Pests need food, water, and shelter to survive. Eliminating or reducing these resources provides an environment that supports fewer pests. Examples include practicing good sanitation to reduce food available for rodents, flies yellow jackets, ants and cockroaches; repairing leaks and keeping surfaces dry overnight to reduce water available to pests; removing clutter and caulking cracks and crevices to eliminate cockroach and flea harborage; and sealing food tightly in pest proof containers to prevent access to food by flour moths and beetles. Cardboard boxes provide shelter for rodents and cockroaches, when shipments are received in cardboard boxes, the boxes should be inspected upon arrival for pests. Good sanitation is a critical part of a pest management program and without it all other practices are bound to fail.

Education is an effective pest management strategy essential to a successful IPM program. Changing’s peoples behavior on how they dispose of waste food, store food is an important part in the management of pests. For an IPM program to be successful all parties within the building need to involve.

At the beginning of our service agreement, our onsite Pest Management Manager will inspect the entire facility. All pest problems, contributing structural, housekeeping, sanitation and maintenance issues will be addressed at this time. We will work with your staff to make sure our IPM program is tailored to your establishment and exceeds industry standards.

Information will be exchanged regarding the current pest status, effectiveness of the program, inaccessible areas, and ways that the program can be improved. All IPM recommendations will be made available to building managers upon the completion of each visit.

Since all areas of your facility can not be serviced or addressed effectively during the peak activity season, arrangements will be made to address these areas after hours.