IPM Practices > Additional Resources

Books

Bennet, G.W., J.M. Owens. and R.M. Corrigan. Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Control Operations. 5th edition. Purdue University.

Hollingsworth, C.S, W.M. Coli, K.D. Murray and D.N. Ferro. 2002. Integrated Pest Management for Northeast Schools. Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service. NRAES-152. 60 pp.

Mallis, A. 1997. Handbook of Pest Control. 8th edition. Mallis Handbook and Technical Training Company. 1456 pp.

Mitchell, B. 1997. Integrated Pest Management Kit for Building Managers. Massachusetts Department of Food & Agriculture.

National Pest Control Association. 1998. Urban IPM Handbook. NPCA. 149 pp.

Olkowski, W., S. Daar, and H. Olkowski. 1991. Common-Sense Pest Control. Taunton Press. 714 pp.

Smith, E.H. and R.C. Whitman. 1992. Field Guide to Structural Pests. National Pest Control Association, Inc. Dunn Loring, VA.

Wilson, E.O. and B. Holldobler. 1990. The Ants. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, MA.732 pp.

Websites

The links provided below represent examples of information currently available on the Internet. Most have links to other places where more information can be found. The Internet is a dynamic environment: some of these links may not be active when you use this resource.

CAUTION: Publication on the World Wide Web does not guarantee accuracy: anyone can publish on the Internet. It is important to check the source of information, especially when using this information in your activities with the public. Reference or citation of a specific website does not constitute endorsement of the site, its contents or its products by the Massachusetts IPM Council, Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, or the University of Massachusetts.

General
http://ctr.uvm.edu/ctr/pubs/apc829a.htm
University of Vermont Extension

http://pest.umd.edu/ipm/structural/urbanIPM.html
University of Maryland Structural IPM

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/www_sites.html
Entomology links from Colorado State University

http://www.pctonline.com/
Pest Control Technology Magazine on-line

http://www.pestweb.com/
Sponsored by Univar USA, this site has links to products, insects and other organisms, manufacturers, education and resources, pesticide MSDS sheets and labels and associations and government sites.

Pesticides
http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~schoolipm/techp.htm
University of Florida

http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/
Extension Toxicology Network

IPM in Schools
http://ipcm.wisc.edu/programs/school/default.htm
University of Wisconsin

http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~schoolipm/
University of Florida

http://www.spcpweb.org/
Safer Pest Control Project

http://www.pestweb.com/ipca/contents.html
Illinois Pest Control Association

Bedbugs
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500560.html
Michigan State University

http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/explore/Taxa/Heteroptera/Cimicidae/FamilyCimicidaePage.htm
University of California at Berkeley

Ants
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/carpant/carpant.htm
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2063.html
Ohio State University Extension Service

http://www.orkin.com/ants/antsindex.html
Orkin, a national pest control company

Carpet Beetles (see fabric pests)
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheets/carpbeet.html
Virginia Tech University Extension Service

http://ctr.uvm.edu/ctr/el/el27.htm
University of Vermont

Centipedes
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2067.html
Ohio State University Extension Service

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/housece.html
Iowa State University

http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500552.html
Michigan State University Extension

Cockroaches
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach.html
University of Massachusetts

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/lanco/enviro/pest/factsheets/120-94.htm
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~ipm/health/roach.html
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

http://www.orkin.com/roaches/roaches.html
Orkin, a national pest control company

Fabric Pests (also see Carpet Beetles)
http://www.ags.udel.edu/deces/hyg/hyg-33.htm
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/lanco/enviro/pest/factsheets/010-96.htm
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

Fleas
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/IPM/natparks/fleas.html
Colorado State University

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/scripts/htmlgen.exe?DOCUMENT_IG087
University of Florida

http://www.orkin.com/fleas/fleasindex.html
Orkin, a national pest control company

Flies

General
http://www.sitapest.com/base/pest/flies.htm
Sita Pest Control, Singapore

Drain Flies - Psychoda alternata
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2071.html
Ohio State University Extension Service

Vinegar Flies – Drosophila spp.
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2109.html
Ohio State University Extension Service

Millipedes
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2067A.html
Ohio State University Extension Service

http://pmo.umext.maine.edu/factsht/Mill95.htm
University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Rats and Mice
http://www.ippc.orst.edu/cicp/pests/rodents.htm
Oregon State University

Silverfish
http://www.cahe.wsu.edu/~hp31/qa88r.htm
Washington State University

Stinging Insects
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/biting.htm
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2076.html
Ohio State University Extension Service

Stored Product Pests
http://www.nearctica.com/family/pests/home/stored.htm
Nearctica

Termites
http://pest.umd.edu/ipm/structural/urbanIPM.html#termite_links
University of Maryland

http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/Insects/g1062.htm
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/ttermites.html
Iowa State University

Organizations
http://www.massdfa.org/ipmcouncil.htm
Massachusetts IPM Council

http://www.massdfa.org/
Mass. Department of Food and Agriculture

http://www.umass.edu/umext/programs/agro/ipm/
University of Massachusetts Extension IPM Program

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ipmnet/
Northeast Regional IPM Program

Table of Contents

Introduction
Carpenter Ants
Small Ants
Cockroaches
Fabric Pests
Fleas
Flies
Occasional Household Pests
Rodents
Stinging Insects
Stored Products Pests
Termites
Glossary
Additional Resources