By signing the end of this outdoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Steven Ouellette, of this School and the Pest Management Professionals described above acknowledge, and agree to the terms of this OUTDOOR integrated pest management plan.
In compliance with the Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides the Acushnet Elementary School on 8/26/2024 9:21:00 PM has prepared the following outdoor IPM plan about pest control and pesticide use.This plan describes the pest management practices for outdoor areas of Acushnet Elementary School and clearly states it’s pesticide use policies.
A copy of the plan has been filed with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), and at least one printed copy must be kept on site and made available to the public upon request.
By centralizing all of the information about this facility’s pest management practices the plan serves as a guide to direct this facility’s IPM coordinator, Steven Ouellette Objectives
The objectives of the integrated pest management program conducted at the Acushnet Elementary School are listed below.
| Reduce children’s exposure to pesticides and pesticide residues whenever possible. |
| Manage pests that may occur on facilities to prevent interference with the learning environment of the students. |
| Provide the safest playing or athletic surfaces possible. |
In light of these objectives, the Acushnet Elementary School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement.
Pest Management Personnel to Building Staff:
The Pest Management Professional communicates with the IPM coordinator of the facility. The IPM coordinator then passes this information onto an administrative assistant who decides how the information will be distributed throughout the facility.
Staff/Students communicate with their supervisors and/or via a maintenance/custodial ticketing application for the IPM coordinator to review and pass onto the Pest Management Professional if necessary.
Outdoor property includes the turf, landscaping, and the outdoor grounds such as building exterior, playground equipment, etc.. Acushnet Elementary School has prepared maps of the outdoor facility and identified the following priority areas for maintenance:
Turf
Entrances, exits and playground/field areas.
Landscaping
High visibility areas, main entrance.
OutdoorGrounds
Playgrounds and fields used by students.
The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at Acushnet Elementary School:
TURF PESTS | | LANDSCAPING AND PLANT PESTS | | OUTDOOR GROUNDS PESTS |
Insects/pests under the soil or root zone | | Grubs (Japanese Beetles, European Chafer, Asiatic Garden Beetles, Oriental Beetles, and other) | Surface and/or thatch pests | | Ants | | Chinch Bug | Weeds | | Crabgrass | | Dandelions, plaintains, ground ivy, cinquefoil | Other Turf Pest Problems | | No Pests (You are still required to complete the action plan) | Other | | | | | Pests | | Ants | | Mosquitoes & Flies | | Stinging Insects | Insects in playground area (if applicable) | | Yellow Jackets | Other | |
TURF MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: Entrances, exits and playground/field areas.
Cultural Practices
Mowing:
Lawns are mowed on a regular basis by Town or District employees. Clippings are not always removed. Mower is maintained routinely.
Aeration:
The District outsources the aeration service for playing fields. The contractor is required to provide information about the equipment calibration and maintenance schedules to the Facilities Director.
Water Management:
All playing fields are watered using a professionally installed irrigation system on a timer.
Fertilization:
The District outsources the fertilization service for playing fields. The contractor is required to provide information about the equipment calibration and maintenance schedules to the Facilities Director.
Equipment Maintenance:
In-house equipment is cleaned and maintained as used/needed.
Turfgrass diseases
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you diagnosed the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
If you use fungicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Insects/pests under the soil or root zone
Grubs (Japanese Beetles, European Chafer, Asiatic Garden Beetles, Oriental Beetles, and other)
Surface and/or thatch pests
Ants
Chinch Bug
Other Turf Pest Problems
No Pests (You are still required to complete the action plan)
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
No insect control utilized for landscaping.
Provide information on how you identified the species of pests above.
N/A
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
N/A
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
N/A
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Our pest management company uses pesticides only as a last resort (after non-chemical techniques have been unsuccessful).
Pesticide Product Name | Active Ingredient | EPA Registration Number | Target Pest | Rationale for use |
Advion Ant Gel | Indoxacarb | 100-1498 | Ants | Nuisance Control |
CB-80 | Pyrethrins | 279-3393 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Doxem Precise | Indoxacarb | 53883-438 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Niban | Orthoboric Acid | 64405-2 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Pro Control Fogger | Pyrethrins | 499-512 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Stryker | Prallethrin | 53883-384 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Suspend | Deltamethrin | 432-1514 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Tempo Dust | Cyfluthrin | 3125-569 | Stinging Insects | Public Health |
Temprid FX | Imidacloprid+ Cyfluthrin | 432-1483 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
- Insecticides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Insecticides are used only when monitoring has shown that insects are present.
- Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides.
- Insecticides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where insects occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Insecticide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
Weeds
Crabgrass
Dandelions, plaintains, ground ivy, cinquefoil
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Routine and contracted visual inspections during peak weed activity.
Provide information on how you identified the species of pests above.
Visual inspection and contracted reports.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Proper cultural practices.
Describe any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used, if any.
N/A
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Any herbicide application will be performed by a licensed applicator only when acceptable levels have been exceeded and all other alternative treatments have been exhausted.
