Inspecting and Monitoring Your name, title, and school district This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Outline 1.Why inspect or monitor? 2.Getting started with inspecting 3.Getting started with monitoring 4.Resources to assist with inspecting and monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

What is Integrated Pest Management? Integrated Pest Management, or “IPM”  A way of managing pests that takes human health and the environment into consideration  A proactive approach to pest management. The focus is on prevention of pests by reducing the conditions that encourage pests: food, water, shelter sources.  Allows for the use of lowest toxicity pesticides, which are used only after trying non-chemical, common sense measures, or in the case of pest emergencies. This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Why Inspect or Monitor?Why Inspect or Monitor?  …It’s the law. The Oregon school IPM law states that inspecting and monitoring are components of IPM (ORS (3)(f)).  It works! 1.early pest detection 2.proper pest identification 3.better efficiency when addressing a pest issue This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Why Inspect or Monitor?Why Inspect or Monitor? 1.Inspecting = creating a pest profile of a school (which pests are where and why…and what to do about it; also identifies pest conducive conditions that could result in future pests). 2.Monitoring = a way to achieve pest identification AND diagnosis of the issue for effective management.  Many pests are active at night or when the school is empty (mice, spiders, certain ants, etc.)…pest monitors reveal what happens when you’re not there.  Diagnosing pest issues = where the pest is occurring, how it’s entering, what it’s after. Knowing this makes your job much more efficient. This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Inspecting Getting Started…. 1. Inspect your school.  Two pair of eyes are quicker and more complete than one  Tour perimeter (including booster club) and indoor pest hot spots (kitchen, pantry, cafeteria, student store, staff lounge, 2-3 “pest-prone” classrooms, and anywhere else pest issues are known to occur)  List the pests (e.g., wasps, weeds, spiders, bats, birds, etc.) and the food, water, shelter source that needs to be addressed  List action items for each pest issue; prioritize as “immediate” or “long term” This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Where to Inspect INDOORS Kitchen and pantryStaff lounge Cafeteria2-3 “problem” classrooms PortablesCustodial closets Student store OUTSIDE Building perimeterPlayground equipment Booster club (yikes!)Covered play shed Turf healthWeed-prone areas Inspecting This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Where/what to inspect indoors…a few examples Cupboards, drawers, desks, lockers – food in hard containers? Under couch cushions – mouse droppings? Crumbs? Under/behind counter appliances and vending machines Closets, desk areas– clutter? Mouse droppings? Accessible to clean? Any corrugated cardboard? Inspecting This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Where/what to inspect indoors…a few examples Wall bases – are they clean (mopped/vacuumed)? Under sinks – sealed around pipes? (Mice travel via wall voids among classrooms) Walls, ceilings – moisture damaged wood? (Carpenter ants will infest such wood) Inspecting This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Where/what to inspect outdoors…a few examples Dumpster area – tidy? Lids closed? Doors – sweeps present? Installed correctly? Lights & ledges– bird nests or droppings? Window screens – in place? Intact? Inspecting This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Getting Started…. More than one way to “monitor” for pests: 1.Sticky monitoring traps and rodent monitoring 2.“Natural” monitors 3.Day-to-day observations, or more formal observations on a set schedule Monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Sticky monitor traps  For arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.)…NOT mice  Placed against wall base  Dated, initialed  NOT to eradicate pests  COMMUNICATE with staff (don’t throw monitors away) Monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Sticky monitoring traps  Help to detect and diagnose the pest issue  Your “eyes” 24/7… 1.Type of pest (identification) 2.Life stage of pest: adult or immature (varies for some insects) 3.Location of pest activity (where within the room) 4.Entry point (how they are getting inside) 5.When action is needed (when the pest threshold is reached) 6.Whether management techniques are working (whether number of pests are increasing over time or decreasing) Monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Sticky monitor traps Proper monitor trap placement IMPROPER monitor trap placementMonitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

WHERE to monitor using sticky monitoring traps  In “hot spots” (see Custodial Training Guide’s “Monitoring Trap Protocol”)  Suggestion: start small: begin with the kitchen and pantry  Approx. 15 elementary schools  Approx. 20+ high schools  min to check/month  Check every 2 weeks in warm seasons, or when beginning  More often with current pest issue  Check 1/month in winter Monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Rodent monitoring  Pre-bait traps  Use monitoring baits  Check regularly for activity Monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

“Natural” monitors  Train your eye to identify and check natural monitors – places where pests hang out, die, or leave droppings Monitoring This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Record-keeping Monitoring trap form This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

 Keep hard copy record of your monitoring trap-check form  Make accessible for IPM Coordinator, fellow custodians, contracted professionals, potential inspectors Allows ease of communication between custodian and IPM Coordinator regarding pest activity Helps demonstrate you are using IPM methods if questioned Record-keeping This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Monitoring and InspectingMonitoring and Inspecting What’s that pest? Pest ID resources…. Find Us OSU Extension Service Administration Oregon State University 101 Ballard Hall Corvallis, OR Tel: Fax: This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Monitoring and InspectingMonitoring and Inspecting Pest ID resources…. OSU Insect ID Clinic FREE! Oregon Department of Agriculture FREE! This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program

Pest Fact Sheets: OSU School IPM Program  Main_Page.html Main_Page.html  (Pest Presses and Technical docs) WSU School IPM Program   Indoor and outdoor (e.g., weed) pests UC IPM Online   Pest fact sheets Monitoring and InspectingMonitoring and Inspecting This presentation was created with funding support from the USDA/NIFA E-IPM grant program