Teachers are one of the most important links in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program in a school system. Yet teachers are sometimes the last to know that an IPM program exists in a school and to understand the role that they play in the success of the program.
Pests need food, a place to hide, and water to survive. Removing any of these three necessities is required to get rid of the pest on a permanent basis. Removing clutter and keeping food out of the classrooms is essential to keeping pests out of the school.
We have links below to information that teachers may use to improve conditions in the classroom and to remove conducive conditions for pests.
(Archived short monthly publications on pest problems in schools)