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March 25, 2020
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.

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The Northeastern IPM Center receives support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NIFA agreement number 2016-4866825905. 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.

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