Pest Management Resource List
The following list of websites is not a complete compilation of internet information sources on pest management or neighbor notification. There are many websites on these subjects. Inclusion of a website on the list is for convenience purposes only and does not constitute approval or endorsement by the NYSDEC, or provide any assurances with regard to the quality of services or correctness of website information. Changes to those resources are not within the purview of the Department. Please contact the specific website for all information or questions related to it.
Links for Schools and Daycare Centers on Pest Management Alternatives
Cornell University
- NYS IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Program
- Found a Cockroach? (Cockroach Management Brochure)
- Lawn Care Without Pesticides
- NYS School IPM Workbook (PDF) (1 MB)
- Stinging Insect IPM for Schools
IPM Institute of North America
- IPM Standards Available for Schools
- Tips for Reducing Pest and Pesticide Risks in Schools (PDF) (1.1 MB)
- IPM STAR Certification Program
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Other States
- California School IPM "Helper" Lookup Tool
- California School IPM Tips, Green Cleaning, Preventing Pests
- Florida School IPM
- New Jersey School IPM, "low impact pesticides"
- University of Connecticut Alternatives to Pesticides
Links for Schools on Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law
New York State Education Department (NYSED)
- NYSED Home Page for School Neighbor Notification
- Guidance for Pesticide Neighbor Notification for Schools
- Neighbor Notification Regulations 8 NYCRR 155.24
- Neighbor Notification Reminder for School Compliance
Link for Daycare Centers on Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law
NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
Links for Schools and Daycare Centers on Pest Management Training Resources
- Resources for Professionals from Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
- NOFA/Organic Land Care Training Calendar
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Rodent Control Academy
Links for Schools and Daycare Centers on more Pest Management Information
United State Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal Agencies
- Protecting Children from Pesticides
- EPA Chemical Management Resource Guide for School Administrators
- Pesticides and Food: Why Children May be Especially Sensitive to Pesticides
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Report - Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools
- U.S. General Accounting Office Report - Pesticides Use, Effects, and Alternatives in Schools
New York State, and Other States and Entities
- New York State Attorney General's Office Report - Pesticide Use At New York Schools
- NYS Department of Health Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcous Aureous (MRSA) Control
- Questions and Answers about (MRSA) in Schools
- NYS BOCES Programs
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation - Detailed List of Best Management Practices for Pest Prevention in Schools
- Cornell Report on Pest Management Practices in NY Schools (2002) (PDF) (263 KB)
- Florida Technical Information on Non-Pesticidal Products
Links for Parents on Residential Pest Management Alternatives
Cornell University
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Homeowner Brochure for Indoor Pest Control (English) (PDF) (1.2 MB)
- Homeowner Brochure for Indoor Pest Control (Spanish) (PDF) (1.2 MB)
- Tip Sheet on Indoor Pest Control (PDF) (66 KB)
- New York State Attorney General's Office Report - Pest Control in Public Housing, Schools and Parks
New York State Department of Health
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Other Organizations
- Organic Lawn Care (Northeast NOFA) Homeowner Page
- Organic Lawn Care Lawn Brochure for Homeowners
- Washington Toxics Coalition Control of Indoor Pests
Links for Parents/Residents on Pesticides Neighbor Notification Law (lawn care)
- NYSDEC Lawn Care Neighbor Notification Information
- Laws of New York
- Citizens' Guide to Pesticide Notification Laws in NYS
- NYS Department of Health Neighbor Notification Law Information
