Specifications include, but are not limited to: ECSU is looking comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for all the areas specified herein. The goal of IPM is to deliver effective pest control while at the same time reducing the volume and toxicity of pesticides used and human and environmental exposure to pesticides. IPM is a process for achieving long term, environmentally sound pest control through the use of a wide variety of technological and management practices. Control techniques in an IPM program include a combination of pest monitoring, good sanitation practices, education, grounds maintenance, alternative physical, mechanical, and biological pest control, and the use of pesticides when warranted according to a predetermined hierarchy of pest management choices, formulations, and application techniques, which will minimize the exposure and potential risk to people and the environment.
