Marc Lame, Indiana University, Patricia Alder, NC State University Jim Skillen, RISE Bob Rosenberg, NPMA Mike Page, Florida DAC Keith Matthews, OPP
The Road to School IPM and its metrics
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What can we measure? State & District Policies – Laws, rules, … Implementation programs – ed, demos, … Models of IPM – “in-house”, contractors… Procurement instruments – IPM
contracts…with verification standards Verified BMPs – monitoring, training, treat as
needed, documenting, Risk reduction Degree of “partnership” More to come when a strategic plan for the
SIPM initiative is provided
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A Shift to an IPM Program requires “added value” for
the school community
monitoring, prevention, treatment (identification, biology, technology)
SAFE ENVIRONMENT
C u l t u r a l
E x c l u s i o n
C h e m i c a l
EDUCATION:
ENVIRONMENT
S c h e d u l e d
T r e a t m e n t s
S a n i t a t i o n
M e c h a n i c a l
= =
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Added Value: Reduced risk to school inhabitants Reduced administrative “head
aches” - pest and pesticide “incidents”
More efficient pest management School Community Approval Externalities….cleaner buildings,
community leadership, etc.
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a Shift to IPM requires PARTNERSHIP!
Staff - job related technologies
Admin. - policies quality management Teachers/students - curriculum
SAFE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
c u s t o d i a l
m a i t e n e n c e
k i t c h e n
A d m i n.
s t u d e n t s
t e a c h e r s
EDUCATION:
SAFE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
P C O
P M P
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You must be a partner with your Pest Management Professional for:
figuring out the problem fixing the problem
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Pest Prevention
is Everyone’s
Job
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Partner for…. A documented and evaluated, working
partnership of a trained, diagnostician/educator and the school community
Based on pest monitoring & information sharing regarding: How to monitor How to “not attract pests” How to exclude pests How to control pests with the safest,
most effective methods possible
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Other Partners for Demand-side IPM State & Local Change Agents: SLAs Universities Health Departments PMPs Children’s EH advocates Federal Facilitators: USEPA – OPP with Children’s Health & Indian
Environmental USDA CDC
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Existing Tools for Metrics EPA school IPM project reports (16
yrs) NFS IPM Center Logic Model for
SIPM i-pest manager BPPD – school IPM report card
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Move from 8% to 100% verifiable IPM for them
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QUESTIONS?