"BUILT-IN" PEST CONTROL For Wall and Cabinet Voids in Houses And Other Buildings Under Construction

Authors

W. EBELING
R. E. WAGNER

Authors Affiliations

Walter Ebeling is Professor and Entomologist, University of California, Los Angeles; Robert E. Wagner is Laboratory Technician IV, University of California, Los Angeles.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 18(11):8-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v018n11p8. November 1964.

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Abstract

Applications of nontoxic sorptive dusts during construction of houses or other buildings appear to offer a high degree of protection from infestations of cockroaches and other household pests, according to tests during the past six years in two large housing developments, as well as in the laboratory at University of California, Los Angeles. Excellent results were obtained with applications of a silica aerogel (Dri-Die