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Sec. B28-4. County integrated pest management (IPM) program.

(a) The County IPM Coordinator shall oversee and coordinate implementation of the IPM program.

(b) The IPM program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Identify staff member(s) responsible for program implementation;

(2) Acquaint County workers with the IPM approach and new pest management strategies, as they become known;

(3) Inform the public of the County's effort to reduce pesticide use;

(4) Respond to questions about the County's pest management program and practices;

(5) Conduct ongoing educational programs, where appropriate;

(6) Maintain records and evaluate program effectiveness;

(7) Develop and maintain the approved list of pesticides.

(c) Departments shall implement the IPM program consistent with the IPM practices outlined below. Where feasible, departments shall consider a range of potential treatments for the pest problem and employ non-pesticide management tactics first, consider the use of chemicals only as a last resort, and select and use chemicals in accordance with the provisions of this division. The IPM practices shall include ways to:

(1) Monitor pests to determine pest population size, occurrence, and natural enemy population, if present. Identify decisions and practices that could affect pest populations. Keep records of monitoring results;

(2) Set treatment levels for each pest at each site based on how much biological, aesthetic or economic damage the site can tolerate;

(3) Determine the most effective treatment time, based on pest biology and other variables, such as weather, seasonal changes in wildlife use and local conditions;

(4) Design construction and building remodels to reduce or eliminate pest habitats and improve efficiency in facility and landscape maintenance and sanitation;

(5) Reduce pest incidences by modifying management practices such as watering, mulching, fertilizer use, and pruning;

(6) Modify pest ecosystems, including waste management and food storage, to reduce pest food, living space, and access;

(7) Use physical controls such as hand-weeding, traps and barriers, heat and cold;

(8) Use biological controls such as introducing or enhancing pests' natural enemies;

(9) When indoors, use baits or least toxic methods of pest control rather than sprays;

(10) Monitor treatment to evaluate effectiveness;

(11) Maintain records as set forth in Section B28-8.

(Ord. No. NS-517.70, 5-21-02)

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