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IPM is a systemic strategy of managing pests which considers prevention, avoidance, monitoring and suppression. Where chemical pesticides are necessary, a preference must be given to methods which pose the lowest possible safety and environmental risk.
IPM has been used in agriculture successfully for years to manage pest situations. IPM in community settings simply refers to the use of this common sense approach on various non-agricultural pests.
The use of IPM in the school environment is a growing trend in the United States and has proven to be a practical and cost- effective management strategy. By November of 2001 all Massachusetts schools were required to have a written IPM Plan (see Children and Families Protection Act).
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