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Buoniello, R. 1999. Integrated Pest Management Around the Home and Garden. Cornell University Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in New York State, Ithaca, NY. To order, call (607) 254-2893.

Klass, C. and K. Snover. 2000. Pest Management Around the Home: Cultural Methods. Miscellaneous Bulletin S74, Part I. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY. To order, call (607) 255-2080.

Lifton, B. 1991. Bug Busters: Poison-Free Pest Controls for Your House & Garden. Avery Publishing Group, Inc., Garden City Park, NY 254 pp.

Mallis, A. 1996. The Handbook of Pest Control, 8th ed. Edgell Communications, Duluth, MN.

Ogg, B., D. Ferraro, and C. Ogg. Cockroach Control Manual. University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. To order, call (402) 441-7180.

Olkowski, W., S. Daar, and H. Olkowski. 1991. Common-Sense Pest Control. Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 716 pp.

Smith, E. and R. Whitman. 1992. NPCA Field Guide to Structural Pests. National Pest Control Assn. To order, call (703) 573-8330.

Other resources:

• Find your local Cooperative Extension office

• NYS IPM Program

• NYS Dep’t. of Health, Center for Environmental Health: To find local health dep’t. phone numbers, call (800) 458-1158

• Cornell’s Pesticide Management Education Program

• National Pesticide Telecommunications Network: Call (800) 858-PEST [7378]

• "Featured creatures" (University of Florida)

• Least toxic cockroach control methods in schools (U. Florida)

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