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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Recommendations for the Classroom

Name: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Recommendations for the Classroom
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IPM for the classroom

Updated:

June 30, 2022

Keep all food items in closed containers.
Do not leave candy wrappers or trash in desks, because they attract pests.
Empty all trash cans regularly.
Keep a record of any pest sightings or signs and report them to the appropriate person.
Do not let empty boxes pile up in storage areas, because they may become roach hotels.
Keep the screens in place and holes and cracks in the walls filled.
Report leaking pipes or faucets to the proper people.
Do not use any pesticides in school without a Pesticide Applicators License, and then only when nothing else works.
Do not reenter the school for the number of hours specified in current Pennsylvania law if any pesticides shalt be used in school.
Practice Integrated Pest Management at all times.

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