Integrated Pest Management

Risk Reduction

Allen WilsonIPM Coordinator

Mike WardCustodial Supervisor

Westerville City School District

W.C.S. - Conducive Conditions and Pesticides before IPM

Cardboard -Kitchen, pantry, cafeteria, and storage.

Clutter

No monitoring or pest logs

Pesticide in schools policy – everywhere by everyone.

No structural certification

A Shift to IPM& IAQ Program

monitoring, prevention, treatment(identification, biology, technology)

SAFEENVIRONMENT

Cultural

Exclusion

Chemical

EDUCATION:

ENVIRONMENT

Scheduled

Treatments

Sanitation

Mechanical

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Monroe IPM

Model

IPM and IAQTechnologies

Children are the most

vulnerable members of

society,they are the

future.

Practical Advice Inspect from a pest’s perspective Pest Proofing = exclusion Sanitation = nothing to eat Clutter control = no place to live

Remember –Food Water

Shelter

Pest Vulnerable Areas Kitchen, pantry and cafeteria Dumpsters Teachers’ lounge Custodial closets Special Ed, Kindergarten

classroom Bathrooms External grounds

Helpful Guidelines/W.C.S. Now

• No scheduled pesticide sprays• Inspect & monitor• Restrict the pesticides allowed• Inform parents• Designate an IPM specialist• Train staff & teachers• Only certified applicators

should apply pesticides

Communicate, Educate, Communicate

Inspect & Monitor

Record findings

Inspection

Clutter!

Other Pest Conducive Conditions

Most effective way to remove or eliminate a pest.

Long-term prevention

Wasp Exclusion

Steel wool & silicone sealant.

Rodent & Ant Exclusion

Stinging Pest Exclusion

Ant Exclusion

Yellowjacket Removal & Exclusion

Your School/Facility Name (here) 2000-2000 IPM (sample) Inspection Report

For Conducive Conditions for Pests

Building History Located at (address here), Facility/School (name here) was built in 1934 and is a two story floor plan building with a basement. The building had remodeling work in 2008. Current square footage is listed at 18,698 sq. feet. The building resides on 5.22 acres which is composed of 27,761 sq. feet of parking/play asphalt areas and 152,214 sq. feet of lawn area.

Past and Current Pest History

Past pest history includes Hide Beetles (Dermestes spp.), Fruit Flies (Drosophila melanogaster), Rice Weevils (Sitophilus oryzae), German Cockroaches (Blattella germanica), and the Common House Mouse (Mus musculus) / aka (Mus domesticus). Past miscellaneous invaders include: birds. Current miscellaneous invaders include: crickets, spiders, and ground beetles. Although there are no

current pest problems at Facility/School (name here), there is still potential for on going seasonal problems with Pavement Ants (Tetramorium caespitum). Listed below are the IPM recommendations based upon my inspection dated 00/00/00 for the remediation of these pests and potential or future pests.

Custodial/Sanitation Concerns

1. Assure that all floor drain caps/grates/screens are in place.

2. Assure that monitoring occurs on the regularly prescribed basis, noted on monitoring records, and any reported pest sightings are documented on the extra spaces of the Monitoring Report form. Assure that monitoring traps lay flat on the floor and right side up for proper usage. Assure that monitoring traps are placed back in their original position after cleaning any space in which they were originally placed. Replace monitoring traps when full or dirty.

3. All brooms, dust mops, and mops need to be hung or stored off of the floor and in an upside down

position in all custodial closets. Cockroaches can utilize the innermost portion of these cleaning tools for harborage purposes and mice may use fibrous materials for nesting purposes.

Maintenance/Structural & Grounds Concerns

1. The basement door which leads out to the stairwell needs door sweeps adjusted or replaced. 2. The custodial sink located on the 1st floor has a large gap where the sink drain meets the wall. This gap needs to be filled and sealed with silicone sealant.

Principal/Faculty/Staff Concerns

1. Need to transition away from cardboard box storage to plastic tub/containers with lids for files,

records, and miscellaneous items. Roaches can be transported, live, breed and feed in the corrugated portion of cardboard boxes and mice may use cardboard as part of their nesting material. Never use food or food product boxes for storage items.

2. A cleaning schedule should be suggested to have the inside of the microwave and the refrigerator

cleaned as needed in the Teacher’s Lounge.

Additional Comments

1. The buildings general appearance is neat and clean.

Proactive (PM)Calls

Client Request (CR)Calls

Proactive (i.e., before a complaint is made) versus Reactive IPM Practices in the Westerville City School District for fiscal year ending 2010 (graph reflects data thus far for fiscal year

2010). N=163

Through 3rd Quarter Outcome: 86% Proactive Pest Control

IPM ServiceWithoutPesticideApplication

IPM ServiceWithPesticideApplication

Representation of Pesticide Usage in Conjunction WithWesterville City Schools IPM Program Practices. ((through 3rd quarter of Fiscal year 2010 (7/1/09-3/31/10)) N=163.

Through 3rd Quarter: Pesticide use

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W.C.S. Pesticide Usage Over a Five Year Period

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Graph reflects total pesticide applications made per calendar year.Includes bait stations, dusts, gel baits & granular ant bait. Does not include DE (DE is included in regular application records, per ODA).

Five Year Summary of Pesticide Use in WCS

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W.C.S. Reduction of Pesticide Product Availablity inSchools Over a Five Year Period

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Unauthorized Pesticide Removal

72 5941

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Pest Service Call Distribution

Ant

Bat

Flea

Bird

Cockroach

Insect ID

Mice

Stinging Pest

Raccoon

Skunk

Ground Hog

Flying Pests

Stored Product Pest

Spider

Animal Rescue

Through the 3rd quarter of the 12 month contract from July 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009, a total of 92 pest service calls were made.

Pests Encountered

Cooperation

Opportunity

Training

Education

IPM Star

Who is involved?

Everyone!

Thank You

• Dr. Marc Lame, Indiana University

• Dawn Gouge & Jennifer Snyder, Arizona University

• Jerry Jochim, MCCSC, Indiana

• Ohio State University, Jennifer Andon, Dr. David Shetlar, Barb Bloetscher