Low-chemical pest control
Pests handled by monitoring, sealing and targeted treatment rather than routine spraying.
Why it matters
Integrated pest management uses monitoring, prevention and targeted controls, with broad spraying of pesticides as a last resort, which keeps chemical use indoors to what is needed.
Source: US EPA, Integrated pest management (IPM) principles ()
Across the guide
None confirmed by a third party, none on the hotel’s own word, all not yet reviewed.
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In the editor’s running order. Not sorted by state, so gaps stay where they are.
Santa Barbara · California
Santa Barbara Inn
Not yet reviewed.
So far, the certifier says: The grounds are kept with integrated pest management instead of synthetic herbicides.
Our note. Indoor pest control, which is what this criterion is about, is not described.
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