The integrated pest management educator pilot project in Boston public housing: Results and recommendations

Local Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-238

  Condon, Carrie ^a   Hynes, H Patricia ^a   Brooks, Daniel R ^a   Rivard, Don ^b   Mccarthy, Jim ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Rivard's Resources IPM   (United States)

^c Boston Housing Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCKROACH; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HOUSING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 34247624516     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830601183446     Document Type: Article

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