| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 31.07 |
| Liaison | Elisabeth Reed |
| Submission Date | Feb. 16, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Illinois State University
OP-9: Integrated Pest Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.40 / 2.00 |
Elisabeth
Reed Director Office of Sustainability |
The size of the campus grounds :
The size of campus grounds that are maintained in accordance with a four-tiered IPM plan :
A brief description of the IPM plan(s) :
On the campus of Illinois State University an IPM program is used on approximately 70% of the campus. The other 30% of campus is treated as high maintenance expectation areas, and include athletic fields, our quad, as well as the University residence and annual and ornamental planting beds.
In the spring of each year pre-emergence pesticide are applied to mulched planting beds, parking lots edges, and gravel areas. This pre-emergence has a short effective life of 3 to 4 months.
Fertilization of turf, trees and shrubs occurs twice a year, one in the late spring and one in the late fall. The fertilizers are slow release fertilizers and not only benefit the plants by providing continuous, slow applications of nutrients, but they are also environmentally friendly because the plant uses the nitrates. This limits the nitrate levels that might affect ground water supplies.
The website URL where information about the IPM plan(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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