IPM Planning Tools

IPM Planning can be a tedious task. However, once your first IPM Plan has been created, the major work has been done. The information provided below was developed for the first version of the GCSAA IPM Template. That planning template has not been supported by the GCSAA, but the information below is stil useful. We will be reviewing some of these resources and updating the documents throughout the year. We hope this information will assist you with development of a site-specific IPM plan for your location.

The spreadsheets, references and procedures below were developed, with support from a GCSAA grant, to assist superintendents in creating an IPM Plan for their golf courses. The project was completed and attempts to update the project have failed. However, the template draft and instructions below are still useful when developing an IPM plan for your facility.

Instructions for completing the IPM Template (291 KB pdf)

Pest, Soil and Water Management References (1.7 MB pdf)

The following forms are available for use in constructing your  IPM Template

Electronic entry forms:

• Climate Appraisal Form: English units (electronic entry, 12 KB, xls file)
• Climate Appraisal Form: metric units (electronic entry, 12 KB, xls file)
• Goal Setting Form (electronic entry form, 82 KB doc file)
• Management Zone Inventory Form (electronic entry form, 108 KB doc file)
• Management Zone Performance Record (electronic entry form, Excel file)
• Electronic entry forms for IPM Planner, Pest Worksheet and Budgeting Worksheet (84 KB Excel File)
• Spreadsheet for tracking pesticide toxicity class totals (pounds) (Excel File)
• Spreadsheet for tracking pesticide toxicity class totals (kilograms) (Excel File)
• Spreadsheet for calculating pounds active ingredient in pesticide formulations (Excel file)

Printable forms:

• IPM Planner (printable form, 37 KB pdf)
• Pest Worksheet (printable form, 38 KB pdf)
• Budgeting Worksheet (printable form, 35 KB, pdf)
• Goal Setting Form (82 KB doc file)
• Management Zone Inventory Form (108 KB doc file)

Examples of completed forms for IPM Planner, Pest Worksheet, Climate Appraisal and Budgeting Worksheet

• Southern California:
  • Southern California Pest Worksheet and IPM Planner (88 KB Excel File)

• Maryland: Maryland IPM Planning resources

• Vermont:
  • Vermont Pest Worksheet and IPM Planner (57 KB Excel File)
  • Vermont Climate Appraisal (12 KB Excel File)
• Illinois:
  • Illinois Pest Worksheet and IPM Planner (52 KB Excel File)
  • Budget Worksheet Example (Illinois) (Excel File)
  • Spreadsheet for tracking pesticide toxicity classes (Illinois Example) (pdf file)
  • Illinois Climate Appraisal (12 KB Excel File)
  • Management Zone Performance Form Example (Illinois) (pdf)