The Urban Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program focuses on developing and delivering science-based strategies to manage pests in urban environments while minimizing risks to human health and the environment. Emphasizing prevention, monitoring, and the judicious use of control tactics, the program promotes long-term, ecologically sound solutions to pest problems in homes, schools, public spaces, and urban infrastructure. A key goal is to reduce unnecessary pesticide use, supporting healthier communities and natural resource protection.
Serving pest management professionals, government agencies, school districts, and housing providers, the program strengthens the workforce and supports economic resilience in urban communities. The Urban IPM program also collaborates with UC ANR colleagues, Master Gardeners, and urban agriculture practitioners to extend pest management knowledge across the region. As part of the UC Statewide IPM Program, it contributes to broader efforts to combat endemic and invasive pests through interdisciplinary research and outreach.
The program is led by Andrew Sutherland and covers Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo/SF Counties. Read his article on Why These Entomologists Want Your Swarming Termite Specimens.
Visit the program's Urban IPM webpage.
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The program trains hundreds of clients in the San Francisco Bay Area: including structural pest control operators, government agencies, municipal staff, UC Master Gardeners, tribes, and residents about IPM strategies, tactics, invasive pest species awareness / preparation, and urban surface water concerns related to pest management.