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This resource attempts to provide information on various aspects of bed bug management for multi-unit housing landlords and managers. Tenant education, prevention, and some specific management tactics are covered.

This thorough document covers the prevention and management of bed bugs in migrant worker housing situations. It can be extrapolated to many other communal living facilities, such as summer camps, shelters, and hostels.

Also included is a Do-it Yourself Heat Chamber guide

Document discussions include: selecting an experienced pest management company, bed bug training for shelter employees and volunteers, bed bug prevention, developing a procedure for employees and clients to follow, and heat treatment options for bed bugs.

This housing provider guide is useful for all kinds of housing managers. Developed for Australian housing, but the information is applicable everywhere and touches on responsibilities, education and training, documentation, occupational health and safety, eradication processes, preventative measures, media response, and record keeping. This document attempts to provide start-to- finish bed bug IPM procedural guidelines for MUH
landlords / managers. It may also be useful for lodging, shelters, schools, and government buildings.

Document summarizes results from a 2010-2011 survey of PCO's concerning bed bug infestation frequency to management and business practices.

Early detection is critically important to putting a bed bug problem behind you quickly and efficiently. This prevention methods document is designed to heighten your awareness about encountering bed bugs during your daily activities. It could be given to MUH residents by management or PMPs to help them understand the tactics they should be using to prevent infestations in the community.

A comprehensive survey that provides insights into professional bed bug management in low-income, multi-unit housing.

This academic fact sheet covers the many pesticide options available to homeowners and PMP's for managing bed bugs. A brief discussion of pesticide registration and bed bug resistance is included.

This document attempts to prepare the client for the process of bed bug management, whether they be the owner / operator of multi-unit housing, a single-family home, an office complex, and / or other business. It starts with selection of PMPs and then covers all likely management tactics.

Published in Pest Control Technology magazine, this article attempts to provide support for the idea of building-wide IPM programs for bed bugs. The authors conclude that regular monitoring and resident involvement are required for success in MUH settings with chronic infestations. It is written for PMPs but should be compelling for MUH landlords / managers, as well.

This one-page resource helps folks who are living with bed bugs while sleeping on the floor to avoid bites. Includes directions and pictures on how to protect a mattress on the floor.

University fact sheet that describes how to identify and inspect for bed bug infestations.

This document covers non-chemical management tactics. It could be useful for residents attempting to manage bed bugs without professional help (DIY). It could be given to MUH residents by management or PMPs to help them understand tactics being used or to encourage them to institute some tactics themselves. This publication is not intended to endorse any of the products described below, however, these products are specifically mentioned because they are unique technologies and known to be effective. 

This table outlines the latest (2016) laws (by US state) associated with bed bugs and their management. It may be useful to MUH landlords / managers and tenants as explanation of rights and responsibilities.

Document provides a bed bug plan upon patient intake. The facility’s Bed Bug Prevention Plan can include patient property allowed in intake facility, cleaning, storage of property, bed bug awareness and staff responsibilities.

A Virginia Tech fact sheet that describes in detail the options for heat treating for bed bug management.

This exhaustive long-form (37 pp) resource provides an overview of bed bug management for landlords and managers of MUH. It covers the IPM process from start to finish while also highlighting several case studies. It also provides a thorough review of insecticides used for bed bugs. Written in 2010, it may not fully capture some of the newer ideas surrounding building-wide programs nor new chemistries.

This resource attempts to provide Arizona-specific info on various aspects of bed bug management for MUH landlords / managers and tenants. Though info is Arizona-specific, it applies to most, if not all, MUH situations. Tenant education, prevention, and some specific management tactics are covered.