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Choose IPM: Managing Rodents

December 2024

Rodents can transmit disease, decrease indoor air quality, and cause significant structural damage. Check out DPR's School IPM Program resources on safer, more sustainable IPM practices to manage rodents.

Identification and management of commensal rodents

Proper identification of commensal rodents plays a very important role in successfully managing them. Check out our infographic on identifying rodents and get IPM tips for managing rodents.

How-To trap rodents video

With bans on most uses of Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Diphacinone, consider IPM strategies for long-term control. Check out our video on identifying a rodent problem, removing conducive conditions and using traps to manage the issue.

Questions? Contact Us:

Questions?

Please contact the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s IPM Branch by emailing school-ipm@cdpr.ca.gov. For additional information about the School IPM Program please visit DPR’s website.

Who We Are

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation protects human health and the environment by fostering safer and sustainable pest management practices and operating a robust regulatory system to monitor and manage the sale and use of pesticides across the state. DPR’s work includes registering all pesticides sold or used in California, conducting scientific evaluation of pesticides to assess and mitigate potential harm to human health or the environment, investing in innovative research to encourage the development and adoption of integrated pest management tools and practices, monitoring for pesticides in the air and water, conducting outreach to ensure pesticide workers, farmworkers and local communities have access to safety information, and enforcing pesticide regulations in coordination with 55 County Agricultural Commissioners and their 500 field inspectors.