Effective on July 1, 2000, the State of Connecticut mandated that an Integrated Pest Management Program be in effect for all school systems in Connecticut. This program is designed to signify-cantly reduce the amount of pesticides being used in our schools. The program is designed to use baits, insect growth regulators, and low toxicity pesticides to prevent and eliminate any pests. Montville contracted with Waltham Pest Control to monitor your school and help keep it free of all pests.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) relies heavily on prevention, through both proper sanitation and pest sighting reporting. A notebook, which contains the IPM plan, application log, state statute, and pest sighting reporting forms, has been placed in the main office of your school. Please use the sighting form to report any pests seen (i.e., ants, moths, roaches, silverfish, bees, mice, etc). The Pest Control Contractor (PCO) will check this book during their scheduled monthly visit. This will be the primary source of information regarding pest control. Please note that no routine preventative spraying of pesticides will take place. Spraying will only take place when a specific problem exits and other less toxic methods proved ineffective.

Awareness on your part will help to limit any pest problems. Sanitation is extremely important to support this effort.

The plan allows for advance notification (normally 24 hours) to any person who desires to be warned in the event that a spraying application is to take place at the school. A list of those who request this notification will be kept on file in the IPM notebook. Any spraying application that does take place will happen when the school is not being used. If you wish to be notified, please put that request in writing and send it to your school.

In the event that it is necessary to spray for mosquitoes, by the State of Connecticut, advance notice will also be given to all who have their names on the notification list.