German Cockroach Management:It's No Picnic:Virginia Tech researchers test application methods for improving speed and efficacy in public housing

摘要

When it comes to German cockroaches in public housing, managing heavy infestations to get them under control is no picnic. Housing authority contracts tend to go to the lowest bid, selling pest management services short and putting technicians in a precarious situation. They simply don't have the time to do the job right."Contracts are being undersold in public housing and that's why we are having these massive infestations," says Dr. Dini Miller, professor of urban entomology at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. In addition, the "multiple small bait placements" theory doesnot work in this environment, according to Miller.