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IPM in Schools

Integrated Pest Management (IPM):

An environmentally responsible approach to pest management that relies on preventing pest problems by correcting conditions that can provide pests with food, water or shelter. IPM programs proactively manage pests and help minimize any hazard to people, property or the environment. Least-toxic pesticides are used as a last resort, only when non-chemical approaches are not adequate, and used in a way that reduces potential for exposure to people, pets and other non-target organisms.

 

In the past, pesticides were often the first response to controlling pests: See a bug, reach for the spray. But increased awareness about the health risks posed by pests and pesticides to children, pets and the environment has fueled new urgency to finding better ways.

Schools and homes need more responsible and effective solutions to pest problems, and IPM is the answer. Whether IPM is mandatory or voluntary in your school, Junior Pest Investigators gives you and your students the knowledge you need to put IPM into action.