StopPests IPM in Multifamily Housing Blog

Pest Control Operations and Social Distancing in Multi-Family Housing During the COVID-19/Coronavirus Outbreak

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 →

StopPests Webinar Nov. 14th: Integrated Pest Management—A Simple Solution to Problem Pests in Elderly and Disabled Public Housing

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 →

StopPests Webinar Series

StopPests is offering three free webinars on IPM in affordable housing, covering bed bugs, cockroaches, and rodents. See the descriptions and the registration links below. Although housing professionals are the target audience for these presentations, we invite pest management professionals and anyone whose work and life is impacted by pests... Read more →

Free On-Line Training: Tools for Eliminating Mice in Multifamily Housing

StopPests Webinar December 14th, 2017 2:00pm-4:00pm (EST) All too often, mouse infestations in multifamily housing complexes persist for many years with histories of sporadic outbreaks followed by temporary quick fixes using glue boards, snap traps and baiting efforts. Unfortunately, these "traditional" efforts tend to merely address a monthly complaint list... Read more →

Free Webinar! The ABC's of Pest Control: Allergens, Baits, and Cockroaches

Register Here. Cockroach infestations can get out of hand quickly in multifamily housing. Best practices and treatments can turn things around to help maintain control. StopPests in Housing is hosting a webinar on reducing asthma triggers in housing with effective cockroach control. Join StopPests on March 2nd, 2017, 2:00-3:30 EST,... Read more →

Bed Bug Workshop for Housing Staff at Global Bed Bug Summit

The National Pest Management Association and BedBug Central know how difficult bed bugs can be for property managers, which is why together they designed a special one-day Bed Bug Workshop at Global Bed Bug Summit on Dec. 1. The Bed Bug Workshop will provide property managers the best management practices and practical advice on how to deal with widespread outbreaks and legal issues that may arise. Property managers will have the opportunity to learn from the top bed bug experts on topics such as best practices for multi-family housing, legalities of bed bugs and community wide bed bug management. Read more →

Zika Resource Round-Up for Housing Professionals

Education is of course the key to prevention of the Zika virus. For those that work in housing our most important messages for prevention are: eliminate standing water, make sure window screens are intact, and use insect repellents. As members of the housing community, we can use the resources compiled in this post to help keep residents, staff and ourselves informed. Read more →

"The ABC's of Pest Control: Allergens, Baits, and Cockroaches" Dr. Coby Schal to present May 10th

HUD is hosting a webcast on asthma triggers in housing, sponsored by their Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. Hear from Coby Schal, Ph.D, Blanton J. Whitmire, Distinguished Professor, Department of Entogology, North Carolina State University on May 10th, 2016, 1:00-2:00pm EDT. Read more →

'Bed Bug Control Starts with Good Contracts' Webinar Announcement

StopPests in Housing is holding a webinar “Bed Bug Control Starts With Good Contracts” on March 22nd, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST. Property managers/landlords, procurement and other housing staff will gain an understanding of the importance of good pest control contracts in effective bed bug management. Speakers, Dr. Dini Miller... Read more →

Hoarding, Housing, and Pests: A New Approach

On August 4th, StopPests in Housing hosted a webinar about a new approach to address hoarding in multifamily housing, and its impact on pest control. To view the recording of this webinar visit http://stoppests.org/go/hoardingwebinar Read more →