1. Integrated Pest Management Program Status Abigail Licnikas, DSL

2. Take Aways Understand why MIT is implementing an IPM Program and its importance Know how to get help if there are signs of pests Understand how the evolving elements of the pest management program may affect your DLCs

3. Background Executive interest ◦ Raccoon in Mahogany Row ◦ Presidents’ House-rats ◦ “Bug Rain” (bugs fell on pianist) Day care requirements Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides (2000) Best practices Cambridge dumpster ordinance

4. Current Practices Ultrafast pest Control ◦ Won bid to keep contract after RFP submitted and competed with other companies ◦ Has served MIT for over 15 years Responsible for: ◦ Traps ◦ Prevention activities ◦ Facility improvement suggestions ◦ Training for daycare and MIT custodial EHS currently does a 1/year audit of daycare centers

5. Practices Con’t Steering Committee: ◦ Oversees development, status, and improvements to IPM program Operations Committee: ◦ Day to day operations, metric gathering, manages design/repair suggestions

6. Improvements to system Better reporting/tracking in SAP by Facilities ◦ DoF will provide better metrics on the number of calls and pests seen on campus Piloted awareness training in DSL and new Facilities custodial crew Redbook design standards Building life cycle

7. Improvements Con’t

9. Dumpster Ordinance Created to help reduce the conditions that attract pests “Any container, compacting unit, or roll-off that is used for the temporary, storage, containment, or transport of refuse, debris, trash, garbage, recycling, organics or other like materials— including temporary dumpsters used during construction.” (Cambridge dumpster brochure) More info on Cambridgema.gov website Facilities is working on how this will taken care of

10. Coming soon… Daycare Center SOP under review Fully role out awareness training for everyone on campus ◦ Know how to recognize pest signs ◦ Advise departments on pest prevention Complete Program Description from EHS

11. Newest green pest control…bed bug detection dogs! Questions?