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Micro-Environments

Structural Integrated Pest Management

By Luis and Carlos Agurto

Pestec IPM

IPM is an (Eco)Systems approach

Rat Populations

A Pests Ecosystem is made up of:

  • Living Components
  • Non-Living Components

Access

Living

Component

Non-living Component

Predators

Harborage

Air and Temp.

Pathogens

Parasites

Water and Food

Black Widows

Mice

Ants

Access

Resources

Competition

Resources

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Hemipterans,

dead things, people food

Insects

Hantavirus, salmonellosis

Seeds, Crumbs, Insects

Parasitic wasps

Trees, shrubs

Plumbing, electrical lines

Cracks and crevices

IPM is a pest management strategy that

focuses on long term pest prevention.

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Irrigation, condensation, standing water

Cats, Raptors, snakes, racoons, skunks, possums

Food,

micro-climates

Water from food

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Thermal sinks,

voids, buildings

Other ants

Landscape,

clutter

Fleas, Mites

???

Cracks, crevices, voids

Why Do Pests Go To School?

  • What is a pest?
  • What do pests need to survive?
  • Why are schools an optimal

environment for pests?

Food, water,

access, harborage

Components of an IPM Program

1. Inspect

2. Identify

3. Monitor

4. Treatment

5. Recordkeeping

and Evaluation

2. Identify:

  • Pest Species
  • Pest Sources
  • Simplest remediation

tactics

Record keeping and Evaluation

  • Healthy Schools Act Record keeping vs.

Standard IPM

  • What should records show?
  • Is your IPM program working?

Exercise #3 - Site Inspection and Documentation

Exercise #2 - Brainstorming

Pest Action Plans

Exercise #1

Pest Behavior

and Biology

Non-Chemical Options

Reduced-Risk Options

Last Resort Options

Treatment Continued

Reduce Risk

Chemical Controls

  • Require a Pesticide Label
  • Exempt from Notification
  • Does NOT Spill out when moved
  • "Child Proof"
  • EPA Exempt Pesticides
  • Containerized Bait
  • Crack and Crevice gel or

paste bait

"inside" only

Biological Controls

Mechanical Controls

  • Mud Daubers
  • Biological larvicides
  • Mosquito fish
  • Raptors and Crows
  • Racoons and skunks
  • Fans
  • Fly lights
  • Traps
  • Insect Interceptors
  • Vacuums

Physical Controls

  • Refuse bin liners
  • Tree cones/barriers
  • Door Sweeps/Thresholds
  • Exclusion fabric

Cultural Controls

  • Maintenance checklists
  • Sanitation
  • Policy adoption
  • Landscaping
  • Education

4. Treatment

  • Facility Design
  • Maintenance
  • Exclusion
  • Sanitation
  • Moisture Management

3. Monitor for pests

  • what is monitoring?
  • monitoring tools
  • monitoring vs. trapping
  • Setting pest thresholds
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