Tribal Housing Managers

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

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.

This one page (front-and- back) handout is meant to educate MUH staff (management) about bed bug management protocol. It includes a bit of general biology and provides a link to the full regulations in San Francisco for MUH. It may be somewhat useful in other states.

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.

Ofrece información completa acerca de cómo identificar las chinches, de cómo se puede introducir a una vivienda, y de señales que dejan las chinches que indican que hay una infestación presente. Además, recomienda el uso de aspiradora y de secadora para eliminar las chinches. Finalmente recomienda contratar a un profesional de control de plagas que aplique insecticidas químicos en caso de que la infestación de chinches sea grande.

Da información muy útil de cómo prevenir la introducción de chinches a su vivienda. Recomienda no recoger muebles de las calles, que hacer y qué no hacer cuando viaje y ocupa un cuarto de hotel para reducir la probabilidad de introducir chinches a su casa.

This newsletter article, written for employees at retail garden and home stores, provides some DIY information to pass along to retail customers. Tenants’ rights, non-chemical methods, and insecticides are all discussed, though very briefly.

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.

Simple checklist for residents or homeowner fumigation preparation.

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

El documento ofrece una lista de cosas que los residentes NO deben hacer para evitar problemas en su salud. También brinda consejos para evitar que los chinches se dispersen en su vivienda. Indica algunas prácticas que no funcionan para la eliminación de chinches. Igualmente recomienda no desechar muebles infestados por cuanto se pueden tratar y luego vuelven a usar.

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.

This article, published in Apartment Management magazine, provides a summary of findings associated with a California survey of MUH landlords and managers. It serves as a needs assessment device for researchers but also highlights the state of the industry (housing in CA) as related to bed bug management.

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.