In the 1980s, the number of children with asthma increased 60 percent. Asthma is the number one cause of absenteeism in schools.

Exposure to cockroach allergen early in life may actually contribute to the development of asthma in susceptible children.

Click here for more. Also check out some tips to control roaches.

SchoolPestFacts.com takes national merit in the Internet Web site - directed to consumers category in the Best of NAMA/Golden Arc Awards.

Welcome to Schoolpestfacts.com

Pests pose serious risks to children's health in schools. Cockroaches, ants, wasps, head lice and rats are the pests most commonly found in schools, and they do more than disrupt the learning environment. These pests pose increasing health and safety risks to children. Children, just by nature of their size, are more vulnerable to vector-borne diseases (carried by insects) because their immune systems are still developing.

Click here for a comprehensive question and answer section on children's health in schools.
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No link between spraying and asthma
Research in New York State evaluating the effects of neighborhood-wide mosquito control product application programs on incidence of asthma found no increase in the number of emergency room asthma patient visits following spraying with pyrethroids. To read this report  published in Environmental Health Perspectives click here.

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Choose from the fact sheets below for decision maker resources regarding pest threats, children's health and integrated pest management programs. You must have Adobe on your computer to view these .pdf files (get Adobe).
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