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Pb1603-Suggested Guidelines For Managing Pests In Tennessee's Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1603-Suggested Guidelines For Managing Pests In Tennessee's Schools: Adopting Integrated Pest Management, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Environment (Indoor & Outdoor)
We all agree it is necessary to protect our children and other school occupants from unnecessary exposure to pest control products, while also ensuring they are not subjected to the health risks associated with pests. Cockroaches can pose a severe health threat. German cockroaches are the most common pests in commercial kitchens and they, along with flies and other pests, may transmit food poisoning agents. Cockroaches and their remains are a leading cause of asthma. Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, rodents and birds are involved in the transmission of such diseases as viral encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and others. We …
Sp674-Getting Started With Ipm (Integrated Pest Management) In Child-Serving Facilities, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp674-Getting Started With Ipm (Integrated Pest Management) In Child-Serving Facilities, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Environment (Indoor & Outdoor)
Many states are beginning to adopt integrated pest management (IPM) practices in schools and other child-serving facilities. UT Extension and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture have been promoting school IPM in Tennessee since 1996. IPM is an approach to pest management that relies on common-sense practices rather than depending exclusively on pesticides. IPM uses information about pests’ life cycles to control them, and reduces risk to people and to the environment.
The primary goal of IPM is finding the cause of pest problems. Understanding what pests need to survive is the key. Pests live in areas that provide basic needs …
Sp605-E-Who Is At Risk For Childhood Lead Poisoning, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp605-E-Who Is At Risk For Childhood Lead Poisoning, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Environment (Indoor & Outdoor)
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Sp605-A-What Do You Know About Lead Poisoning? Common Myths, Misunderstandings And The Facts, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp605-A-What Do You Know About Lead Poisoning? Common Myths, Misunderstandings And The Facts, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Environment (Indoor & Outdoor)
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Sp605-K-Lead Poisoning And Hobbies, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp605-K-Lead Poisoning And Hobbies, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Environment (Indoor & Outdoor)
If your job or hobby involves exposure to lead, you need to take steps to reduce your, and your family’s, risk of lead poisoning.