IPM in Child Care Centers: Protecting Children from Pests and Pesticides Webinar, April 24, 2012, 1:00 PM - 2:30 EST PM
The first part of the presentation defines Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) and pesticides, and then explains the
relationship between the special vulnerability of young children and
pesticides use in child care centers. The second part of the
presentation enumerates the actions needed to eliminate pests through
IPM. We discuss how pests sneak into centers, and what types of
conditions they are looking for.
Specific IPM steps are described, such as setting pest thresholds, inspecting for evidence, monitoring for pests, and identifying points of entry.
The audience is shown how to eliminate the pests’ ways of entering child care centers by creating and maintaining barriers, and shown why sanitation and maintenance are so important.
