Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
IPM
NJDEP-Pesticide Control Program Principles of
IPM for Implementation IPM Minimum
Criteria -Structural (Commercial Accounts/Private
Residences)
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Reducing and/or change in pesticide use
• an effective environmentally sensitive approach
  to pest management
• relies on a combination of
• commonsense practices
• may include the judicious
• use of pesticides.

Benefits
Risk
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IPM Includes  

• Inspection
• Monitoring pest populations
• Identifying pests
• Determining threshold
• Developing a plan
• Implementing the plan
• Continuing to monitor

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NJDEP-PCP General Definition of IPM
IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests
by using all appropriate technology and
management practices in a way that minimizes
health, environmental, and economic risks. IPM
includes, but is not limited to, monitoring pest
populations, consumer education, and when needed,
cultivation practices, sanitation, solid waste
management, structural maintenance, physical,
mechanical, biological and chemical
controls.
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IPM Goals

• Goal of IPM control pests,
• not eradicate entire population
• Treatments are not made acc.
• to a predetermined schedule
• Based on results of monitoring
• Treatments are chosen timed to be
• most effective least disruptive to natural
• pest controls

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IPM Strategies

• IPM Control
• Eliminate Food Source
• Eliminate Water/Moisture Source
• Eliminate Harborage
• Eliminate Access

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
IPM

• NJDEP IPM Minimum Criteria
• Structural (Commercial Accts./Private Residences)
• Prerequisites for IPM programs
• Educate Client
• IPM principles-what is IPM? How does it differ
  from conventional pest control?
• Risks vs. efficacy of chemical and non-chemical
  controls
• Benefits-reduced risk for humans, pets and
  non-target organisms with appropriate choice of
  controls and methods
• Proper sanitation and exclusion
• Clients role in IPM-what is their responsibility
  when the Commercial Applicator leaves their
  property?

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
IPM

• NJDEP IPM Minimum Criteria continued...
• Customer Involvement
• Act on recommendations of IPM Practitioner to
  correct potential pest problem areas
• Document and report pest sightings between visits
  
• Credentials of the IPM Practitioner
• NJDEP Commercial Pesticide Applicator license and
  certification (category(ies) 7A, 7B or 7D)
• NJPMA accredited wood destroying organism
  inspector (for services relating to 7B
  inspections), if possible
• professional association membership
• access to urban entomologist

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IPM Minimum Criteria cont.

• Monitoring
• Monitor your progress
• Monitoring tells you what works and what doesnt
  work
• Mechanical-traps, mechanical devices, glue
  boards, sticky traps, insect light traps,
  pheromone traps
• useful for monitoring the type and abundance of
  many types of pests

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Monitoring Devices

• Inspected on each service visit
• used as indicators of pest problems
• identify the pest and degree of infestation
• location of the problem
• change in population-are numbers increasing or
  decreasing over time?
• Determines Action threshold
• Control method for small numbers of pests
• Preferred method for areas requiring
  non-pesticide use

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Visual Monitoring

• Visual inspections
• Knowledge of interior structure
• Structural deficiencies, moisture problems,
  sanitation issues
• Inspect behind moldings, baseboards, under
  furniture, inside tubular frames, cracks and
  crevices, other areas of harborage
• Visual monitoring tools
• flashlight
• mirror
• hand lens
• gloves
• sticky traps
• evidence of pest - nymphs, egg cases, shed skins,
  feces, gnawing, tracks, grease marks and other
  damage, live dead

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Action Thresholds

• Definition
• -An action threshold is a level at which some
  method of control would be initiated. Action
  thresholds are determined by such factors as
  severity of the pest problem, impacts on health
  and safety, economics and aesthetics related to
  the pest and user needs for the site where the
  pest is found. The IPM Practitioner and the
  customer will determine and record tolerance
  levels for pests and pest damage. This may vary
  by pest species or type, and site.
• Examples of action thresholds
• -Rodents-1/room
• -Cockroaches-2/room (method of control
  determined by numbers found)
• -Ants-5/100sq.ft in a maintenance or storage
  area

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Pest Management Methods

• IPM techniques
• ID the pest - type or species
• Inspect for and determine the pests origin
• Determine a course of action depending on the
  type of pest
• Implement a control option
• Follow-up on treatment method

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IPM Problem Solving

• Identify their habitat
• 3 basic necessities food, warmth, moisture
• eliminate means of survivaleliminate problem
• Locate key areas
• Kitchen - under sinks, behind appliances,
  cabinets, recycling cans
• Bathroom - behind tub, toilet, sink
• Basement - floor drains, foundation, structural
  cracks and crevices

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Methods of Control

• Sanitation-Eliminate harborage
• Exclusion
• Eliminate structural cracks crevices-caulk and
  seal
• Repair/replace screens-use air doors
• Habitat modification
• Repair leaks
• Insulate pipes-reduce condensation
• Remove standing water (interior exterior)
• exterior vegetation modification and light
  management

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IPM Chemical Controls

• Judicious use of pesticides used only when
  absolutely necessary. Preference to products and
  techniques that reduce the level of risk to
  humans and the environment.
• Examples
• Spot treatments of biological products to target
  specific pest
• Baits/gels- tamper-proof containers-must be
  placed in strategic areas
• All pesticides must be applied according to the
  label, at or below label rates.

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Documentation and Recordkeeping

• Initial site-specific history
• monitoring observations
• pest infestations
• cultural practices
• control measures including pesticide applications
  made
• Contract to include IPM program specifics
• Documentation and evaluation of results of
  control measures implemented

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Additional Documentation and Recordkeeping

• Monitoring visit records kept by IPM
  practitioner-copy to customer
• inspection observations
• recommendations for corrective actions by
  customer
• actions taken by IPM practitioner
• Note All pesticide application records shall be
  kept as required by N.J.A.C. 730

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IPM Minimum Criteria
IPM

• Other Sectors
• Golf Courses
• Mosquito Control
• Railroad Rights-of-Way
• Roadside Rights-of-Way
• Lawn and Landscape
• Utility Rights-of-Way
• Note IPM Minimum Criteria documents are
  available for downloading from our website,
  www.pcpnj.org under the publications link.

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NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Pesticide
Control Program http//www.pcpnj.org PO Box 411
Trenton, NJ 08625-0411 609-984-6507 (General
Information) 609-984-5014 (Outreach Training)