Pesticide Product Name | Active Ingredient | EPA Registration Number | Target Pest | Rationale for use |
Barricade w/ Fertilizer | Prodiamine | 100-1139 | Crabgrass | Preemergent |
Change Up | Dimethylamine | 228-445 | Broadleaf | Control |
Dismiss | Sulfentrazone | 279-3295 | Yellow Nutsedge | Postemergent |
Drive XLR8 | Dimethylamine | 7969-272 | Crabgrass | Postemergent |
Escalade 2 | Dimethylamine | 228-442 | Broadleaf | Control |
Vista | Fluroxypyr-meptyl | 62719-586 | Broadleaf | Postemergent |
- Herbicides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Herbicides are applied as a spot treatment when appropriate.
- Herbicides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where weeds occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides.
- Herbicide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: High visibility areas, main entrance.
Cultural Practices
Monitoring Program:
Visual inspections performed during scheduled maintenance, pruning, etc.
Soil Maintenance:
Mulching is performed annually or as needed.
Fertilizer Use Practices:
No fertilizer is used for landscaping.
Plant Care:
Mulching at appropriate levels during planting and maintained annually or as needed. Plant spacing is based on industry standards according to species and site conditions.
Watering:
Watering of landscaping only occurs during the first planting season or under severe drought conditions.
Tree and Shrub Diseases
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you diagnosed the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
If you use fungicides, describe your rationale for using them in for the pests above.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Insects and Related Pests
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures you have taken to manage the pests above.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Weeds
Crabgrass
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Visual inspection.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
rained in-house professionals along with specialists.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
Physical removal.
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
If physical removal is ineffective.
Describe or identify any alternative management or biological strategies being used or planned to be used
Mulch maintenance.
Pesticide Product Name | Active Ingredient | EPA Registration Number | Target Pest | Rationale for use |
Barricade w/ Fertilizer | Prodiamine | 100-1139 | Crabgrass | Preemergent |
Change Up | Dimethylamine | 228-445 | Broadleaf | Control |
Dismiss | Sulfentrazone | 279-3295 | Yellow Nutsedge | Postemergent |
Drive XLR8 | Dimethylamine | 7969-272 | Crabgrass | Postemergent |
Escalade 2 | Dimethylamine | 228-442 | Broadleaf | Control |
Vista | Fluroxypyr-meptyl | 62719-586 | Broadleaf | Postemergent |
- Herbicides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Herbicides are applied as a spot treatment when appropriate.
- Herbicides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where weeds occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides.
- Herbicide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
OUTDOOR MANAGEMENT PLAN
The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: Playgrounds and fields used by students.
Cultural Practices
OUTDOOR GROUNDS GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Waste Disposal (trash containers and dumpsters):
Waste management picks up the school's dumpsters two times per week. Custodial staff periodically clean around the dumpster area.
Light Management:
Lights are on a timer schedule that has the exterior lighting turn off when the building is not in use.
Excess Water Prevention:
Ensure that excess water runs into drains and no excessive standing water.
Noxious Weed Management:
N/A
Playgrounds (if applicable):
Playground equipment is maintained to ensure any potential nesting locations are properly managed/eliminated. When a nest is discovered it is mechanically removed outside of student hours.
Nuisance weeds in pavement:
Physical removal and crack sealing procedures on a capital project basis.
Storage Sheds (If applicable):
Periodically clean the inside and outside of storage sheds and keep them organized.
Insects observed in and around outdoor grounds of school property.
Ants
Mosquitoes & Flies
Stinging Insects
Pests
Ants
Mosquitoes & Flies
Stinging Insects
Insects in playground area (if applicable)
Yellow Jackets
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Teachers and custodial staff continually monitor the area for insects.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Teachers and custodial staff make a visual determination.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures you have taken to manage the pests above.
Reduce standing water and keep grounds clean and cleared of debris.
If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Our pest management company uses pesticides only as a last resort (after non-chemical techniques have been unsuccessful).
Pesticide Product Name | Active Ingredient | EPA Registration Number | Target Pest | Rationale for use |
Advion Ant Gel | Indoxacarb | 100-1498 | Ants | Nuisance Control |
CB-80 | Pyrethrins | 279-3393 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Doxem Precise | Indoxacarb | 53883-438 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Niban | Orthoboric Acid | 64405-2 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Pro Control Fogger | Pyrethrins | 499-512 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Stryker | Prallethrin | 53883-384 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Suspend | Deltamethrin | 432-1514 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
Tempo Dust | Cyfluthrin | 3125-569 | Stinging Insects | Public Health |
Temprid FX | Imidacloprid+ Cyfluthrin | 432-1483 | Various Insects | Nuisance Control |
- Insecticides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.
- Insecticides are used only when monitoring has shown that insects are present.
- Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides.
- Insecticides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where insects occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season.
- Insecticide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM.
Weeds
Noxious weeds noticed on the school grounds
Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.