TM Foundations of Real Estate Management BOMA International Module 5: Putting it All Together Pest Management ® ®

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 2 ® Objectives  Identify the most common pests in and around office buildings.  Describe how integrated pest management (IPM) is used in a commercial building.

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 3 ® Pest Issues Pests raise three concerns:  Health issues  Structural damage  Reputation

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 4 ® Rodents  Eliminate conditions that attract rodents  Seal openings  Traps or poisons  Bait station  Glue traps  Snap traps

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 5 ® 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

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 6 ® Termites  Subterranean & dry wood species  Conditions that attract termites  Moisture  Optimal temperatures  Disturbed soil  Underground objects (pipes)

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 7 ® Termites Eliminating termites  Chemicals  Termite stations

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 8 ® Bed Bugs  Emerged recently in office buildings  Brought in on people’s personal belongings  Can spread quickly  Can cause bad press – be proactive

Foundations of Real Estate Management Module 5: Putting it All Together 9 ®  Environmentally-friendly  Five-tiered approach  Inspection  Prevention  Identification  Action thresholds and control measures  Monitoring Integrated Pest Management (IPM)