StopPests IPM in Multifamily Housing Blog

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Web Name: StopPests IPM in Multifamily Housing Blog

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American Roaches are moving in. While common to the summer sidewalks of NYC they are fast becoming yet another unexpected result of COVID. Gil Bloom, ACE, Standard Pest, shares what can we do to prevent these cockroaches from taking up permanent residence in our buildings with IPM. Read more StopPests has created three new resources for housing sites to share the IPM message with residents. Find the picture-based guides in English and Spanish on cockroaches, rodents, and bed bugs here: http://www.stoppests.org/working-with-residents/ Read more There have been concerns expressed about pest control visits in public housing and what should be considered essential and non-essential. Below are a set of general guidelines to help make choices about your pest control service. These guidelines relate to housing sites with in-house pest management staff, but they can be applied to contracted service as well.Also below are related recommendations for engaging with your pest control contractor, along with some resources from HUD and the CDC that will give you more guidance on policies, procedures, and disinfecting. Read more Urban Entomologists and the pest control industry have come a long way in understanding what works and how to prevent massive infestations of bed bugs in multifamily housing. In the early years of the resurgence in the U.S., infestations easily got out of hand because we didn’t have the tools,... Read more A well-defined recordkeeping system is essential for integrated pest management. To establish trends and patterns in pest outbreaks, every step plays an important role starting with pest identification, population size, distribution, recommendations for future prevention, and complete information on the treatment action. A tool that could be utilized to monitor... Read more Understanding integrated pest management (IPM) techniques for cockroach control can help property managers to ensure effective pest management service is provided by their pest control contractor. This blog post describes the essential tools for effective cockroach control in multifamily housing including monitoring, record keeping, and baits. Read more Watch this presentation - http://stoppests.org/go/IPMsolution - to hear Drs. Gouge, Li, and Nair from Arizona Pest Management Center describe efforts to implement an IPM program in 5 subsidized multiunit properties that house low-income elderly and persons with disabilities. Read more Free webinar, November 14th: Integrated Pest Management—A Simple Solution to Problem Pests in Elderly and Disabled Public Housing. Join us to hear how researchers from University of Arizona significantly reduced units with bed bugs and cockroaches in senior and disabled housing when they implemented an IPM program in these buildings. Learn how you too can apply this method of pest control. Read more You can view the recorded webinar Developing a Pest Exclusion Program for Cockroaches and Rodents with Dr. Matt Frye here: http://stoppests.org/go/exclusionHousing staff can now view this on-line training to learn about a vital part of any IPM program: exclusion. Keeping pests out of buildings is a priority in effectively addressing any pest infestation but rodents and cockroaches in particular. Read more A group of rodenticides that are not well understood and therefore frequently misused are tracking powders. An unfortunate trend observed is the over-reliance, overuse and misuse of tracking powders to address rodent problems. Read more

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Information from the StopPests in Housing Program. StopPests works with affordable housing to prevent pests and promote health by using integrated pest management (IPM).

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