George Mason University STARS Snapshot - Sierra Club

Integrated Pest Management
Responsible Party
Margaret Lo
Sustainability Assistant Manager
Sustainability
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
Submission Note:
Data was originally submitted for Mason's STARS v. 1 report on August 9, 2011.
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field
The size of the campus grounds :
559 Acres
The size of campus grounds that are maintained in accordance with a four-tiered IPM plan :
559 Acres
A brief description of the IPM plan(s) :
George Mason University (Mason) has several vendors that utilize an Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPM) throughout the campuses
within its buildings and on its grounds. For Mason's buildings and up to 15 feet of its exterior perimeter, the plan includes education;
inspection; exclusion from the interior; client communication; monitoring; sanitation; mechanical and physical control; application of
pesticides; quality control; and documentation. Reports are provided four days out of the week with weekly reviews with the vendor's
area manager and quarterly reviews with the vendor's regional manager. Mason was inspected by the Virginia Department of Agriculture
in March 2011 and no violations were found.
For all turfgrass, ornamental plants and mulched areas, the vendor will inspect, survey and monitor all applicable areas to determine the
location, and levels of possible insect and disease infestations. Based on the results of the inspections, the vendor shall notify Mason of
the need to apply unscheduled insecticides and fungicides to control insects and diseases which exceed acceptable thresholds and/or may
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