IPM Learning Modules

Below are modules covering various IPM concepts, including information about biology and control of specific pests that you may encounter in a school setting. Ways in which you can apply Integrated Pest Management strategies to control pest related problems are also included.

Partial funding for the development of these modules was provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

Note: Load times may vary among modules and depending upon connection speed. Low resolution versions download faster but have smaller image sizes whereas high resolution versions download slower and have larger image sizes. PDF files load the fastest but may have lower resolution images.

General IPM Modules:

• An Introduction to Integrated Pest Management (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Assessment/Evaluation (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Asthma Triggers in Schools (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• IPM Treatment Strategies (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Mold and Indoor Air Quality in Schools (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)

School Grounds Pest Modules:

• Birds (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Spiders (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Stinging Insects  (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Snakes  (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Rabbits (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Rodents and other Mammalian Pests (all) (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
  Note: This is a large file, for quicker download times, try the individual pest modules below:
  • Voles (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
  • Pocket Gophers (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
  • 13-Lined Ground Squirrels (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
  • Moles (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)

Structural Pest Modules:

• Ants (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Bats (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Birds (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Cockroaches (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Flies (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Head Lice ( Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Silverfish ( Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Spiders ( Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Stinging Insects (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Stored Product Pests ( Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Mice and Rats (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• Snakes ( Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)

Site Specific Modules:

• IPM on School Grounds (Landscape) (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)
• IPM for School Turfgrass (Low Resolution      High Resolution     PDF)

Original PowerPoint versions of these modules are available by request.