November 2019 (PDF, 500KB). Featuring Bed Bugs Information for Home Care Providers and Welfare Workers
October 2019 (PDF, 524KB). Featuring Fall Pests and Pest-proofing Tips
October 2019 (PDF, 524KB). Featuring Fall Pests and Pest-proofing Tips
September 2019 (PDF, 709KB). Featuring Mosquitoes
March 2019 (PDF, 819KB). Featuring Spring Weed Control in Lawns and Landscapes
February 2019 (PDF, 488KB). Featuring Green Cleaning
January 2019 (PDF, 674KB). Featuring IPM for Microorganisms with a Focus on Influenza Viruses
October 2018 (PDF, 1.3MB). Featuring Flea-borne Typhus
September 2018 (PDF, 680kB). Featuring Fire Ants Managements
August 2018 (PDF, 633kB). Featuring Fire Ants
July 2018 (PDF, 734kB). Featuring No-see-ums
June 2018 (PDF, 693kB). Featuring Managing Scorpions
May 2018 (PDF, 602kB). Featuring Summer Preparation Guidance for Summer Management Teams
March 2018 (PDF, 611kB). Featuring Spring Preemergency Weed Control in Lawns
February 2018 (PDF, 336kB). Featuring IPM for Microorganisms - Focus on Flu Part 2
January 2018 (PDF, 467kB). Featuring IPM for Microorganisms: Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing
September 2017 (PDF, 222kB). Featuring Rabies
August 2017 (PDF, 441kB). Featuring IPM for Microorganisms: Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing
July 2017 (PDF, 406kB). Featuring Mosquito and Tick Repellents
June 2017 (PDF, 663kB). Featuring 2017 Great Arizona Mosquito Hunt
May 2017 (PDF, 467kB). Featuring Human Disease-Causing Viruses Vectored by Mosquitoes
April 2017 (PDF, 721kB). Featuring IPM STAR Certification
March 2017 (PDF, 252kB). Featuring IPM for Microorganisms
February 2017 (PDF, 452kB). Featuring Stop School Pests
January 2017 (PDF, 401kB). Featuring CDC On-line Classes
September 2016 (PDF, 852kB). Featuring Ants
August 2016 (PDF, 505kB). Featuring Mosquitoes
July 2016 (PDF, 455kB). Featuring Annual Great Arizona Mosquito Hunt and Fight the Bite
June 2016 (PDF, 938kB). Featuring Online IPM Resources
May 2016 (PDF, 1.1MB). Featuring Wild Honey Bees in Community Environments
April 2016 (PDF, 913KB). Featuring Zika and IPM Weed Control
March 2016 (PDF, 827KB). Featuring Pesticide Safety and IPM Weed Control
February 2016 (PDF, 520KB). Featuring Pesticide Application Notification in Schools and Zika Virus
January 2016 (PDF, 598KB). Featuring Kissing Bugs
November 2015 (PDF, 676KB). Featuring Rodents IPM
October 2015 (PDF, 406KB). Featuring School IPM and Fig Beetles
September 2015 (PDF, 610KB). Featuring Head Lice
August 2015 (PDF, 635KB). Featuring Mosquito-borne Diseases and Mosquito IPM
July 2015 (PDF, 909KB). Featuring School IPM Plan and Giant Mesquite Bugs
June 2015 (PDF, 479KB). Featuring Pests on Landscape Plants
May 2015 (PDF, 594KB). Featuring Ficus Whitefly
April 2015 (PDF, 422KB). Featuring Filth, Fruit and Drain Flies
March 2015 (PDF, 406KB). Featuring Poison Prevention and Pesticide Safety
February 2015 (PDF, 512KB). Featuring Body Lice
December 2014 (PDF, 346KB). Featuring Rodents: Get them out of your school, house and yard, part II
November 2014 (PDF, 455KB). Featuring Rodents: Get them out of your school, house and yard, part I
October 2014 (PDF, 430KB). Featuring Mosquito IPM and Bed Bug Survey
September 2014 (PDF, 606KB). Featuring Fall Landscape Checklist and Fire Ant Stings
August 2014 (PDF, 881KB). Featuring Healthy Turf
July 2014 (PDF, 572KB). Featuring Rabies
June 2014 (PDF, 725KB). Featuring Scorpions
May 2014 (PDF, 463KB). Featuring School IPM: The Sensible Way to Work the Bugs Out and Asthma Awareness Resources
April 2014 (PDF, 509KB). Featuring EPA Awards to Schools to Help Reduce Children's Exposure to Pesticide
March 2014 (PDF, 305KB). Featuring Pesticide Safety
February 2014 (PDF, 249KB). Featuring Clutter Control and Turkestan Cockroaches
December 2013 (PDF, 219KB). Featuring Rodents, part II
November 2013 (PDF, 356KB). Featuring Rodents, part I
October 2013 (PDF, 410KB). Featuring Human Scabies
Arizona School IPM Program: Leading Efforts Towards Safer Schools (PDF, 74KB).
