Effectiveness of an Integrated Pest Management Intervention in Controlling Cockroaches, Mice, and Allergens in New York City Public Housing
Effectiveness of an Integrated Pest Management Intervention in Controlling Cockroaches, Mice, and Allergens in New York City Public Housing
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DOI：
10.1289/ehp.0800149
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发表时间：
2009-08-01
影响因子：
10.4
通讯作者：
Evans, David
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作者：
Kass, Daniel;McKelvey, Wendy;Evans, David
背景：蟑螂和老鼠在城市家庭中很常见，是能够引发哮喘症状的过敏原的来源。传统的虫害防治包括由专业人员定期使用杀虫剂以及由居民使用杀虫剂。相比之下，综合虫害管理（IPM）涉及卫生，建筑物的维护，并有限度地使用毒性最小的pesticides. admintives：我们实施和评估IPM相比，传统的做法，其影响害虫，过敏原，农药的使用，和居民的满意度在一个大的城市公共住房管理局。我们将IPM或控制状态分配给五个住宅开发项目中的13栋建筑，并在布鲁克林和曼哈顿的280套公寓中评估基线、3个月和6个月的条件，在纽约市（纽约）。我们测量了蟑螂和老鼠的数量，收集了灰尘中的蟑螂和老鼠尿蛋白过敏原，并采访了居民。所有的统计模型控制基线水平的害虫或过敏原。结果：与对照组相比，公寓接受IPM有显着降低蟑螂计数在3个月，更大的成功，减少或维持低计数的蟑螂在3个月和6个月。IPM与3个月时厨房和6个月时床和厨房中的蟑螂过敏原水平较低有关。杀虫剂的使用减少IPM相对于控制公寓。IPM公寓的居民也评价建筑服务更positives.CONCLUSIONS：在以往的IPM研究，其中涉及广泛的清洁，重复访问，往往是广泛的居民教育，我们发现，一个容易复制的单一IPM访问是更有效的比定期应用农药单独管理害虫及其后果。
BACKGROUND: Cockroaches and mice, which are common in urban homes, are sources of allergens capable of triggering asthma symptoms. Traditional pest control involves the use of scheduled applications of pesticides by professionals as well as pesticide use by residents. In contrast, integrated pest management (IPM) involves sanitation, building maintenance, and limited use of least toxic pesticides.OBJECTIVES: We implemented and evaluated IPM compared with traditional practice for its impact on pests, allergens, pesticide use, and resident satisfaction in a large urban public housing authority.METHODS: We assigned IPM or control status to 13 buildings in five housing developments, and evaluated conditions at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months in 280 apartments in Brooklyn and Manhattan, in New York City (New York). We measured cockroach and mouse populations, collected cockroach and mouse urinary protein allergens in dust, and interviewed residents. All statistical models controlled for baseline levels of pests or allergens.RESULTS: Compared with controls, apartments receiving IPM had significantly lower counts of cockroaches at 3 months and greater success in reducing or sustaining low counts of cockroaches at both 3 and 6 months. IPM was associated with lower cockroach allergen levels in kitchens at 3 months and in beds and kitchens at 6 months. Pesticide use was reduced in IPM relative to control apartments. Residents of IPM apartments also rated building services more positively.CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to previous IPM studies, which involved extensive cleaning, repeat visits, and often extensive resident education, we found that an easily replicable single IPM visit was more effective than the regular application of pesticides alone in managing pests and their consequences.