School IPM Protects Kids from Pests and Pesticides
Integrated pest management is important in school settings for several reasons.
Both pests and pesticides are potentially harmful for kids and adults in schools. Common schools pests like the German cockroach or mice can carry disease and cause allergic responses. And children can be more at risk for harm from sprayed pesticides because of their behavior – playing on the floor or in grassy areas, for instance – and because of their developing physiology.
That’s why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, many state agencies and IPM organizations stress school IPM, and several states, including California and Oregon, have laws that mandate IPM use in school or child-care settings.
Here are some websites and resources related to school IPM.
Western State School IPM Sites
- California
- Colorado
- Oregon (Oregon State University site)
- Oregon (Oregon state site)
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
Regional or National Sites
- Western Region School And Home IPM Work Group ???????
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- National School IPM Website (University of Florida)
- IPM Institute of North America