Region 8
Integrated Pest Management
Useful IPM Links
Regional Information
EPA Region 8 Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) Grant Program FY2011 Request for Applications
Purpose: Promote the transition to reduced-risk pest management practices in agriculture to protect human health and the environment.
Due Date: Applications must be received by September 19, 2011.
- Funding Opportunity Announcement (PDF) (27 pp, 289K, about PDF)
Eligible applicants include any agency or instrumentality of a state, including state universities and all federally recognized Native American tribes.
The total estimated funding expected to be available for award is one per EPA region, with a maximum funding level of $50,000 per project. The project period of performance is limited to two years. Selections and awards will be made by EPA's regional offices.
Questions about the program in EPA Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and Indian Country) should be addressed to:
Peg Perreault (perreault.peg@epa.gov)
303-312-6286
VIDEO: EPA honors the Salt Lake City School District for its Integrated Pest Management system
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a process for balancing the risks between pests and pesticides to achieve long term pest suppression. IPM uses a wide variety of technological and management practices. Control strategies in an IPM program extend beyond the application of pesticides to include structural and procedural modifications that reduce the food, water, harborage and access used by pests. IPM is common-sense pest control.
Features of IPM:
- Communication
- Identification
- Monitoring
- Exclusion
- Sanitation
- Treatment
- Strategy
- Evaluation
Please visit the "Useful IPM Links" websites listed in the box above right to find excellent resources about integrated pest management. If you are looking to start your own IPM program at your local school, we recommend the University of Florida IPM website
. It contains myriad examples that you can download and tailor for your usage.
View an informational video
that describes what IPM is:
If you have other questions about IPM, please contact:
VelRey Lozano (lozano.velrey@epa.gov)
303-312-6128
EPA IPM publications
- In Schools
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Lawn and Garden
- Healthy Lawn, Healthy Environment (PDF) (19 pp, 5.4MB, about PDF)
- Green Scaping - The Easy Way to a Greener and Healthier Lawn (PDF) (16 pp, 2.1MB, about PDF)
- Troublesome Weeds of the Rocky Mountain West (contact the EPA Region 8 Pesticide team)
- In Agriculture