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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.

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December 15, 2025

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest - Benjamin Franklin What’s Bugging You First Friday is a monthly virtual series that takes place on the First Friday of...

June 24, 2025

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” –  Benjamin Franklin Establishing an Integrated pest management (IPM) program for your school buildings and grounds...

September 21, 2020

“When it comes to student learning and achievement, the physical environment is a full partner” – Dr Lorraine Maxwell, Cornell University  Another annual NYSIPM Conference...

July 28, 2020

Schools across the world are having conversations about safely sending teachers, students, and the rest of the school staff back for face-to-face education during a global...

March 4, 2020

“When it comes to student learning and achievement, the physical environment is a full partner” - Dr Lorraine Maxwell, Cornell University Despite decades of promoting school...

February 7, 2018

Year in and out, outreach to schools has our community IPM staff going back to school Literally We work with maintenance staff, nurses, groundskeepers, teachers, and parents We...

November 30, 2017

By Meredith Swett Walker Originally published on Entomology Today, by the Entomological Society of America, November 2017 Republished with permission Tick specimens...

July 17, 2014

After a long winter, warm weather is a welcome change Everyone wants to be outside and water play makes for happy kids But no season is perfect The air is abuzz with the...