Oakmont Regional High School employs Charles Barnard an on-site certified and/or licensed pesticide applicator (certification/license #: 30433) who may be called on to manage all or some of the necessary OUTDOOR pest problems that may arise.
By signing the end of this outdoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Charles Barnard, of this School and the Pest Management Professionals described above acknowledge, and agree to the terms of this OUTDOOR integrated pest management plan.
In compliance with the Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides the Oakmont Regional High School on 1/29/2010 2:39:00 PM has prepared the following outdoor IPM plan about pest control and pesticide use. This plan describes the pest management practices for outdoor areas of Oakmont Regional High School and clearly states it’s pesticide use policies.
A copy of the plan has been filed with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), and at least one printed copy must be kept on site and made available to the public upon request.
By centralizing all of the information about this facility’s pest management practices the plan serves as a guide to direct this facility’s IPM coordinator, Charles Barnard Objectives
The objectives of the integrated pest management program conducted at the Oakmont Regional High School are listed below.
| Reduce children’s exposure to pesticides and pesticide residues whenever possible. |
| Manage pests that may occur on facilities to prevent interference with the learning environment of the students. |
| Provide the safest playing or athletic surfaces possible. |
In light of these objectives, the Oakmont Regional High School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement.
The tasks set before an IPM committee are to: | Develop an IPM plan. The IPM plan is in essence, a document that describes the organization and implementation of IPM on school grounds. |
| Evaluate progress of the IPM program. |
| Communicate about IPM - Facilitate communication within the school about IPM practices. |
| Assist in development of contract specifications. |
| Provide notification to parents about pesticide use. |
The OUTDOOR committee members selected for the Oakmont Regional High School are listed below:
1) Charles Barnard (Outdoor IPM Coordinator)
2) Sherry Kersey
3) Charles Barnard
4) Steve Contois
5) Paul Engman
6) Jim Baer
7) Bruce Collins
Pest Management Personnel to Building Staff:
The Pest Management Professional communicates with the IPM coordinator of the facility. The IPM coordinator then posts this information in a common viewing area dedicated to the subject of integrated pest management. In addition, the IPM coordinator also communicates information to the staff supervisors who then distribute the information to all the staff and occupants concerned.
Staff/Students communicate with their supervisors who then pass information onto the IPM coordinator.
The IPM plan will follow a Annually evaluation schedule. When pests are present, Oakmont Regional High School has chosen an OUTDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of Quarterly inspections. When pests are absent the OUTDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of Quarterly inspections.The following technique will be used to monitor for pests: Reports from facility personnel (pest reporting forms) would prompt the IPM coordinator to setup monitoring traps, which would be used to identity the pest and determine its abundance.
Outdoor property includes the turf, landscaping, and the outdoor grounds such as building exterior, playground equipment, etc.. Oakmont Regional High School has prepared maps of the outdoor facility and identified the following priority areas for maintenance:
Turf
Athletic playing surfaces at the high school and track.
Landscaping
Landscaping consists of flower beds and islands.
The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at Oakmont Regional High School:
| TURF PESTS | | LANDSCAPING AND
PLANT PESTS | | OUTDOOR GROUNDS
PESTS |
Insects/pests under the soil or root zone
| | | Grubs (Japanese Beetles, European Chafer, Asiatic Garden Beetles, Oriental Beetles, and other) |
Weeds
| | | Crabgrass | | | Dandelions, plaintains, ground ivy, cinquefoil |
Turfgrass diseases
| | | Dollar Spot | | | Rusts |
Other | | | Red thread |
| |
Weeds
| | | Crabgrass |
Tree and Shrub Diseases
| | | Wilt |
Other |
| | |
TURF MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: Athletic playing surfaces at the high school and track.
Cultural Practices
Mowing:
Montiored daily during growing season. Between 3/4 in and 1.5 in depending on athletic schedule/games. Blades are sharpened weekly. Clipping are removed as needed to aviod thatch build-up.
Aeration:
Twice a year - spring and fall.
Water Management:
Water as needed through growing season. Deep and infrequent watering used during growing season. Use grass resistant to drought.
Fertilization:
Fertilize 2x per yr with a straight fairway fertilizer. We determine the type of fertilizer based on soil samples. Applied during vacations and prior to sport season beginning. Calibrate the spreader to manf. recommendations which determines the rate at which it is applied.
Equipment Maintenance:
Washed after each use.
Turfgrass diseases
Dollar Spot
Rusts
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Visual inspection dialy.
Provide information on how you diagnosed the pests above.
Visual inspoection.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Monitor mowing heights and avoid standing water when diseases are active. Increased nitrogen levels if outbreak occurs.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
not applicable.
If you use fungicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Once threshold is reached we use chemicals to ensure the safety of our athletes.
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| daconil | chlorothalonil | 239-2522 | red thread, rusts and dollar spot | control fungas on playing surfaces |
- Fungicides are applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- The disease was identified by a laboratory diagnostic test.
- Fungicides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where diseases occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Fungicide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
Insects/pests under the soil or root zone
Grubs (Japanese Beetles, European Chafer, Asiatic Garden Beetles, Oriental Beetles, and other)
Surface and/or thatch pests
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Visual inspection done daily. Soil inspection if insect damage is suspected.
Provide information on how you identified the species of pests above.
Visual inspection.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Removal of attracting items.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
not applicable.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Once a threshold is determined we used chemicals to ensure the safety of our athletes.
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| Merit | imidacioprid | 3125-451 | white grub | control grubs on playing surfaces |
- Insecticides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Insecticides are used only when monitoring has shown that insects are present.
- Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides.
- Insecticides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where insects occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Insecticide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
Weeds
Crabgrass
Dandelions, plaintains, ground ivy, cinquefoil
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Daily inspection of all playing surfaces.
Provide information on how you identified the species of pests above.
Visual inspection.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Montior mowing heights and fill in bare spots in turf.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
not applicable.
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Once threshold is reached we use chemicals to ensure the safety of our athletes.
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| diemnsion | dithiopyr | 43854-4 | annual grasses and boarderleaf weeds | control of crabgrass and broadleaf weeds on playing surfaces |
| quick pro | glyphosate | 524-535 | annual/perennial weeds | controls weeds around track and road cracks |
- Herbicides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Herbicides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where weeds occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides.
- Herbicide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: Landscaping consists of flower beds and islands.
Cultural Practices
Monitoring Program:
Weekly monitoring for weeds and diseases.
Soil Maintenance:
4 inch mulching annually.
Fertilizer Use Practices:
Fertilizer is not used on landscape.
Plant Care:
Plants are established and mulching is done annually.
Watering:
Rain water only. No additional irrigation is required.
Tree and Shrub Diseases
Wilt
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Weekly inspection.
Provide information on how you diagnosed the pests above.
Visual.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
First sign of disease use hand pruning to remove disease.
If you use fungicides, describe your rationale for using them in for the pests above.
not applicable
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
First sign of disease use hand pruning to remove disease.
Insects and Related Pests
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures you have taken to manage the pests above.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Weeds
Crabgrass
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Flower beds and islands are checked on a weekly basis.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Visual.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Pull weeds and ensure mulch covers area for prevention.
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
no applicable.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Pull weeds and ensure proper mulch depth.