Structural Pest Control

Structural pest control, sometimes called urban pest control, refers to the science and practice of managing pest indoors and immediately outside of structures. A structure, is defined as any man-made space such as a building, apartment, pergolas and gazebos, ships & yachts, personal vehicles, buses and trains, airplanes, etc. Structural pest control has important differences with agricultural and ornamental plant pest control.

This page is managed by Dr. Siavash Taravati, a faculty and entomologist based in Southern California, USA.