Pest Management Professional, December 2017
ContinueD From page 58 Remove the box by throwing it out or encasing in a plastic bag and you are on your way to squashing the cockroach population 3 Think in 3D The normal range of a German cockroach may be up to 20 ft but often its only a few feet The harborage Think like cockroaches and you can outsmart them area could be below the kitchen or above it Just because you find one or two pockets of cockroaches does not mean there are no more Keep looking 4 STay up paST Their beDTime This species as most animals comes home to roost We all have select comfort zones Humans even select which side of the bed they sleep on Similarly cockroaches select where along a crack or crevice they hide If the cockroaches are nocturnal it means most hide in the same cracks and crevices all day Keep looking until you find them 5 realize youre Doing a public Service We know domestic cockroaches can and do trigger asthmatic attacks and physically abuse humans by chewing on eyebrows and sores From field research I conducted more than 40 years ago we were able to verify that more than 90 percent of German American and Oriental cockroaches are capable of transmitting at least three different types of bacteria including Proteus Salmonella and Escherichia coli Recently certain strains of E coli have become resistant to antibiotics source https wwwnc cdc gov eid article 23 9 17 0523_ article This continued fight to eliminate German cockroaches is more important than ever Care Do it right One of my favorite expressions is You have to think like a cockroach to beat it Now you know that means more than just the term cockroach Which species is it Then start thinking like that specific species pmp Contact Dr frishman a PMP Hall of Famer at PMPEditor@ northcoastmedia net 60 December 2017 pest management professional mypmp net Photo istock com Punkbarby Chalk Talk Because treatments can cause damage I CHOOSE PCOpro INSURANCE Despite providing extensive training and supervision to my employees damages can still occur from chemical treatments and thats a risk I cant completely control Thats why my choice for insurance is PCOPro BECAUSE I KNOW BETTER THERES PCOpro The leading insurance program for Pest Control Operators Insurance when you know BETTER Ask your agent for a quote 800 645 5820 PCOpro@ brownyard com brownyard com
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