By signing the end of this outdoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Dianne Jirka,
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 Waring School on 11/30/2007 3:59:00 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 Waring 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,
Dianne Jirka
Objectives
The objectives of the integrated pest management program conducted at
the Waring 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 Waring School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement.
Pest Management Personnel to Building Staff:
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 on to the IPM coordinator. Or, staff/students will communicate in writing and leave the information in the IPM coordinator''s mailbox.
Outdoor property includes the turf, landscaping, and the outdoor grounds such as building exterior, playground equipment, etc.. Waring School has prepared maps of the outdoor facility
and identified the following priority areas for maintenance:
Turf
Mine field
Playing field
Practice field
Quad
Landscaping
The areas around the Forum Building, the House, and the Theater are priority areas. As well as the hickory tree in the driveway, the oak tree behind the House Maple trees by the Theater and the beech tree by the Barn.
OutdoorGrounds
The priorities for maintenance are those outdoor areas adjacent to the buildings and the pathways between the buildings
The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at Waring 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) |
Surface and/or thatch pests
| | | Chinch Bug |
Other
|
| |
Insects and Related Pests
| | | Aphids and adelgids | | | Cankerworms |
Weeds
| | | Crabgrass |
Other
|
| |
Insects observed in and around outdoor grounds of school property.
| | | Mosquitoes & Flies |
Insects in playground area (if applicable)
| | | Yellow Jackets |
Weeds
Noxious weeds noticed on the school grounds
| | | Poison Ivy |
Other
|
|
TURF MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: Mine field
Playing field
Practice field
Quad
Cultural Practices
Mowing:
Mowing height 1 1/2"-2"
Mower blades are sharpened once a month
Clippings are not removed from turf
Aeration:
We aerate our fields every spring.
Water Management:
Waring School has an irrigation system on one field only. It is used only during the driest conditions. We water every other day for 30 minutes. We do not water the other fields.
Fertilization:
Diamond Athletic Turf manages our fetilization practices. They use a balanced organic fertilizer. It is applied four times per year March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October.
Equipment Maintenance:
Maintenance checks fluids with every other use.
The
Turfgrass diseases
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you diagnosed the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
If you use fungicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
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
Chinch Bug
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Chinch bug by visual monitoring.
Grubs by visual monitoring
Provide information on how you identified the species of pests above.
Diamond Athletic Turf manages our athletic fields. Bob Bradway is a Pest Management Professional who identifies the pests
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Waring School has taken proper mowing and watering techniques to minimize pests.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
To date Waring School is not planning on using any biological strategies on our fields.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Waring School uses insecticides only when Pest Management Professional determines that there are too many and they are compromising the health of the soccer fields. Insecticides have been used on only one field and in compliance with the Children and Families Protection Act and in compliance with the groundwater Protection Regulations
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| turcam | carbamate | 45639-59 | grub/chinch | control pests for healthy turf |
| merit75 WSP | chloronicotinyl | 3125-439 | grub/cinch | control pests for healthy fields |
| mach 2 | diacylhydrazine | 69075-4 | grub/chinch | control pests for healthy fields |
| conserve | propanedid | 62719-291 | grub/chinch | control pests for healthy fields. |
- 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.
Weeds
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you identified the species of pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: The areas around the Forum Building, the House, and the Theater are priority areas. As well as the hickory tree in the driveway, the oak tree behind the House Maple trees by the Theater and the beech tree by the Barn.
Cultural Practices
Monitoring Program:
These areas are monitored once a week. If a problem is observed then it is noted.
Soil Maintenance:
The Waring School does not do any soil testing. the soil around the trees and plants are mulched once a year.
Fertilizer Use Practices:
The Waring School does not use ferilizer on its landscaped areas.
Plant Care:
Waring School uses native species in its landscapings. Waring School uses mulch once a year to keep the weeds down
Watering:
Waring School uses native species in its landscapings. We do not have an irrigation system for our landscaping and use a sprinkler for about 20 minutes a day for three days a week under the driest conditions
Tree and Shrub Diseases
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you diagnosed the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
If you use fungicides, describe your rationale for using them in for the pests above.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Insects and Related Pests
Aphids and adelgids
Cankerworms
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Arborist, David Adams, pointed out the wooly adelgid and cankerworm to the IPM Coordinator in 2005. Since then the IPM Coordinator has monitored the situation on semiannual basis.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Experts from Cape Ann Tree Service identified the species.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures you have taken to manage the pests above.
