Pests like rodents and cockroaches are common asthma triggers that need to be addressed. But the conventional approaches of addressing pests by spraying pesticides also make asthma worse and can contribute to a range of other health problems. The tools below– for residents, asthma home visitors, and landlords– were developed to support the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to address pests identified during asthma home visits.
Information for Residents
- Addressing and Preventing Pests in Your Home With Healthier Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Approaches– Fact sheet for residents (In Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Arabic)
- Know Your Rights to Pest-Free Housing: Tenants’ Rights Resources (web version with links) (In Spanish)
Information for Asthma Home Visitors
- Addressing Pests through Asthma Remediation: Your Role as an Asthma Home Visitor
- IPM “decision trees” to help you navigate the actions you can take (recording on how to use the decision trees)
- IPM supplies and services that can be provided through Asthma Remediation
- A letter template that you can send to landlords
- Best practices for hiring an IPM provider
Information for Landlords
- Accessing Medi-Cal’s Asthma Remediation Coverage to Address Pests: Information for Landlords and Property Management
- Hiring a Pest Control Company for IPM (web version with links)
Additional information on pests and IPM
- UC IPM Quick Tips:
- Northeastern IPM Center picture-based guides (lower literacy infographics):