Resource Pointer #155
January 21, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Reducing Pesticide Use in Schools: An Organizing
Manual, 1998.* Gregg Small. Presents general guidelines
for changing pest management policy at the local level,
stressing most effective ways to implement bio-intensive
IPM programs. Discusses health hazards of pesticides,
especially regarding children's health, and outlines key
aspects of least-toxic IPM systems. Presents ten steps
for reducing pesticide use in schools, including how to
research pesticide issues, build core community support
and win support of school officials. Includes brief case
study of successful campaign in Sulfur Springs, CA, and
provides listing of IPM resources and experts. 27 pp.
US$5. Pesticide Watch Education Fund, 450 Geary Street,
Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone (415) 292-
1486; fax (415) 292-1497; email pestiwatch@igc.org.
*Failing Health: Pesticide Use in California Schools,
1998.* California Public Interest Research Group
Charitable Trust and Californians for Pesticide Reform.
Documents that highly toxic pesticides are used in
California school districts and school use of pesticides
is extremely widespread. Argues that parents, teachers
and the public are prevented from getting basic
information about pesticide use in schools and makes
policy recommendations for eliminating hazardous
pesticides from schools and implementing least-toxic
pest management programs. Provides data about pesticide
use in many California school districts based on surveys
sent to district officials. 28 pp. US$5. Make checks
payable to PANNA. Contact PANNA.
*IPM for Schools: A How-to Manual, 1997.* Sheila Daar,
Tanya Drlik, Helga Olkowski and William Olkowski.
Presents comprehensive guidelines to IPM in and around
schools. Explains fundamentals of integrated pest
management, emphasizing monitoring for insects, weeds
and other pests; setting injury and action levels; and
selecting treatment strategies. Includes chapters on
using IPM to control ants, cockroaches, clothes moths,
carpet beetles, fleas, flies, lawn pests, lice, rats and
mice, scorpions, spiders, wood damaging pests, yellow
jackets and hornets, and other pests. Provides listing
of IPM-related resources and information about how to
develop an IPM program. 213 pp. US$50. Bio Integral
Resource Center (BIRC), P.O. Box 7414, Berkeley, CA
94707; phone (510) 524-2567; email birc@igc.org;
www.birc.org/birc.
*No Place for Poisons: Reducing Pesticides in Schools,
1997.* Elizabeth Loudon. Documents pesticide reduction
project by Washington Toxics Coalition and three
Washington schools. Includes information about pesticide
use in schools generally, and describes pesticide
hazards to children. Discusses key aspects of integrated
pest management (IPM), and provides case studies of
three school districts that were successful in switching
to IPM or organic methods of pest control. Provides
brief recommendations for how other communities can work
with school districts to make transition away from
pesticides. 14 pp. US$5.78 (plus $0.43 sales tax for
Washington state residents). Washington Toxics
Coalition, 4516 University Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98105;
phone (206) 632-1545; fax (206) 632-8661; email
info@watoxics.org; www.accessone.com/~watoxics.
*Integrated Pest Management and Biological Control in
Agriculture: Four Curriculum Units for Grades 9-12,
1996.* Eileen Cullen. Provides lessons about IPM at
varying levels of complexity. Unit one examines why IPM
systems are superior to chemical intensive pest control,
and describes characteristics and objectives of IPM.
Integrates history of cottony cushion scale control
throughout lessons, using story of this pest as starting
point for lessons. Units two, three and four use case
studies, experiments and role playing games to further
students understanding of IPM. Includes resource listing
and glossary of technical words. 160 pp. US$29.50. Bio
Integral Resource Center (BIRC), P.O. Box 7414,
Berkeley, CA 94707; phone (510) 524-2567; email
birc@igc.org; www.birc.org/birc.
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