The California Healthy Housing Coalitions strongly encourages the use of IPM as a safer and more effective approach to pest management, particularly in multifamily housing. IPM has proven to be an effective, long-term solution to pest problems while reducing exposure to pesticides. The three videos presented here make the case for landlords and property managers to adopt an IPM approach at their properties by describing what IPM is, what its benefits are, and how to transition a property to IPM. Additional resources are available below.
IPM Resources
National Center for Healthy Housing
Case Study: Rockefeller Park Tower
Case Study: Washington-Columbia
UC IPM
IPM basics (definition and principles)
Information and advice on specific pests
Quick Tips: Cockroaches / Cucarachas
Quick Tips: Mice / Ratón Común
Quick Tips: Rats / Ratas
Quick Tips: Bed Bugs / Chinches de Cama
Massachusetts Dept. of Agricultural Resources – Pesticide Bureau
San Francisco Department of the Environment
IPM guidelines for multi-family housing
Pest prevention by design guidelines
New York City Department of Health
UCSF – California Childcare Health Program / Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
Guidelines for hiring pest management professionals (designed for childcare facilities, but adaptable to housing)
