| Pincushion Hill Montessori School
Indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan
30 Green Street
Ashland, MA 01721
IPM Coordinator
Agoston Kovago
Primary Contact
Agoston Kovago, 508-881-2123, akovago@yahoo.com
By signing the end of this indoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Agoston Kovago, of this School and the Pest Management Professionals described above acknowledge, and agree to the terms of this INDOOR integrated pest management plan.
A .INTRODUCTION
In compliance with the Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides, Pincushion Hill Montessori School on 3/9/2009 9:56:00 AM has prepared the following indoor IPM plan. 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, Agoston Kovago , about pest control and pesticide use. This plan describes the pest management practices for indoor areas of the Pincushion Hill Montessori 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. Objectives
The objectives of the integrated pest management program conducted at the Pincushion Hill Montessori 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 Pincushion Hill Montessori School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement:
B.POLICY STATEMENT
It is the policy of this school to implement Integrated Pest Management procedures to control structural and landscape pests and minimize exposure of children, faculty, and staff to pesticides.
C.IPM COMMITTEE
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 INDOOR committee members selected for the Pincushion Hill Montessori School are listed below:
1) Agoston Kovago (Indoor IPM Coordinator)
2) Christine Kovago
3) Annie Cray
4) Stephanie Gebo
5) Lisa Wyman
D. COMMUNICATING IPM WITHIN THE FACILITY
The Pest Management Professional communicates with the IPM coordinator of the facility. The IPM coordinator then passes this information onto an administrative assistant who decides how the information will be distributed throughout the facility. Staff/Students communicate with their supervisors or teachers who then pass information onto the IPM coordinator.
E. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FACILITY OCCUPANTS & STAFF
- The custodial staff will receive training on how to implement plan.
- "Training content will cover pest-reporting procedures and pest prevention strategies such as sanitation."
- We will offer reminders annually during our staff orientation.
- IPM supervisor will present training.
- Students must eat lunches only within designated areas of the school
F. INDOOR MONITORING
The IPM committee will evaluate the plan annually. When pests are present, Pincushion Hill Montessori School has chosen an INDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of weekly inspections. When pests are absent the INDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of daily 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.
G. COURSE OF ACTION TAKEN FOR INDOOR PESTS
The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at Pincushion Hill Montessori School: The School's IPM approach to managing the indoor pests includes the following actions:
| SCHOOL PEST DESCRIPTION | In the past we have identified small sugar ants.
| | SCHOOL PEST LOCATION DETAILS | The small ants were located in the kitchen.
| | SCHOOL PEST ACTIVITY | 10 ants
| | MONITORING/INSPECTION | visual detection
| | ELIMINATING ACCESS | impossible to eliminate access of tiny ants
| | ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FOOD AND WATER | floors cleaned on a daily basis
| | ELIMINATION OF SHELTER AND HARBORAGE | they come from outside
| | NON-CHEMICAL CONTROLS | step on them
| | PESTICIDE USE ATTESTATION: | Only pesticides allowed under the Children's and Families' Protection Act are used indoors.
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H. RECORD KEEPING
In the case of Pincushion Hill Montessori School, INDOOOR monitoring records will be maintained through the following technique: The use of forms which will be filled out by the person monitoring the facility
I. EVALUATING THE PROGRAM
The IPM committee will evaluate the plan annually .
J. IN THE EVENT OF A HEALTH EMERGENCY
During the creation of this IPM plan, Agoston Kovago has assigned committee member Agoston Kovago with the responsibility of applying for an emergency waiver.
K. LIST OF PESTICIDES TO BE USED INSIDE THE FACILITY
The following list includes all the pesticides that will be used inside the Pincushion Hill Montessori School. This list includes all herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides that will be used in the event that chemical is required.
Pesticide
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA
Registration # | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use | | Terro Ant killer | Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate (Borax) | 149-8 | ant | eliminate ants |
I attest, to the best of my knowledge, that the above information is complete, accurate and true _____ __/______/___
IPM Coordinator Signature Date / _ /
Administrator, Director, or Principal Date Indoor IPM Plan originally submitted on: 10/11/2006 11:09:00 AM
Plan updated by Agoston Kovago on: 3/9/2009 9:56:00 AM | 