Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 83.26
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2014
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STARS v1.2

American University
OP-9: Integrated Pest Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Stephanie DeStefano
Grounds Operations Coordinator
Facilities Management

Criteria

Institution’s grounds are developed and maintained in accordance with an integrated pest management plan that adheres to the following four-tiered approach:

1)      Set action thresholds

2)      Monitor and identify pests

3)      Prevention

4)      Control


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions with cultivated grounds comprising one or more percent of the total area of the campus.


Scoring

Institutions earn the maximum of 2 points for this credit if all campus grounds are covered by a four-tiered integrated pest management plan.  Incremental points are available based on the percentage of campus grounds that are maintained in accordance with such a plan.  For example, an institution where half of the campus grounds were covered by a plan would earn 1 point (half of the points available for this credit).


Measurement

Timeframe

Report on the plan or plans that are being followed currently.

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.