California Apartment Association is hosting a free webinar in May to give apartment property managers practical strategies and tools to prevent pests in multifamily buildings without relying solely on pesticides. Registration is open for the May 20 online session, which focuses on integrated pest management for multiunit housing.

The webinar, “Banishing Pests from Multiunit Apartment Buildings: A Primer for Property Managers,” will cover the basics of integrated pest management, or IPM, and explain why housing operators may want to adopt it. Hosted by California Apartment Association and presented by Chris Geiger, Ph.D., the session is geared toward property managers and others responsible for day-to-day operations in apartment communities.

According to the event page, the webinar will introduce a new suite of IPM resources developed through a three-year collaboration among scientists, property managers, nonprofits and government agencies. Those resources include video trainings, templates, policies, posters and other tools for multiunit housing.

The presentation will also cover pest prevention and best management practices, sample IPM plans, lease language, operating procedures, and contracting guidelines and checklists.

The webinar will be presented by Chris Geiger, Ph.D., who has more than 30 years of experience in integrated pest management and applied ecology. Geiger previously led San Francisco’s IPM Program and helped incorporate pest-preventive design into nearly 4,000 affordable housing units.

The webinar is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 20. More information and registration are available on CAA’s event page.

Disclaimer: This project was funded by the Department of Pesticide Regulation. The contents may not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California.