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School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Home Page

Welcome to the California School IPM web site! This site has been created by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) as part of its implementation of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 (Assembly Bill 2260). Here you will find a variety of documents, web links, and other resources related to the Act and to integrated pest management in schools.

What is integrated pest management (IPM)? Integrated pest management is a widely accepted approach to pest management that results in effective suppression of pest populations while minimizing human health and environmental hazards.  more...

What is the Healthy Schools Act of 2000? The Healthy Schools Act of 2000 put into code DPR’s existing voluntary school IPM program and added some requirements for schools, such as parental notification of pesticide applications, warning signs, recordkeeping at schools and pesticide use reporting by licensed pest control businesses that apply pesticides at schools. DPR is committed to facilitating voluntary adoption of IPM policies and programs in schools throughout California, and will be assisting school districts with their implementation of the Healthy Schools Act.  more...

DPR’s CA School IPM Program receives Green Apple Award
(September 2008)

On September 11, 2008, DPR’s California School IPM Program received a Green Apple Award from the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), at the organization's annual Greentools for Healthy Schools conference in Sacramento.

CHPS presents Green Apple Awards each year to recognize outstanding school districts, design teams, individuals, organizations and industry leaders for their contributions to the green school movement. The “Existing Schools” category (in which DPR received its award) recognizes those who contribute to the high-performance operation and maintenance of existing schools. Click here to see the press release from CHPS.

Check Out Our Two New Posters!
(June 2008)
Our new "Ant Bait and Wait" poster (English PDF, 580 kb) (Spanish PDF, 566 kb) emphasizes the importance of using baits instead of insecticidal sprays for effective long-term ant management in classrooms.

Our new "Keep Pests Out of Your School" poster (PDF, 2 mb) suggests visiting our School IPM Web site to find out how to keep pests out of schools. The poster features a large rat as an example of an unwanted pest.