How closely does your development follow HUD s Guidance on IPM? Complete the following checklist to assessment your pest management program.

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1 1. Cmmunicate Plicies Cmmunicate wnership/ management s IPM plicies and prcedures t: All building ccupants Administrative staff Maintenance persnnel Cntractrs. Written pest cntrl plicy in place. Plicy cmmunicated t: Staff. Resident services. Maintenance staff. Renvatin/rehabilitatin staff/cntractrs. Pest cntrl services. Plicy cmmunicated t residents. 2. Identify Prblem Pests Identify pests and envirnmental cnditins that limit the spread f pests. Plicy described strategy t address pests: Rats. Mice. Cckraches. Bedbugs. Other pests: Plicy described strategy t address envirnmental cnditins: Water damage and effective cleanup. Husekeeping and maintenance within the apartment units.

2 3. Mnitr and Track Establish an nging mnitring and recrd keeping system fr: Regular sampling and assessment f pests Surveillance techniques Remedial actins taken Assessment f prgram effectiveness. Pest cntrl cmplaints: Maintained accurate, up-t-date, and accessible tracking reprts maintained. Recrded in electrnic frmat. Analyzed regularly fr timeliness, recurrent prblems and ther trends. Actin taken based n analysis f cmplaints. Onging and regular mnitring f trash handling areas and cmmn areas: Visual mnitring. Glue trap mnitring. Onging and regular inspectin f exterir areas. Result f visual mnitring and glue trap mnitring recrded and tracked. Annual inspectin f each resident fr husekeeping and maintenance cncerns. Annual summary f results f cmplaint and mnitring analysis. 4. Set Threshlds fr Actin Determine, with invlvement f residents: Pest ppulatin levels by species that will be tlerated Threshlds at which pest ppulatins warrant actin. Zer tlerance set fr pririty pests: rats, mice, cckraches, and bedbugs. Residents and staff aware f zer tlerance plicy. Tlerances set fr ther pests such as ants and spiders.

3 5. Imprve Nn-Pesticide Methds Imprve: Mechanical pest management methds Sanitatin Waste management Natural cntrl agents. Regular and nging cleaning f [Frequency] Interir trash handling areas [ ] Exterir trash handling areas [ ] Laundry rms [ ] Strage areas [ ] Regular remval f interir trash [ ] Cnfirm dumpsters Are f adequate size Are in gd repair Have tightly fitting lids Are lcated at least 25 feet frm building Shw n signs f verflw prblems. 6. Prevent Pest Entry and Mvement Mnitr and maintain structures and grunds including Sealing cracks Eliminating misture intrusin and accumulatin Add physical barriers t pest entry and mvement. Exterir hles greater than ¼ sealed. Cracks in walls, fundatin and flr sealed. Sewer traps filled with water. Screens in place n pened windws and drs in warm weather. Dr sweeps in gd wrking cnditin. Materials damaged by water quickly repaired r replaced. Cause f water damage crrected.

4 7. Educate Residents and Update Leases Develp an utreach/educatinal prgram Ensure that leases reflect residents respnsibilities fr: Prper husekeeping Reprting presence f pests, leaks, and mld. Resident leases set specific requirements fr: Husekeeping, sanitatin, and trash strage. Reprting f pests, leaks, and mld. Educatinal materials n pest cntrl and pesticide use prvided t residents. New residents expressly tld that they are respnsible fr prper husekeeping and reprting presence f pests, leaks, and mld. Units inspected within ne mnth after mving in. Residents regularly reminded f respnsibilities. Resident tld t ntify resident services befre using any pesticides spray r fgger. 8. Enfrce Lease Enfrce lease prvisins regarding resident respnsibilities such as: Husekeeping Sanitatin Trash remval and strage. Pest cntrl services and maintenance alerting resident services t husekeeping, sanitatin and trash prblems n an identified, established schedule. Resident services addressing residents with husekeeping prblems thrugh educatin. Residents with nging r unreslved husekeeping, sanitatin r trash prblems addressed thrugh enfrcement f lease.

5 9. Use Pesticides Only When Necessary Use pesticides nly when necessary, with preference fr prducts that, while prducing the desired level f effectiveness, pse the least harm t human health and the envirnment, and, as apprpriate, ntifying PHA management befre applicatin. Snap traps used fr mice. Rdenticides nly used in tamper-resistant plastic bxes. N sprays r fggers used by staff, cntractrs, r residents withut written, advance apprval f prperty manager. Bric acid and baits used at unit turnver. 10. Pst Signs Prvide and pst Pesticide Use Ntificatin signs r ther warnings. Prgram in place t ntify residents and staff f pesticide use. Signs used t ntify residents and staff in advance f pesticide applicatin (if fr ther than bait statins). Residents ntified after units treated. Residents ntified after cmmn areas treated. 11. Summary Hw many f the ten Essential Elements f Effective IPM listed in this chart are: - Fully addressed? - Partially addressed? - Missing entirely?