March 25, 2011
Dear Parents and Guardians of Pleasanton Unified School District Students:
From time to time, all of our schools have a need to use pesticides. Chronic ant, spider and yellow jacket infestations need to be dealt with quickly to ensure our sites remain safe for kids and staff. Weed abatement is necessary, not only to keep our sites attractive and preserve our investment in sports turf, but also to insure healthy, safe play areas.
“The Healthy Schools Act of 2000” requires annual notifications to parents, guardians and school district employees about the use of pesticides on their school sites. The Act requires all of the following:
The school district designee is to provide an annual list of all pesticide products
that might be used on a school site. This product list includes over-the-counter
pesticides available at retail outlets, but may not include certain products
exempted by law.
Parents, guardians and school district employees will be afforded the opportunity
to register with the school district to be notified of pesticide applications at their
site 72 hours prior to application. (Emergency pesticide applications may
prevent this 72-hour advance notification.)
The school district designee is to post warning signs at the site to receive
pesticides 24 hours prior to application. Those warning signs are to remain in
place for 72 hours after the application.
Pesticide application records will be maintained a minimum of 4 years and will
be made available to the public upon request.
Provided for your use with or on the reverse of this notification is a listing of pesticide products that might be used at a school site during calendar year 2011. If you wish to be notified this year prior to pesticide application(s), please notify your school by email or visit your school site office to sign up for this service.
The Pest Management Program and strategy utilized in the Pleasanton Unified School District focus on using the most effective yet least toxic pesticides available. The District does not use nor authorize the use of Category I (highly toxic) pesticides. However, all pesticide that is used on school district property will be used lawfully, sparingly and judiciously to avoid risk to people, property and the environment.
Sincerely,
Larry Lagatta, Director
Maintenance, Operations & Transportation
Updated March, 2011
The Healthy Schools Act of 2000 requires that all California school districts annually notify parents and guardians of pesticides they expect to apply during the year. The following is a listing of the pesticide products our contractors, the City of Pleasanton, or we might use in some or all schools this year:
Pesticide Brand Name Active ingredient Use
HERBICDE:
Round Up Pro Glyphosate Weed Control
Turflon Ester Triclopyr Weed Control
Surflan Oryzalin Weed Control
Ronstar Oxadiazon Weed Control
Speed Zone (Southern) Carfentrazone-ethl Weed Control
Weed n Feed 2, 4, Dichlorophenoxyacelic Weed Control
Pro Scape Triclophy/clopyralid Weed Control
Fusilade Fluazifop-P-Bulyl Weed Control
Aquamaster Isopropylamine salt of Weed Control
glyphosate
Milestone Aminopyralid Trisopro- Weed Control
panolammonium
Oust Sulfometuron Methyl Weed Control
INSECTICIDE:
Precor Methoprene Ants, spiders, fleas
Tempo 20WP Cyfluthrin Ants (o/s only)
Prelude Permethrin Cockroaches
Max Force Hydremethylon Roach bait*
Eco Exempt D Plant Essential Oils Bees
* In most cases, we are using self-contained baits that when used properly do not require listing or prior notifications.
RODENTICIDE:
Wilco II Gopher Bait* Indancrone, Chlorphenyl Gophers
Contract Bait* Bromadiolone Rats and mice
Wilco Strychnine Gophers
Fumitoxin Aluminum Phosphide Gophers
Rozol Pellets Chlorophacinone Gophers
* We are using self-contained baits that when used properly do not require listing or prior notifications.
For additional information on these pesticides and pesticide use reduction, go to the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s website: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov.