StopPests IPM in Multifamily Housing Blog

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 →

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 →

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 →

Understanding Effective Pest Management Techniques for Cockroaches in Multifamily Housing

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 →

Webinar Recording is Online: Developing a Pest Exclusion Program for Cockroaches and Rodents

You can view the recorded webinar Developing a Pest Exclusion Program for Cockroaches and Rodents with Dr. Matt Frye here: http://stoppests.org/go/exclusion Housing 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 →

Tracking Powders in Rodent Management: A Cautionary Tale

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 →

Watch the Recording of Rick Cooper's Presentation "Turning Failure into Success: Bed Bug Management in Affordable Housing"

Watch the recording of Rick Cooper's presentation "Turning Failure into Success: Bed Bug Management in Affordable Housing" and learn how bed bugs are successfully controlled with examples of assessment-based management plans. 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 →