| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.15 |
| Liaison | Laura Young |
| Submission Date | April 14, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Michigan State University
OP-9: Integrated Pest Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.78 / 2.00 |
Gerry
Dobbs Former Steward - Retired IPF Landscape Services |
The size of the campus grounds :
The size of campus grounds that are maintained in accordance with a four-tiered IPM plan :
A brief description of the IPM plan(s) :
MSU will be developing an Integrated Pest Management program that will specifically meet the needs of the campus landscape. Staff will be trained to identify pest problems and will be able to evaluate the threshold when corrective action will need to be taken. In addition, MSU works with Landscape Architects to select disease and insect resistant plant materials to be used in the campus landscape. Research will be conducted to determine alternative treatments or remedies to solve pest problems.
In addition, it is hoped that developing healthy soil beds and selecting healthy, hardy plant materials will alleviate the need for extensive pesticide usage. Also, the staff will determine proper cultural methods to help keep the plant materials healthy.
The website URL where information about the IPM plan(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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