manager
- Stinging Insect Comparison Chart
- Stinging Insect Photo ID Comparison
- IPM for Dealing with Bird Pests
- How to Reduce Your Risk of Injury from Stinging Insects
- Some Thoughts on Yellowjacket Traps
This site was produced by the New York State IPM Program of Cornell University, with funding from a Northeastern IPM Center Partnership Grant, in collaboration with the School IPM Working Group. Content reviewed and updated: February 2020.
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