Comparative Study of Integrated Pest Management and Baiting for German Cockroach Management in Public Housing

2006 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changlu Wang ◽  
Gary W. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
German Cockroach

scholarly journals Integrated Pest Management of the German Cockroach (Blattodea: Blattellidae) in Manufactured Homes in Rural North Carolina

2016 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice N. Dingha ◽  
Jeremy O'Neal ◽  
Arthur G. Appel ◽  
Louis E. N. Jackai
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
German Cockroach ◽  
Manufactured Homes

The Integrated Pest Management Educator Pilot Project in Boston Public Housing: Results and Recommendations

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Condon ◽  
H. Patricia Hynes ◽  
Daniel R. Brooks ◽  
Don Rivard ◽  
Jim Mccarthy
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Management Educator

scholarly journals Spatial Distribution of German Cockroaches in a High-Rise Apartment Building During Building-Wide Integrated Pest Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 (5) ◽  
pp. 2302-2310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Zha ◽  
Changlu Wang ◽  
Amanda Eiden ◽  
Richard Cooper ◽  
Desen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
German Cockroach ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Apartment Building ◽  
Spatial Distribution Patterns ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Residential Units ◽  
Before And After

Abstract The German cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Blattodea, Ectobiidae) is one of the most common indoor pests in multifamily housing communities. Our objectives were to investigate the spatial distribution patterns of German cockroach infestations in a multiunit dwelling before and after building-wide integrated pest management (IPM) implementation. The study was conducted in a high-rise apartment building with 188 residential units in Paterson, New Jersey. All the identified infestations were treated by researchers using IPM implementation, and monitoring was repeated at 6 and 12 mo after the initial survey. We examined cockroach spatial distribution patterns within and between apartments. Traps placed by the stove and refrigerator caught significantly more cockroaches than traps placed in the kitchen cabinet under the sink or in the bathroom. At month 0, cockroach infestations within the building were spatially correlated. At 12 mo after implementation of IPM, only infestations cross the floors remained to be correlated. Therefore, IPM not only eliminates cockroach infestations in individual units, but also reduces cockroach dispersal between units.

Quantifying the Efficacy of an Assessment-Based Pest Management (APM) Program for German Cockroach (L.) (Blattodea: Blattellidae) Control in Low-Income Public Housing Units

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 375-384
Author(s):  
Dini M Miller ◽  
Eric P Smith
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
German Cockroach ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Pest Population ◽  
Management Contracts ◽  
Housing Facilities

Abstract Over the last several decades, low-income public housing facilities have been known to be infested with particularly large German cockroach populations. These populations persist even though the housing pest control contracts often require, and pay for, IPM practices to be used in their facilities. When Virginia Tech researchers began reviewing public housing contracts in Virginia and North Carolina, it was easy to see why these ‘IPM programs’ were not successful. Many of these ‘low-bidder’ contracts do not allow the technician enough time in each apartment to assess the size of the pest population. In addition, these pest management contracts did not require German cockroach population monitoring, even though all IPM programs are based on assessments of the pest population. There was a clear need for an effective, easy to apply cockroach management program in U.S. public housing authorities. This study determined the long-term efficacy of an Assessment-based Pest Management (APM) program for German cockroach control in U.S. public housing facilities. Specifically, we evaluated an APM program where the residents were not asked to clean or prepare for treatment, and where overnight cockroach trap counts were used to determine the volume of gel bait that would be applied. The APM baiting program was conducted for 15 mo in three housing authorities. In all three housing authorities, cockroach populations in test units were typically reduced by >90%. German cockroach infestations were even eliminated from 49 of the 65 (75%) test units during this study.

scholarly journals Changes in Indoor Insecticide Residue Levels after Adopting an Integrated Pest Management Program to Control German Cockroach Infestations in an Apartment Building

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changlu Wang ◽  
Amanda Eiden ◽  
Richard Cooper ◽  
Chen Zha ◽  
Desen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
German Cockroach ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Insecticide Residue ◽  
Insecticide Residues ◽  
Floor Dust ◽  
Residue Levels ◽  
Cockroach Blattella Germanica

Insecticide use in homes leads to human exposure to insecticide residues that persist in the environment. Integrated pest management (IPM) programs have been known to be more environmentally friendly for managing German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.) infestations, but their effect on indoor insecticide residue levels are not well understood. An IPM program consisting of applying cockroach gel baits and placing insect sticky traps as the primary treatment methods were implemented. Floor wipe samples were collected from the bedroom and kitchen floors of 69 apartments with German cockroach infestations at 0 months and again at 12 months from 49 of the 69 apartments sampled at 0 months. Levels of 18 insecticide residues were measured. The mean insecticide residue concentration per apartment decreased by 74% after 12 months. The number of insecticides detected per apartment decreased from 2.5 ± 0.2 to 1.5 ± 0.2 (mean ± standard error). Indoxacarb residue was only detected in two apartments at 12 months despite the fact that an average of 32 ± 4 g 0.6% indoxacarb gel bait was applied per apartment. IPM implementation can result in significant reduction in the insecticide residue concentrations and number of detected insecticides in floor dust samples.

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