Integrated Pest Management for Northeast Schools provides schools with the background to develop their own integrated pest management (IPM) program. (IPM is an ecology-based approach to solving pest problems.) The 60-page book begins with an in-depth discussion about IPM -- what it is, what the benefits are, and why schools should consider it. Key components of an IPM program are described, including inspection and monitoring, action thresholds, treatment options, education, and record keeping. Another section defines the IPM policy statement, discusses the roles of the school community in an IPM program, explains how to develop a school pest management plan, and offers guidance about developing bid specifications and contracts. The second half of the book provides specific information to help in managing pests commonly found in Northeast schools, including bees, wasps, ants, cockroaches, flies, head lice, and rats. Five appendixes include a school IPM checklist, sample action thresholds for specific pests, Northeast IPM contacts, and IPM record forms. Also included are a glossary, bibliography, and extensive reference section.

The publication, authored by Craig Hollingsworth, Bill Coli and Dave Ferro of UMass, and Kathy Murray of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, is the result of a regional collaboration. Development was funded by a Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Grant from Region I USEPA. This is an item no school in the Northeast should be without. Publication and distribution is by the Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES).

Individual copies can also be ordered from the UMass Extension Bookstore, Draper Hall, 40 Campus Center Way, UMass Amherst 01003-9244, or call 413-545-2717. Visa, Mastercard or check can be used. Cost is $12.50 per copy plus shipping and handling. There is a discount for bulk purchases.

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What is IPM?
This 16-page booklet describes the basic principles of integrated pest management in nine languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Khmer, Vietnamese and Chinese (the nine most common languages of the U.S. and Massachusetts). Produced with funding from the EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program. Single copies free. $5.00 for 20 copies or $10 for 100 copies.

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Northeast Pepper IPM Manual: A great resource for pepper growers!
In this guide, the concept of "integrated pest management' is taken to its fullest possible extent. Pepper varieties, transplant production, fertilizers and lime, enterprise budgets, weeds, greenhouse peppers are all covered. In addition there are chapters on all the major and minor insect and disease pests of peppers in the Northeast. The twenty-three chapters are full of color photographs and easy-to-read tables and figures. The general discussions of the IPM approach to pest management are useful guides for any vegetable crop. Extension specialists from all over the Northeast region contributed to this guide.

Pepper guides can be ordered for from the UMass Extension Bookstore, Draper Hall, 40 Campus Center Way, UMass Amherst 01003-9244, or call 413-545-2717. Visa, Mastercard or check can be used. Cost is $19.95, included postage and handling.