September 2013 (PDF, 438KB). Featuring Head Lice
August 2013 (PDF, 252KB). Featuring Steps to Start a School IPM Program
July 2013 (PDF, 357KB). Featuring Summer Pest Proofing, School District Survey Reveals Successes and Opportunities, and Monsoon Wonder
June 2013 (PDF, 252KB). Featuring Bed Bugs, Bats, and Natural Insect Repellent
May 2013 (PDF, 324KB). Featuring Mosquito IPM
April 2013 (PDF, 365KB). Featuring Pesticides safety and Mouse Control Videos
March 2013 (PDF, 472KB). Featuring the IPM Curricula and Healthy Schools Network
Purpose of Work Group. IPM for Sensitive Sites in the Built Environment - Western Region Work Group was formed to provide a focal point for interactive communication and collaboration of community IPM stakeholders and change agents throughout the Western Region. Members include state, territory and tribal representatives, university, industry, advocacy organization, and federal agency groups.
Goal. Work to encourage and enhance successful implementation of IPM in community environments in the NIFA Western Region.
Funding. In 2006, the work group was established with funding from the Western IPM Center. Our activities are leveraged by considerable resources and in-kind support from many member institutions, including the Arizona Pest Management Center.
School IPM 2020: A Strategic Plan for Integrated Pest Management in Schools in the United States. Green, T.A. and Gouge, D.H., editors. IPM Institute of North America website.
Why We Should All Support IPM in Schools as a Top Priority for our Nation.
The Western School IPM Working Group is charged with creating an inventory of existing school IPM programs, resources, and laws throughout the West. These inventory documents are created and regularly updated by working group participants. They are meant to serve as a resource for established and nascent school IPM programs in the West and elsewhere.
July 2011
School & Child Care IPM & Pesticide Laws (PDF, 37KB) A state-by-state checklist of IPM and pesticide laws for schools and child care facilities in western states. (Updated July 2011)
2014
2016 Education Management Regulatory Research Needs (PDF, 121KB)
2018 Work Group Priorities (PDF, 70KB)
Updated August 24, 2016
Work Group Steering Committee:
Dawn H. Gouge, Urban Entomologist - University of Arizona
Carrie R. Foss, Urban IPM Director - Washington State University
Tim W. Stock, IPM Education Specialist - Oregon State University
John F. Connett, School IPM Specialist - University of Wyoming
Tom Babb, Environmental Program Manager - California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Complete Member Information (PDF, 78KB) A list of work group members with complete contact information.
2014 Report of Community IPM Programs
in Western Region States
2014 School IPM State Report Brief
IPM Workgroup Report 2015
Preparing Your School IPM Plan (PDF Template).
Generic School IPM Plan Template (Word, 171KB). Please check your downloads after you click the link. Appendix 1: Pest Monitoring (Word, 35KB). Please check your downloads after you click the link. Appendix 2: Inspection (Word, 115KB). Please check your downloads after you click the link. Appendix 3: Pesticide Application Notification (Word, 55KB). Please check your downloads after you click the link. Appendix 4: Hiring an Outside Contractor (Word, 101KB). Please check your downloads after you click the link. Tribal School IPM Plan Template 011515-v10 (Word, 274KB). Please check your downloads after you click the link. School Integrated Pest Management (in Chinese)School Integrated Pest Management (in English)
Reducing Your Child's Asthma Using Integrated Pest Management: A Practical Home Guide for Parents
The Business Case For Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Cutting Costs and Increasing Benefits
Fournier, A., T.J. Gibb & C.Y. Oseto. 2010. Go to the Head of the Class: A Research-based Approach to Understanding Adoption and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management in Schools. Purdue IPM Technical Resource Center, Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN. 375 pp.
IPM: Integrated Pest Management
Schools Pest Press (prior to 2013)
August 2012 Issue 2, featuring Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, in English (PDF, 678KB).
August 2012 Issue 1, Back-to-School Issue, featuring Head Lice in English (PDF, 65KB).
June 2012 Issue, Clear-Up and Clean-Out For Summer, in English (PDF, 396KB).
An IPM newsletter for school personnel. August 2010 Issue, featuring Head Lice, in English (PDF, 76KB) and in Spanish (PDF, 80KB).
September 2010 Issue, featuring Bed Bugs, in English (PDF, 196KB).
October 2010 Issue, featuring Mice and Rats, in English (PDF, 156KB).
December 2010 Issue, featuring Pigeons in English (PDF, 298KB).
Previous newsletters can be found here.
EPA Announces New School IPM Initiative (1.1MB, PDF)
Regional School IPM Working Groups
Northeast Region School IPM Working
Group
North Central
Region School IPM Working Group
Southern Region School IPM Working Group
Other Links
Arizona School and Childcare
IPM
National School IPM Website (University of Florida)
IPM Institute of North America:
School IPM 2015
Western IPM Center
eXtension:
Urban Integrated Pest Management website
Spanish School IPM CDC
NIOSH
AZ IPM Tip of the Week
Western School IPM Work Group Archive
Western School IPM Work Group Archive