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School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Home Page

Welcome to the California School IPM web site! This site has been created by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) as part of its implementation of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 (Assembly Bill 2260). Here you will find a variety of documents, web links, and other resources related to the Act and to integrated pest management in schools.

What is integrated pest management (IPM)? Integrated pest management is a widely accepted approach to pest management that results in effective suppression of pest populations while minimizing human health and environmental hazards.  more...

What is the Healthy Schools Act of 2000? The Healthy Schools Act of 2000 put into code DPR’s existing voluntary school IPM program and added some requirements for schools, such as parental notification of pesticide applications, warning signs, recordkeeping at schools and pesticide use reporting by licensed pest control businesses that apply pesticides at schools. DPR is committed to facilitating voluntary adoption of IPM policies and programs in schools throughout California, and will be assisting school districts with their implementation of the Healthy Schools Act.  more...

Check Out Our Two New Posters!
(June 2008)
Our new "Ant Bait and Wait" poster (English PDF, 580 kb) (Spanish PDF, 566 kb) emphasizes the importance of using baits instead of insecticidal sprays for effective long-term ant management in classrooms.

Our new "Keep Pests Out of Your School" poster (PDF, 2 mb) suggests visiting our School IPM Web site to find out how to keep pests out of schools. The poster features a large rat as an example of an unwanted pest.

Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools
(February 2008)
If you find that you need assistance explaining school integrated pest management (IPM) to faculty, administrators, staff, students, or parents, then check out the reader-friendly fact sheet, entitled "Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools", from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

School IPM accomplishments & plans
(January 2008)
To see an update and future plans of the School IPM Program (PDF, 36 kb)  more...