The IPM in Multi-Family Housing course is designed to help a property managers, implement a comprehensive integrated pest management (IPM) program by bringing the stakeholders, especially resident leaders, together to develop the skills and practices needed to effectively eliminate pests such as cockroaches and rodents from multi-family housing.
The target audiences for the course are resident leaders and staff with a common property manager who want to more effective pest control through integrated pest management (IPM). The course requires the active participation of the pest control operator / pest management professional as well as property maintenance and resident support services.
The following organizations developed the course based on existing materials from NCHH, Boston University and Rivard's IPM Resources.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (pending)
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA - CSREES)
- National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
- National Pest Management Association (NPMA)
- Regional IPM Centers with the Northeastern IPM Center as the lead Pennsylvania IPM Program
For details, contact Susan Aceti. For more information on the training, see www.stoppests.org. Funding from HUD, EPA, USDA and CDC has made this training possible.