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The ABCs of School and Childcare Pest Management

Cornell Integrated Pest Management's blog about IPM for schools and daycare centers.

Child Care Centers

Of concern to parents and staff of child care facilities

Top 5 rodent exclusion tips

6 slices of swiss cheese stand up next to each other with green lines going through some of the cheese holes

Investing in IPM – Education (Summer 2025 Opportunities)

Cardboard stack isolated on white background

Investing in IPM – Pest Proof Food Storage

Investing in IPM – Hiring an IPM professional

4 red and black insects on a brick wall

For some pests, your school is their winter getaway

Disinfectants Safety

graphic shows photo of Dr. Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, and her contact information

Stranger Things on the Playground

chart showing that 14 ticks were found within the woods, 51 along the wood edge, 12 3 meters into the field,1 found 6 m into the field, and 3 on the technician.

Ticks and Schoolyard Edges

photo of Bobby Corrigan wearing a hard hat, holding a clipboard in one hand and a flashlight in the other pointing out a rusted wall grid plate with a hole large enough for a rat to fit through.

Back to School – Keeping the Rodents Outside

Back to School – Humans Only!

IPM is as broad as our selection of photos. On farms, vineyards, orchards; in schools, nursing homes, playgrounds; in your own home, lawn, or garden—IPM is foundational to sound, careful, economical ways of dealing with pests.