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Montana School IPM
The Montana School IPM program promotes the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) in schools and day care centers. The program provides pest identification and management information, guidance, and education necessary for schools and day care centers to successfully launch and sustain IPM programs geared at reducing children's exposure to pests and pesticide.We provide educational opportunities and pest identification and management to people who use pesticides as part of their livelihood, to consumers with questions about the use and impact of pesticides in their everyday lives, to students at Montana State and at other institutions, and to decision-makers such as local, state and federal government regulators and legislators.
Our mission is to improve pesticide use practices to protect humans and the environment by providing information on IPM concepts, pesticide use data, laws and regulations, and environmental stewardship leading to a sound understanding of pesticides and their responsible use. Our philosophy is that we are in the business of pesticide education to teach people to: evaluate when pesticides are needed, apply pesticides safely understand the impact of pesticide use, know and understand the impact of pesticide-related laws and regulations.
Related Workshops, Grants:
- Utah School IPM Coalition Meeting and School Assessment, Slat Lake City, September 14 - 15, 2007
- Western Region School IPM Implementation & Assessment Work Group Meeting, Portland, September 24 - 25, 2007.
- Western Region School IPM Implementation & Assessment Work Group, September 8, 2006, FY 2007 $10,000.
- Annual Teacher's Workshop, Ag in Montana Schools, MSU Ag Education, 2000-2006.
- School IPM For Montana Middle Schools (National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN): Ento580-1), Spring 1999.
- IPM in Schools program Development Workshop, Washington D.C., December 16, 1998.
- Insect Awareness and MSU Diagnostics Lab tour for Montana Middle Schools, 1994-present.
Supported in part by:
Western IPM Center, US Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Cooperative State Research and Montana State University (College of Agriculture, Extension Service, and the Department of Animal & Range Sciences and the MSU Entomology Group)
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