Foundations of Real Estate Management

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Objectives

• Identify the most common pests in and around
  office buildings.
• Describe how integrated pest management (IPM) is
  used in a commercial building.

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Pest Issues

• Pests raise three concerns
• Health issues
• Structural damage
• Reputation

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Rodents

• Eliminate conditions that attract rodents
• Seal openings
• Traps or poisons
• Bait station
• Glue traps
• Snap traps

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Insects

• Enter building by
• Flying
• Crawling
• On people/in packages
• Eliminate conditions that attract insects
• Seal openings
• Trap and kill
• Bait station or glue trap
• Pesticides as a last resort

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Termites

• Subterranean dry wood species
• Conditions that attract termites
• Moisture
• Optimal temperatures
• Disturbed soil
• Underground objects (pipes)

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Termites

• Eliminating termites
• Chemicals
• Termite stations

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Bed Bugs

• Emerged recently in office buildings
• Brought in on peoples personal belongings
• Can spread quickly
• Can cause bad press be proactive

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Environmentally-friendly
• Five-tiered approach
• Inspection
• Prevention
• Identification
• Action thresholds and control measures
• Monitoring