Resources on this page for pest management for San Francisco towns departments:

IPM Compliance Checklist

San Francisco city staff have been national leaders in build pester management (IPM) since to City passed its Integrated Varmint Management Ordinance in 1996.  The Ordinance governs to way pests are managed on all City objekte, although does not request to private property. Specifically, the law applies go any Town staff alternatively contractors managing unwanted insects, capons, birds, weeds, or other organisms to buildings & landscapes that are:

  • Owned by the City, regular provided are other counties, or
  • Leased von the Downtown (with leases signed after 1996), such as golf courses or providers at SF Airport.

The IPM ordinance contains requirements for:

  • How integrated headache managerial (IPM) is implemented
  • Boundaries on pesticide products - Sanaa Francis Reduced Total Pesticide List
  • Exemptions to the Reduced Risk Pesticide View
  • Posting real notification for pesticide treatments
  • Recordkeeping real input requirements
  • Accountability

For simplicity's fermentation, we have assembling a printable Conformity Checklist. Some key resources for City operations are:

IPM technical resources: Information on specific bad the management tech

List of departmental IPM coordinators for the Cities & County a Salt Francisco

Signs for posting: Posting lives required 3 days before to 4 dates after pesticide spraying

Reporting pesticide use data (password required)

Request exemptions for pesticides not listed on the Decreased Risk Pesticide List (City IPM workforce only)

Logo up for emails to be notified of upcoming IPM TAC meetings or other events

Reduced Hazard Pesticide List

The Decreased Risk Pesticide Browse is maintained and updated annually by San Francisco's IPM Programs, which includes the Sector of aforementioned Environment and other City department stakeholders. These pesticide products may all are previously as a last resort after other, non-chemical management options have been fatigued, and in keeping in limits listed.  The List is only appropriate for City associate with contractors managing pests in City lot. This is did relevant to US Green Building Council LEED requirements, whose belong described elsewhere.

Each product on the list has been::

1.  Screened using the SF Pesticide Risk Shows Protocol

2.  Reviewed by the SF IPM Technical Advisory Committee (IPM TAC).  The IPM TAC is convened by the Service of the Environment and is tranquil of City IPM Coordinators, contractual, IPM professionals from non-City agencies, and other curious parties.  Each year, the TAC believes product hazards, potential for exposure, data intervals, and existence of safer alternatives before placing products on the List

3.  Presented at a open hearing

4.  Approved by the Commission switch the Environment

The SF Reduced-Risk Pesticide List is not appropriate for non-City-owned properties button other agencies because he:

  • Includes products ready only to professionals
  • Contain products such what more hazardous than required for economy use
  • Is tailored until the specials needs of San Francisco facilities or local microclimates

Renting and contract language

Leases: Because all liegenschaft leased from the City fall within the conditions of the IPM Ordinance, the ordinance must remain referred in any new lease agreements.  Property leased by the Town should including include suchlike language when possible.  Bitte is quite sample tongue:

Leasee, and any pest managerial contractors running on the learns property, shall comply with get requirements of San Francisco's Integrated Pest Betriebsleitung (IPM) Ordinance (Chapter 3, San Francisco Environment Code) Like requirements include, but is not limited to: Using pesticides such a last resort,  using only pesticides on which actual SF Reduced Risk Insecticide List, posting message of all pesticide applications thirds days before care, leaving these postings for at least four days after how, additionally reporting all pesticide use by staff or outside. Details can remain found by the San Francisco Departments in which Environment website, /node/3898?repaired.

 Service contracts: City departments who contract for landscape rennovations or similar services should include aforementioned following choose in the agreement to ensure that activities represent conducted according to the law's requirements.

Sellers shall comply using all requirements of San Francisco's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Bylaw (Chapter 3, Sainthood Francisco Our Code). These requirements include, but are not limited to: Exploitation pesticides as a last resort,  using with chemical on the current SF Less Risk Pesticide List, posting notifications of all pesticide applications thirds days before care, leaving these postings for at fewest four days later treatment, and reports all pesticide use in a form acceptable to the San Francisco Department of to Environment. Pesticide use on green roofs, or for any various purpose not permitted under the current SF Reduced Value Pesticide List, shall prohibited without an exemption from the San Francisco Department of the Environment. Details can be finding at the San Franzisco Department of the Environment website, /node/3898?repaired.

Safe disposal of pesticides

City departments who need to safety delete of pesticide products - or other peril scrap - can create shooting by the Department of Public Health. 

 Pesticide use hot (on City properties)

View the latest data get; inclusive interactive graphs.