The Waring School has not taken any non-chemical control measures to manage the pests above.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Waring School used pesticides once in 2005 while the children were on their Spring break. 2005 was a peak year for the cankerworm. Waring School wanted to save some mature maple, apple, oak, hickory and hemlock trees.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Waring School intends to use a native beetle the Laricobius nigrinus as soon as it becomes available
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| horticultural oil | | | | |
| biorational spray | | | | |
- 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.
Weeds
Crabgrass
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
IPM Coordinator monitors the situation weekly during the growing season.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Waring School has a botonist on staff who can identify the plants including weeds on campus.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Waring School has used boiling water and weeding tools such as trowels or weed whackers to control weeds. For many years the School had goats to control the weeds. The School no longer has goats.
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Waring School rarely uses herbicides. However once every few years when there is an over abundance of poison ivy the School will use herbicides to control it.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Waring School uses weeding implements to contol weeds.
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| Roundup Pro | glyphosate | 524-475 | poison ivy | reduce the population and risk to students |
- Herbicides are applied as a spot treatment when appropriate.
OUTDOOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: The priorities for maintenance are those outdoor areas adjacent to the buildings and the pathways between the buildings
Cultural Practices
OUTDOOR GROUNDS GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Waste Disposal (trash containers and dumpsters):
the 6 yd dumpster is emptied once a month. It is not cleaned. It does not contain a food source. 2 trash sheds are cleaned 3 times a year
Light Management:
The Waring School uses only the minimalist amount of light for public safety
Excess Water Prevention:
The Waring School has a manmade pond. brook, and wetlands on its property. The level of the pond is monitored so that there is flow. Maintenance workers are instructed to remove stagnant water from flower pots, sports equipment, open trash barrels etc.
Noxious Weed Management:
No measures have been taken to reduce the likelihood of noxious weeds. When there is an abundance of poison ivy measures are taken to reduce it.
Playgrounds (if applicable):
Waring School does not have a playground. Wasp nests can spring up anywhere. When observed the Waring School sprays them with soapy water.
Nuisance weeds in pavement:
Waring School weed whacks nuisance weeds in pavement several times during the growing season.
Storage Sheds (If applicable):
All buildings including sheds are maintained for rotten wood or holes that provide an entry for pests. If mice are observed, traps are set.
Insects observed in and around outdoor grounds of school property.
Mosquitoes & Flies
Pests
Mosquitoes & Flies
Insects in playground area (if applicable)
Yellow Jackets
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
visual seasonal inspections when pests are present
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
They are common insects
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures you have taken to manage the pests above.
In the past biological rings have been placed in the pond to kill mosquito larvae.
Dragonflies have been released.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Insecticides may be used to control adult mosquitoes to reduce the risk of virus in the local area. Larvicides may be used to reduce the potential number of adult mosquitoes in the local area. mosquito control measures will be handled by the Northeast MA Mosquito control District and Wetlands Management District.
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| Anvil 10+10 | Sumithrin | 1021688329 | mosquitoes | mosquito control |
| Flit 10EC | Permethrin | 832-67 | mosquitoes | mosquito control |
| Altosid WSP | Methoprene | 2724-448 | mosquito larvae | mosquito control |
| VectoLex CG | Bacillus sphaericus | 73049-20 | mosquito larvae | mosquito control |
| Teknar G | Bacillus thuringiensis israeliensis | 73049-403 | mosquito larvae | mosquito control |
| Duet | Prallethin, Sumithrin, Piperonyl butoxide | 1021-1795-8329 | mosquitoes | mosquito control |
- 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.
- Insecticide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
Weeds
Noxious weeds noticed on the school grounds
Poison Ivy
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Visual inspection beginning at the start of the growing season.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Waring School employees a botonist who can identify plant species. Poison Ivy is a common noxious weed.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Waring School has used weed whackers and shovels to remove poison ivy
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
On rare occasions when there is a large crop of poison ivy and the children are playing on the grounds an herbicide will be use to reduce the population.
Pesticide
Product
Name | Active
Ingredient | EPA Registration
Number | Target
Pest | Rationale
for use |
| Roundup Pro | glyphosate | 524-475 | poison ivy | poison ivy control |
- Herbicides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Herbicides are applied as a spot treatment when appropriate.
- 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.