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 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- EPA Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety (PDF, 4.2 MB)
- EPA Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- IPM for School Administrators and Principals
- IPM Workbook for New York State Schools (PDF, 1 MB)
- 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 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- 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 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- IPM Poster for Custodians
- University of Tennessee Kitchen IPM Poster (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- 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 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- 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? (PDF, 4.7 MB)
- 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? (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Reducing Risk for Poison Ivy Rash
- Safe Playing Fields: Legislation, IPM, and the Sports Turf Manager (PDF, 6.2 MB)
- 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 Cornell Integrated Pest Management (formerly the NYS IPM Program) 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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This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program, project award numbers 2022-70006-38004 and 2018-70006-28882, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.