The District uses common pesticides and herbicides as necessary to control weeds and pests at schools.
Signs are posted at the schools describing the pesticides or herbicides to be used, along with the active ingredients contained in the pesticide/herbicide, at least 24 hours prior to application. If you would prefer to be notified by mail at least 72 hours prior to application at your child’s school during the 2022-23 school year, call the District’s Maintenance and Operations Department (510-471-5559) to be placed on a notification list.
The pesticides and herbicides are used only when needed, and all of them are not used at every school.
Pesticides and herbicides, along with the active ingredients, that are used in the District are as follows:
Pesticides: Advion Ant Gel, Advion Cockroach Gel Bait, Alpine WSG, Arilon, Essentria, Optimate, Zenprox EC, Ranger PRO, Poast, Malathion25, Ficam D, Ronstar G, Flytek Fly Bait, Metaldehyde 3.5, Fusilade, Fusilade II, Suspend, RC,Ronstar 50 WP, Ronstar 50 WSP, SpeedZone Southern, Suflan A.S., Target Pro-Spreader, Activator, Roundup Quickpro, Magnify Activator, Fireworxx Herbicide, Cheetah Pro Herbicide,Rodent Bait Chlorophacinone Treated Grain, Rodent Bait Diphacinone Treated Grain, Gopher Getter Type 2 AG Bait, Martin’s Gopher Bait 50, Talpirid, SP Rodent Oat Bait AG, Giant Destroyer, Aluminum Phosphide, IGI Carbon Dioxide, Selontra Rodent Bait, California Contrac, CY_KICK CS, Drione Insecticide Dust, Talstar P, Termidor SC, Alpine WSG, Archer IGR, Maxforce FC Ant Bait Stations, Maxforce FC Cockroach bait stations, Maxforce FC Ant Killer, In Tice, Advance 375A, Lambda 9.7 CS, and Alpine D.
For more information on pesticides and herbicides, contact the State Department of Pesticide Regulations
(916-445-4300) or the District’s Maintenance and Operations Department (510-471-5559).