Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Integrated Pest Management Program Guidance Manual PREPARED FOR: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District 330 Distel Circle Los Altos, CA 94022 PREPARED BY: May & Associates, Inc., Shelterbelt Builders, Inc. and Ascent Environmental, Inc. 455 Capital Mall, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 September 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................. V 1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 The IPM Approach ........................................................................................................................ 1-2 1.2 QUICK REFERENCE TO THE IPM GUIDANCE MANUAL BY PEST TYPES ......................................... 1-3 2 IPM DEFINITION AND POLICY .......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Defining IPM and pests................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 IPM PoLICY .................................................................................................................................... 2-2 3 THE IPM PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Decision-Making and Record-keeping .......................................................................................... 3-5 3.3 Prioritization ................................................................................................................................. 3-7 3.4 Reporting ...................................................................................................................................... 3-9 3.5 Training and Safety ..................................................................................................................... 3-10 3.6 List of Approved Pesticides ........................................................................................................ 3-11 3.7 Notification ................................................................................................................................. 3-13 4 ASSESSING THE IPM PROGRAM AND UPDATING THE GUIDANCE MANUAL ....................................... 4-1 4.1 Criteria to assess the IPM Program .............................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Tracking the Program ................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.3 Program Evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.4 Program Modifications ................................................................................................................. 4-3 4.5 Updating the IPM Guidance Manual ............................................................................................ 4-3 5 IPM PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................. 5-1 6 IPM IN BUILDINGS ........................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Definition and Purpose ................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.2 TypeS of Pests ............................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.3 Pest Identification ........................................................................................................................ 6-2 6.4 Preventive and General Maintenance Activities .......................................................................... 6-2 6.5 Damage Assessment..................................................................................................................... 6-6 6.6 Tolerance Levels/Threshold for Action ........................................................................................ 6-6 6.7 Active Pest Control Treatment Options ....................................................................................... 6-8 7 IPM FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ................................................................................................. 7-1 7.1 Definition and Purpose ................................................................................................................. 7-1 7.2 Type of Pests ................................................................................................................................ 7-1 7.3 Pest Identification ........................................................................................................................ 7-2 7.4 Prevention and Retrofit ................................................................................................................ 7-2 7.5 Damage Assessment..................................................................................................................... 7-5 7.6 Tolerance Levels/Threshold for Action ........................................................................................ 7-5 7.7 Treatment Options ....................................................................................................................... 7-6 Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Integrated Pest Management Guidance Manual i Table of Contents Ascent Environmental 8 IPM FOR FUEL MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Definition and Purpose ................................................................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Type of Pests ................................................................................................................................ 8-1 8.3 Pest Identification ........................................................................................................................ 8-1 8.4 Managing Plant Communities for Fire Safety ............................................................................... 8-2 8.5 Prevention .................................................................................................................................... 8-2 8.6 Tolerance Levels ........................................................................................................................... 8-3 8.7 Treatment Options ....................................................................................................................... 8-4 9 IPM FOR RANGELANDS AND AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES ................................................................ 9-1 9.1 Definition and Purpose ................................................................................................................. 9-1 9.2 Rangelands ................................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.3 Agricultural Farms and Fields ....................................................................................................... 9-2 9.4 Prevention .................................................................................................................................... 9-5 9.5 Treatment Options ....................................................................................................................... 9-5 10 IPM IN NATURAL LANDS ................................................................................................................ 10-1 10.1 Definition and Purpose ............................................................................................................... 10-1 10.2 Regulatory Background .............................................................................................................. 10-2 10.3 Type of Pests .............................................................................................................................. 10-3 10.4 Pest Identification ...................................................................................................................... 10-4 10.5 Prevention .................................................................................................................................. 10-6 10.6 Damage Assessment................................................................................................................. 10-14 10.7 Tolerance Levels/Threshold for Action .................................................................................... 10-14 10.8 Treatment Options ................................................................................................................... 10-15 11 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................... 11-1 12 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 12-1 Appendices Appendix A Pesticide Technical Background Information Appendix B Forms Midpeninsula Regional Open