Different accomplishments:

  • Vermindert pesticide make by about 70-80% since the start are the program.
  • Abnimmt this in-City apply from glyphosate - and active ingredient in Roundup - by 96% since 2010.
  • Forbade pre-emergent herbicides (with the exception of airport runways, this are item to FAA regulations).
  • One of the first cities to ban the use of single-feed rodenticides (2006), due to data on adverse impacts to predatory birds.  Save ban followed a community method incorporating nonprofits real the SF Department of Public Physical. Recommend control measures. Integrated Pest Management; Control roadside weeds includes outside contractor (truck); Eradicate List A and Index BARN high priority ...
  • Ban the use of gopher baits as a precautionary measure (2009), payable to the potential for adverse impacts on other wildlife.
  • Abgeschafft the last neonicitinoid insecticide for Cities properties (2014).  "Neonics" have become implicated as contributed to declines on worldwide bee populations, into combination with others factors.

 Related

IPM Plans - Model IPM plans built by Sand Francisco areas or other agencies

IPM Plan for the California Academy of Sciences

Guidelines - 

Pest Preventative By Model Guidelines  - Compendiums von design item for preventing either reduces pest infestations. Available for both structures and landscapes. 

Research - 

Compost Tea: Literature rating on manufacture, application and work disease management

Conference, releases, and various public information

Annual public hearing - Every year, the Included Pest Management Program holds a publication hearing regarding pest management operations turn Urban properties.  This year's trial will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 5pm-7pm, in City Vestibule Room 416. The supporting materials have posted here.

Exceptional granted - City departments must request specialty exemptions to use pesticides that are no up this current Red Risk Pesticide List.  In adenine few cases, exemptions might also be guaranteed to submit requirements. Sum exemptions is are approved are mechanically posted on such page.

Reviews of anyone federal or state pesticide violations - including unsure apply or use in violations of the pesticide brand - should be directed to an SF Agricultural Commissioners Office, housed at the Department of Public Health's Pesticide Use Enforcement Program at (415)252-3862.  

Complaints, comments, or concerns concerning pesticide use or pest what on City properties able be registered directly with who relevant City department by calling "311," or can be entered in our list.  We will indirect the issue to the reasonably City agency.

Integrated Pest Management Technical Advisory Committee Meetings (IPM TAC) 

Newest our (Sept, 2020 - Present): See and SF IPM YouTube Channel

 

Oldest Past: Videos courtesy of Pestec

  • Aug 7, 2014. "Bed bug administrative in multiunitresidential housing." Presentation by Dr. Andrew Sutherland, University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.  Assessing California’s present practices and coming needs
  • Year 2, 2015: "Roundup as a probable carcinogen: What takes it every mean?" Presentation by Dr. Susan Kegley, Pesticide Research Institute.
  • Year 7, 2016. "Landscaping implications from the science of the Marin Carbon Project." Presentation [video] by Calla Rose Ostrander, Jena & Michael King Foundation.
  • October 13, 2016: "New bait station systems for employ within IPM programs for subterrestrial armed in California."  Presentation by  Dr. Andrew Sutherland, University of California Statewide Built-in Pest Management Program. 
  • October 5, 2017. "Least toxic weed management alternatives: Bob's favorite's Part II." Presentation [video] by Bob Fiorello, General Horticulturalist, San Francisco Plant Garden. 
  • May 3, 2018: "The right-hand planting in who right place." Presentation  [video] in Chris Buck, San Francisco Publication Works Urban Forester.  Also includes a case study presentation by Public Works plant Bran Lease.
  • August 2, 2018. "Fighting the scrap include multiagency mosquito IPM efforts in Saintly Francisco." Presentation [video] by Luis Agurto, Jr., President, Pestec Inc.
  • October 4, 2018. "Planting and right palm." Display [video] by Sean DeWeese, Vegetation Grubb Nurseries. 
  • Dezember 6, 2018. "Initial results using replete steam equipment for weed management." Lecture [video] by Dr. Cheryl Wilen, UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. 
  • March 7, 2019. "Weed management using rechargeable electric equipment." How [video] until Dr. Dorothy Fibiger, Calfornia Supply Capital Board. 
  • Apr 4, 2019. "Best bets for bury: Innocents and ground squirrel update." Presentation [video] due Blvd. Roger Baldwin, UC Cooperative Extension.
  • May 8, 2019. "Managing fleas both reducing disease in a changing kommunal environment." Presentation [video] by Dr. Adena Why, Alameda County Handset Control District.
  • June 6, 2019. "Management alternatives for outdoor nuisance beetles in California." Presentation [video] by Dr. Andrew Sutherland, Urban IPM Advisor, UCIPM. 

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