Karey Windbiel-Rojas, UC IPM's Associate Director for Urban and Community IPM and Urban IPM Advisor for Yolo, Solano, and Sacramento counties, talks about common pests in schools and childcare centers: head lice, bed bugs, commensal rodents, and cockroaches. She also covers the use of disinfectant wipes and pesticide safety and shared resources.
Recording of UC IPM’s Urban & Community IPM Webinar from August 15, 2024.
Links from Webinar
Resources for Schools and Child Care Centers from UC IPM: ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/resources-for-schools-and-child-care-centers/#gsc.tab=0
The Healthy Schools Act from CDPR: www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/pubs/hsa_factsheet.pdf
Are disinfectants harmful to children? from US EPA: www.epa.gov/coronavirus/are-disinfectants-harmful-children-can-children-apply-disinfectants
School IPM from NPIC: npic.orst.edu/pest/schoolipm.html
Using disinfectants and wipes safely from UC IPM (webinar): czcams.com/video/KJvPniMF2E4/video.html
Visit ucanr.edu/sites/ucipm-community-webinars/ for more information on the Urban and Community IPM Webinar series and to register for upcoming webinar sessions.