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We designed and evaluated the effect of in-home integrated pest management (IPM) education and provision of pest management tool kit on German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.) infestations. Twenty-nine apartments were enrolled based on the presence of German cockroaches. They were divided into two groups: an intervention group (12) and a control group (17). The intervention group received a cockroach prevention and control flyer designed by the researchers, gel bait, a bottle of boric acid dust, sticky traps, and in-person brief education on how to prevent and control cockroaches. The control group did not receive education or pest control materials. The intervention resulted in a significantly higher reduction in cockroach numbers and infestation rates compared to the control. At 6 months, the geometric mean cockroach count per apartment decreased by 99% in the intervention group and 51% in the control group. Cockroaches were no longer detected in 58% and 6% of the intervention and control groups, respectively. 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