SCOPE
Scientific Coalition On Pest Exclusion
Advancing the science of pest exclusion through research and education to provide professionals and homeowners with the tools needed to keep pests out of the indoor environment.
Who We Are
The Scientific Coalition On Pest Exclusion (SCOPE) is a consortium of industry, agency, and academic professionals formed to study and provide guidance on pest exclusion measures as a cornerstone of urban integrated pest management practices. Core Members of SCOPE were involved in founding the movement and determining its direction. Working Groups were funded by Regional IPM Centers, provided insight, feedback and field testing of ideas and concepts in specific settings: Residential or Industrial and Commercial Pest Exclusion.
Philosophy
Pest exclusion that prevents vermin from entering the indoor environment is an ancient concept. It represents a proactive measure that serves as the first line of defense against pests. Only when exclusion fails should population reduction tactics and traditional pest management be necessary.
Despite the intuitive benefit and simplicity of exclusion, adoption of this technique by pest professionals, builders, facilities maintenance personnel, and the public has remained low. Therefore, to advance the concept of exclusion, forward-thinking pest professionals and urban entomologists founded the Scientific Coalition On Pest Exclusion (SCOPE) to shift the pest management paradigm from reactive responses to pests to one that is proactive.
Pest Exclusion Resources
- SCOPE: A New Scientific Coalition on Pest Exclusion
- Urban Ecology and Pest Management
- Exclusion Essentials
- Exclusion: The Future of Pest Management
- Exclusion Module: National Wildlife Control Operators
- How to Control Pests Safely: Getting Rid of Roaches and Mice (pdf)
- Integrated Pest Management Toolkit For Building Owners, Managers and Staff (pdf)
- Pest Prevention: Steps Designers Can Take
- Winterizing Your Home to Keep Pests Out webinar (YouTube)
- Preventing Rats on Your Property (pdf)
- 2024 National Urban Rat Summit Recordings
- Patching rat hole with mesh video
Community IPM Extension Educator
NYS Integrated Pest Management
- (845) 320-2715
- mjf267 [at] cornell.edu