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School IPM—Pest Solutions
On this page:
- School IPM Manuals & Plans
- Pest Identification
- Solutions by Type of Pest
Maine School IPM Plans & Manuals (How-To Guides)
- School IPM Tool Kit
- All Maine schools, both public and private, are now required to adopt IPM practices and appoint an IPM coordinator. This tool kit was developed by the Maine Department of Agriculture (now the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry) to assist schools in creating and following an IPM plan.
- Outdoor IPM for Maine Schools (PDF)
- Schools are complex systems including different physical spaces, indoors and out. Most school buildings are unintentionally built with inconspicuous entry points and shelter for insects, rodents, and other unwelcome wildlife. This manual will assist school IPM coordinators with outdoor pests.
- IPM for Northeast Schools (PDF)
- This booklet was developed to help school personnel specifically in the Northeast establish a comprehensive IPM program. This includes developing an IPM policy statement, identifying roles and responsibilities of members in the school community, and providing an IPM bid specification to use in contracting with outside pest management contractors.
Pest Identification
Outdoor Pests
- Bats
- Browntail Moth
- Browntail Moth Resources (Maine Forest Service) and Removing Winter Webs (video)
- Browntail moth school IPM Fact Sheet
- Maine CDC Fact Sheet
- Got the Itch? (recorded webinar originally aired 11/17/16)
- Other Stinging Caterpillars (other than browntail moth)
- Eastern Tent Caterpillar
- Geese
- Spongy Moth (formerly gypsy moth)
- Japanese Beetles
- Mosquitoes
- Pigeons (PDF)
- Squirrels
- Ticks:
- Tick Monitoring and Management at School (PDF) (Maine School IPM brochure)
- Results of 2017 Maine School Tick IPM Survey (PDF)
- Dealing with Ticks on School Properties (Maine School IPM newsletter) (PDF)
- Vector Borne Disease Resources (Maine CDC) (includes classroom lessons and activities)
- Tick Safety in Schools (EPA) (PDF)
- Understanding and Managing Ticks- A Guide for Schools (NYSIPM) (PDF)
- More Resources (URI TickEncounter.org)
- Wasps, Bees, and Yellowjackets
- White Grubs
- Wildlife
- How to Avoid or Resolve a Conflict With Wildlife (Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
- California Wildlife Pest Identification Tool
Indoor Pests [all PDFs]
- Ants
- Bed Bugs
- Additional Resources
- Carpenter Ants
- Cockroaches
- Fleas
- Flies
- Head Lice
- Pantry Pests
- Rodents (Rats and Mice)
- Spiders
Turf and Lawn
- Athletic Field Care
- Establishing Turf
- Getting Rid of Nuisance Geese
- Grass Selection
- Lawn Care
- Turf Fertilizer
- Turf Irrigation
- Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Athletic Fields and School Grounds (PDF)
- Sports Field Condition Assessment Tool (PDF) (Univ. of CT)
- Sports Turf Rating System (PDF) (Cornell University Turfgrass Program)
- Weed ID and Management (Michigan State University)
- Weed Control Suggestions (PDF) [PDF] (Texas A&M)
- Weed Management (PDF) (Maine DACF)
- Guidance to Glyphosate Alternatives (NC State Extension)
Mold, Mildew, and Microbes
- Microbe Management (Flu and cold)
- Mold/Mildew Management
- Microbe Management for Schools [PowerPoint]
- Disinfectant Use Safety Training Video (Nat'l Pesticide Information Center) [video]