Pest Management Professional, July 2016
Continued From Page 66 Connecticut Some of the housing had been built on an old landfill The structure had crawlspaces that were harboring American cockroaches The crawlspace area was not the source the old landfill was From the crawlspace they migrated up into the apartments The best we could do was to bait the crawlspaces on a regular ongoing basis knowing this problem would persist for decades or until the structures were torn down Unwanted gUests A luxury hotel is demanding and getting top prices for accommodations Yet occasional sightings of one or two adult American cockroaches are showing up in different areas in the bedrooms and bathrooms Its been going on for several years with no end in sight Three different entomology consultants already have inspected the premises Cooperation between the PMPs and hotel staff is excellent Sanitation is very good Access ports were created into every major pipe chase area where cockroaches were found Pest management services are provided day and night Any needed extra service is always available Supervisory people from the pest management company visit at least weekly with hotel personnel Sticky trap monitors occasionally catch a specimen and its always recorded when and where They review all pest sightings recorded for the week then try to analyze why and what to do The company posted a technician at night to watch the loading dock He observed a few cockroaches walking into the building from the exterior Even infrared cameras were set up to monitor for action in some mechanical rooms Everyone agrees theyre at a stalemate Something more needs to be done but what The pest management company theorized the cockroaches are coming from the sewer and are now well established in piping both used and cut off pipes still in wall voids This theory happens to be correct But lets be realistic Is the hotel going to rip open the walls and remove all of the unused piping and cap the piping that needs it Is the city going to take Chalk Talk 68 July 2016 Pest Management Professional mypmp net Photo istock com AntAgAin Continued on Page 70
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