StopPests IPM in Multifamily Housing Blog

Upcoming StopPests Webinar in Spanish

StopPests in Housing is offering a training opportunity in Spanish. On November 14th 1:00pm-2:15pm (eastern), Dr. Maria A. Gonzalez Morales, an indoor pest management expert from the Defense Centers for Public Health and the US Department of Defense, will be sharing the most effective ways to combat cockroaches in housing... Read more →

Online Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Course June 8-29, 2023

StopPests is offering the IPM in Multifamily Housing course online. This free course was designed to help housing professionals provide safe and effective pest control in their communities. Register for the June 2023 course here The course covers: the biology, behavior and health risks of the major pests of housing... Read more →

Up-coming StopPests Webinars on IPM in Construction and Eliminating Cockroaches from Affordable Housing

Check out these up-coming training opportunities for housing and pest control professionals: Design and Build for Pest Prevention in Multifamily Housing Join StopPests in Housing on May 2nd, 2023 at 1:00 - 2:15 PM Eastern for a presentation on incorporating integrated pest New construction photo from American Association of Realtors... Read more →

No More Prep! A Progressive Approach to Bed Bug Preparation - Up-coming Webinar

StopPests in Housing is offering a free webinar on December 6th! Tired of making your residents prepare for bed bug treatment? Tired of all the chaos and arguing associated with prep work? While In many cases prep like this is not necessary! prep may be necessary in a small percentage... Read more →

IPM Toolkit: New Resource to Hire, Assess, and Improve Pest Management in Affordable Housing

A new resource from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides guidance to multifamily housing managers, owners and procurement specialists in implementing a new IPM programs, hiring contractors, and assessing and improving existing pest management programs. The guide Massachusetts Integrated Pest Management Toolkit includes a self-assessment checklist and resources on... Read more →

IPM in Multifamily Housing Live Online Course April 21st - May 12th, 2022

Live online course offered Thursdays, April 21st - May 12th, 2022 Register HERE! Course description: The IPM in Multifamily Housing Course was designed to help housing professionals understand their roles in supporting safe and effective pest control in their communities. The course outlines: how to manage pests within a housing... Read more →

New Resident Briefing Video

StopPests published a 14-minute video for residents of multifamily housing to introduce them to pests and IPM in their homes. The short video can be shown to residents at lease-signing. It covers the primary pests of housing: cockroaches, bed bugs and rodents, the health concerns associated with pests and pesticides, and the resident's role in preventing, controlling and reporting pests in their home. Read more →

Wild in the Streets

In this piece, our favorite guest blogger, Gil Bloom, cautions us as cities open back up with outdoor dining, to consider the pest friendly environment we're creating. Gil writes "IPM is by nature proactive and pest exclusion is one of the first measures. But in these pest positive environs sometimes we need to go a bit further and engage the enemy at the gates or even beyond." Read more →

Reducing Pest Infestations in Multifamily Housing

Join the Northeastern IPM Center’s StopPests in Housing Program on May 6th, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3  p.m. Eastern for a webinar on using integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to manage two of the most troublesome and notorious pests of multifamily housing: cockroaches and mice. Read more →

Philadelphia’s Bed Bug Bill

Philadelphians may finally be able to get some sleep at night, now that the long-awaited “Bed Bug Bill” went into effect on January 1, 2021. Though experts warn not to get too cozy, as enforcement may prove difficult and the current bill is likely too focused on landlord-tenant issues to be effective in controlling bed bugs city-wide. Read more →