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1.
Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Publish Date: 2020
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Promote a healthy learning environment at your school to reduce absenteeism, improve test scores and enhance student and staff productivity.
State/Region: National
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Managing Pests in Schools
Publish Date: 2020
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: A collection of resources about integrated pest management in schools, including pests of concern in schools, and IPM training and certification.
State/Region: National
3.
Bed Bugs: Get Them Out and Keep Them Out
Publish Date: 2018
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Prevent, identify, and treat bed bug infestations using EPA's step-by-step guides, based on IPM principles. Find pesticides approved for bed bug control, check out the information clearinghouse, and dispel bed bug myths.
State/Region: National
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Pest Control in the School Environment: Implementing Integrated Pest Management
Publish Date: 2017
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: This booklet introduces and reacquaints readers with effective IPM. It presents recommendations for best management practices for IPM in schools. Throughout the nation, schools that have adopted IPM report long term, sustainable pest mitigation that both reduces the use of pesticides and is cost effective.
State/Region: National
5.
Print a Bed Bug Card
Publish Date: 2017
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: The bed bug tips cards are designed to be printed and distributed in larger quantities. Each file contains a page of cards, one for travel tips, the other for general bed bug prevention tips.
State/Region: National
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Bed Bug Guidance for Parents
Publish Date: 2016
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Managing bed bugs can be a major challenge for schools nationwide.
State/Region: National
7.
Bed Bug Guidance for School Nurses
Publish Date: 2016
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Managing bed bugs can be a major challenge for schools nationwide. School nurses are often called upon to provide vital information to students, parents, teachers and administrators. These tips on identifying, managing and preventing bed bugs will help you to effectively respond if bed bugs appear in your school.
State/Region: National
8.
Health Benefits of Integrated Pest Management in Schools
Publish Date: 2016
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: The following documents describe the health case for School IPM. They are designed to be easily accessible to both the general public and school administrators. They describe what IPM is, and then summarize currently available research pointing to how pest control via IPM makes for a healthier school environment. The fact sheet is a distillation of the information in the brochure.
State/Region: National
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Managing Pests in Schools: Bed Bug Guidance for School Administrators, Teachers, and Staff
Publish Date: 2016
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Managing bed bugs can be a major challenge for schools nationwide.
State/Region: National
10.
IPM in Schools: Model Pesticide Safety and IPM Guidance Policy for School Districts
Publish Date: 2015
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: This model guidance for implementation of integrated pest management in schools can be used by administrators, educators, parents and others to help inform the development, adoption and improvement of policies for school districts. It represents our recommendations for best management practices for successful implementation of pesticide safety and IPM practices in kindergarten to 12th grade schools. It is not intended to supersede state, tribal or local requirements, where those requirements are more stringent or specific.
State/Region: National
11.
Bed Bugs Go to School
Publish Date: 2012
Author/Source: U.S. EPA
Description: This information for school staff shows how to identify bed bugs, how to address a bed bug sighting at school, and how to use IPM methods to prevent and eliminate infestations.
State/Region: National