Northeastern IPM Center

Integrated Pest Management
for Multifamily Housing

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We are honored that you may use the IPM in Multifamily Housing Training materials to help your IPM adoption. So that we can tell our funders how the materials were used, we would appreciate knowing your intent. Please take the following guidelines into consideration in your project. Please e-mail Allison Taisey for further advice on running an IPM training.

Information for Residents

The IPM Kit is distributed during the Residents' Briefing. View the procedure for running a Briefing. A Briefing can be run at a Resident Association meeting, during one-on-one meetings following the failure of a housekeeping inspection, or any event where residents will be present. The IPM Kit will be the resident's to keep. For this part of the IPM program, a DVD and IPM Kits will be shipped to the PHA, but the organization and delivery is the responsibility of the PHA. Contact Allison Taisey for more information.


The Tenant's Role in IPM

 English Version

 English Video Screenshot

 View English Video 
 17 minutes

Read English Script 
 Spanish Version

 Spanish Video Screenshot

 View Spanish Video 
 17 minutes

Read Spanish Script 

IPM Kit Contents

  1. Mouse Snap Trap
  2. Insect Monitor
  3. Sandwich Keeper Container
  4. Sponge Mop
  5. Flashlight
  6. Chip Clip
  7. Fly Swatter
  8. Towel
  9. Copper Scrubbers
  10. Print Resources

Print Resources

Pest Control Brochure Template

How to Control Pests Safely: Getting Rid of Roaches and Mice

Preventing Rats on Your Property

Factsheet: Ants

Factsheet: Cockroaches

Factsheet: Fleas

Factsheet: House Mouse

Factsheet: Rats

Factsheet: Yellowjackets

Factsheet: Bed Bugs

This IPM training program was developed by a partnership including the U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Pennsylvania IPM Program, the National Pest Management Association, the National Center for Healthy Housing, and the Regional IPM Centers. Funding is provided by EPA, HUD, CDC, and USDA-NIFA. The materials contained herein present a research-based, balanced, and objective approach to pest management in affordable housing and are intended to be used in their entirety. Any nonobjective or partial use of the materials is not recommended. Products, vendors, or commercial services mentioned or pictured in the trainings or presentations are for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be endorsements.