PESTICIDE APPLICATION NOTIFICATION

Effective July 1, 2002, a new law (RCW 17.21.415), requires public schools and licensed day-care centers to provide annual notification of their pest control policies and methods. A system to notify interested parents or guardians and employees of planned pesticide use and the posting of signs where pesticides have been applied must also be implemented.

The Wilbur School District is currently working on a pesticide policy. School maintenance personnel administer all pesticide control for the district with hand sprayers or a small tractor boom sprayer for the grounds. Aerosol cans are used to control ants and bees inside and around the buildings. Rodents are controlled by a variety of traps, or by bait, in areas that are not accessible to students or staff, other than maintenance. A combination of pesticides including – Roundup, Banvel, 24D and Pendulum, is used to control weeds on the grounds. Notification signs will be posted in the administration offices, and signs will be placed at all primary entrances to the grounds that have had an application. Samples of these signs are shown below.

A registry of interested parents or guardians and employees who wish to be notified at least 48 hours before any pesticide application will be kept. The school is not required to pre-notify persons if an application is made when there are no students occupying the building for two consecutive days after the application. Persons desiring to be notified may complete the information sheet at the bottom of this page and return it to the district office.

An annual summary of pesticide use will be posted in the administration offices no later than January 15^th . Persons interested in viewing pesticide records or obtaining a copy of the annual summary of pesticide use may contact Jim Calkins at 647-2221.

NOTICE: PESTICIDE APPLICATION Product Name: Date and time of application: Location to which the pesticide was applied: Pest to be controlled: Name and phone number of contact person at the school. Jim Calkins 647-2221

THIS LANDSCAPE HAS BEEN RECENTLY SPRAYED OR TREATED WITH PESTICIDES BY YOUR SCHOOL FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Jim Calkins 647-2221

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Please notify me of pesticide application at least 48 hours prior to application. I understand that the school is not required to notify me if an application is made when there are not students occupying the building for two consecutive days after pesticide application.

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