History of I.P.M. at UC Berkeley
Since its inception in 1973, The Department of Integrated Pest Management has used I.P.M. practices to address a wide variety of urban pests. As noted in our mission statement, "Our stated goal is to rely upon environmentally safe techniques, including sanitation, habitat and structural modification, education, biological controls..." as alternatives to pesticides. [As] practiced at U.C. Berkeley, [IPM] is a common-sense approach that uses a variety of methods to control pests (rodents, insects, spiders, molds, fungus, select plants, etc.). Chemicals may be part of an IPM program, however considerable effort is put towards preventing problems by controlling conditions in and around buildings which may attract and support pests.
What do we do/provide:
- Identification of pests*
- Perform inspections
- Prescribe treatments**
*Type of Pests not treated by UCB IPM:
Agricultural pests - thrips, aphids, white flies, slugs
Landscape pests - wood boring beetles, grasshoppers, California Oak Moths
**All I.P.M. technicians are licensed through the California Department of Pesticide Regulations. At a minimum I.P.M staff work under a Qualified Applicator License (QAL)
