Integrated Pest Management Plan for Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Hoddenbach, Gerard

The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan for Whitman Mission National Historic Site (WHMI) provides basic pest management guidelines to help protect the health and safety of park staff, visitors, and residents and to assist in preserving the cultural and natural resources of the park. Because new information and improvements in pest control technology continually appears, it is imperative for this plan to be reviewed and periodically updated. The use of all pesticides at WHMI will be in accordance with Servicewide policies, as found in NPS-77. All pesticides used in the park (except for insect repellents purchased by employees or visitors and used on their own body or clothing) will be applied by or under the direct supervision of a state certified pesticide applicator. All other pesticides used in the park by residents, contractors, special-use permittees, agricultural lessees, or non-NPS personnel will conform to NPS policies and guidelines and be approved before use. It is a goal of WHMI, in compliance with NPS policy, to only use the least toxic pesticides that will accomplish desired objectives. No "preventative" pesticide treatments will be made in the park unless prior NPS approval has been obtained. Preventative applications of a pesticide are considered to be "application of a pesticide in the absence of a target pest" and, as such, are a violation of Federal law. At the end of each year, the WHMI IPM Coordinator will compile a list of the pesticides applied in the park on NPS IPM software (PUPS) and forward a copy of that report to the Columbia Cascades Support Office. All use of pesticides by employees in the park residence will conform with established Service policies, guidelines, and approval processes but are exempt from year end reporting processes. Pests present at WHMI have been classified into two basic management zones: structural and landscape. The structural zone includes interior and exterior structural pests and museum pests. The landscape zone includes wildlife pests and weeds that occur in turf and ornamental areas.

Integrated Pest Management Plan for Whitman Mission National Historic Site

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