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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 2, 2025

weed a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth especially : one that tends to overgrow or choke out more...

April 23, 2025

"The strength of the team is each individual member The strength of each member is the team" --Phil Jackson Over the decades, we have seen the number of school districts with a...

October 14, 2021

"My enemies are worms, cool days, and most of all woodchucks" - Henry David Thoreau Thank you to guest blogger Paul D Curtis, Department of Natural Resources and the...

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...

July 27, 2020

“As everyone knows, when fighting a zombie, you grab a shovel and aim for its head The same with wild parsnip, except you aim for its feet” – Paul Hetzler There is no...

April 24, 2020

Our friends over at Cornell’s Pesticide Management Education Program (psepccecornelledu) has asked us to help spread information on disinfectants and sanitizers During the...

March 11, 2020

northeastipmorg/schools// Back in 2013, the Northeast School IPM Working Group (NESIWG) received a Partnership Grant from the Northeastern IPM Center to develop a Best...

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...

October 17, 2019

Learning never exhausts the mind -Leonardo da Vinci One of the key tenants of IPM is knowing your pests, or potential pests, and risks Learning opportunities become a valuable...