IPM Policies, Protocols, and Resources for School Grounds and Athletic Fields
All links are to PDF documents unless otherwise noted.
IPM Policies and Protocols
- Basic Steps in IPM Implementation
- The Business Case for Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Cutting Costs and Increasing Benefits
- Sample Integrated Pest Management Policy – simple
- Sample Integrated Pest Management Policy – detailed
- IPM Roles and Responsibilities between the School and the IPM Contractor
General IPM Resources
- Action Thresholds in School IPM Programs
- Basic Steps in IPM Implementation
- EPA Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
- EPA Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management
- IPM for Pennsylvania Schools: A How-To Manual
- IPM for School Administrators and Principals
- IPM Workbook for New York State Schools
- Model IPM Contract (Word DOCX)
- Notice of Pesticide Application
- Pesticide Application Record Form
- Simple Inspection Form
- Long-term Management of Structural Squirrel and Bat Problems
Resources for IPM Indoors
Resources for IPM Outdoors
- Abiotic Turf Problems
- Best Management Practices for Pesticide-Free, Cool-Season Athletic Fields
- Ticks and Mosquitoes: Should they be included in School IPM programs?
- Basics of Mulch
- BMPs for Athletic Fields
- Collecting a Turf Sample for Plant Disease Diagnosis
- Common Field Weeds of the Northeast
- Control of Broadleaf Lawn Weeds
- Sports Turf Rating System
- Weeds in Ornamental Plantings
- Green Lawns: Promoting Environmental Stewardship
- IPM for School Athletic Directors
- Inspection Form for Turfgrass (Excel XLSX)
- Inspection Form for Turfgrass
- Late Fall Fertilization of Athletic Fields
- Common Garden Weeds of the Northeast
- Best Management Practices for Athletic Fields & School Grounds
- Nonherbicidal Weed Control Strategies Implemented by City Parks Staff in the Northwest: Maintaining Hardscapes and Fence-lines
- Northeast Growing Zones Map
- Do Yellowjacket Traps Reduce Stinging Risks?
- Reducing Risk for Poison Ivy Rash
- Safe Playing Fields: Legislation, IPM, and the Sports Turf Manager
- Stinging Insect Comparison Chart
- Stinging Insect Photo ID Comparison
- Essential Plant Nutrients
- Twenty Tips for Healthy Grounds
- IPM for Dealing with Bird Pests
- How to Reduce Your Risk of Injury from Stinging Insects
- Some Thoughts on Yellowjacket Traps
- Turf Weed Pest Timetable by Month
- Turf Insect Pest Timetable by Month
- Turf Disease Pest Timetable by Month
- Best Management Practices for Lawn and Landscape Turf
This site was produced by the New York State IPM Program of Cornell University, with funding from a Northeastern IPM Center Partnership Grant, in collaboration with the School IPM Working Group. Content reviewed and updated: February 2020.
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