As the weather starts to get colder during the fall and winter months, rodents are beginning to move inside buildings in search of shelter, warmth, and food. Rodents—such as rats or mice—are responsible for thousands of dollars in property damage each year. Rodents can also pose a great health risk to your customers and your [...]
By: Kim Kelley-Tunis, ACE, BCE, PCQI, Technical Manager, Terminix Commercial You have heard it a million times: we are in unprecedented times. The emergence of COVID-19 has forced all of us to change our behaviors in how we live our lives. Whether it is adapting to an environment of social distancing, relocating our office to [...]
A common misconception about bed bugs is that they are found solely in homes and hotels. On the contrary, they can be found anywhere that humans frequent and spend extended periods of time—including many businesses. Bed bugs are proficient hitchhikers, giving them the opportunity to gain access into businesses by riding on someone’s clothing, luggage, [...]
By: Cory Goeltzenleuchter Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is not a new topic for pest control operators. We have been stocking service vehicles with gloves, respirators, hard hats, etc., for decades. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that employers must perform a job-specific task hazard analysis. We are held accountable to not only [...]
By: Bennett Jordan, Ph.D., BCE, PCQI In the midst of warm temperatures and summer activities, the last thing we want to think about is the coming winter season. As strange as this may sound, it is important to start thinking now about winter pest prevention. There are a number of insects and rodents, known as [...]
By: David Moore The phrases and words you use when you speak to your client about their pest management program has large bearing on what they understand. Using proper terminology when explaining pest management methods and tools to your clients allows you to educate them in a more accurate, yet precise manner. Let’s review a [...]
The sight of flies buzzing around your business can turn customers away and put your brand’s reputation at risk. In addition to being unsightly, flies pose a serious health risk. Flies often feed or land on garbage, animal carcasses, and animal waste, and then travel to food or food preparation surfaces, potentially contaminating everything they [...]
By: Shane McCoy A discerning eye for signs of something out of place. The instincts to anticipate where a problem is likely to take place and when. The expertise to solve the problem and prevent it from happening again. What sounds like the description for a character in a spy thriller is actually a list [...]
By: Jay Everitt, A.C.E. There are few pests we deal with that are as annoying for our customers as spring pests. Two of the most common are ants and mosquitoes. While these problems do make the phones ring, we have to respond in a way that builds trust with our customers, or we risk losing [...]
By Madison Grimm Integrated pest management (IPM) is the industry best practice-driven approach that exhausts all non-chemical methods of control prior to considering the use of chemical pest management materials. The practice of IPM is rooted in inspection, the key to identifying the source of an issue, which may be corrected with exclusion and other [...]
