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<p>TECHNICAL PUBLICATION<br>NAVDOCKS TP-Pu-2<br>15 MAY 1953<br><br>The Navy has long recognized the importance of pest control in and adjacent to its shore establishments. A program of preventive or corrective measures is required to eliminate, or at least minimize, the insect and animal pests that transmit infectious diseases to military and civilian personnel, destroy or contaminate food supplies and water, or damage equipment and materials,  and even structures, at naval activities. Morale may be substantially lowered by such common nuisance pests as mosquitoes and bedbugs.<br><br>In this publication are presented for the first time this Bureau's operational techniques and criteria in the field of pest control. They are considered applicable to the entire Naval Shore Establishment.<br><br>These policies and procedures are intended for the guidance of Civil Engineer Corps officers and civilian personnel who provide the technical information for planning pest-control programs and facilities. This publication should be a valuable on-the-job guide for entomologists attached to District Public Works Offices to aid them in planning and implementing pest-control programs in cooperation with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and other agencies, including architectural-engineering contractors.<br><br><br>FOREWORD<br><br>This is the first publication on pest control to be issued by this Bureau. It establishes important criteria and operational procedures to be used by naval personnel concerned with preventive and corrective measures necessary to protect naval shore activities from pests.<br><br>Pest-control programs based on these criteria must be integrated closely with fire protection, safety engineering, refuse disposal, and sanitation at activities, particularly if the design of such facilities takes into consideration the eradication or control of pests.<br><br>Part A presents the general authority under which this Bureau is delegated responsibilities for pest-control operations, a list of definitions of pertinent terms, and a list of the types of pests. It also delineates the responsibilities of this Bureau in carrying out pest-control operations of the entire Department of the Navy.<br><br>Part B deals with the kinds, general description, and characteristics of insects and the methods and equipment used for their control and/or eradication.<br><br>These insects include mosquitoes, flies, bedbugs, fleas, lice, mites, ticks, spiders, miscellaneous arthropods, cockroaches, ants, termites, stored-product insects, insects that attack grassed areas, and those that damage trees and shrubs.<br><br>Part C describes the kinds of rodent and other pest animals, including rats, mice, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, pocket gophers, and moles. Types of rodenticides and equipment, and precautions in their use in protecting Navy property from these pests are also described.
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<br>Subjects: entomology; pest control; mosquitoes; bedbugs; fleas; lice; ticks; spiders; DDT; cockroaches; termites; ants</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Yards and Docks</div>
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