Urban Pest Control Applications

Outside of professional worker applications, there are few published reports of studies conducted to measure the exposure of humans to Insecticides. These studies have pertained to workers in manufacturing plants ( 2 ) i people spraying agricultural crops ( 3 ), and persons involved in urban pest control ( ) Such studies usually consisted of individual non-replica ted observations. 

Urban pest products control pests in and around homes, buildings, and offices. Attributes acceptable for field applications are very different from those required for products used to control urban pests. Desirable attributes for these products include nonodorous and nonstaining formulations with residual control. Contact activity for roaches is an example of a product that requires special formulation techniques and surfactants to effectively deliver the AI. Baits for roaches and rodents have also been developed and are now routinely used. 

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