Pest Management Professional, June 2014
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Continued from page 24 Raccoons are smart and strong They can rip siding off a house remove exterior vents and pull down sections of soffits on homes enabling them to enter a structure Based on the extensive damage raccoons are known to cause offering a handyman contractor or repair division is a nice add on business If its a small opening we provide the exclusion ourselves If the client wants the work to be more aesthetically pleasing we recommend a contractor Reporting for latrine duty Another facet to the raccoon business is cleaning disinfecting Raccoon fast facts Theyre great climbers They can climb 50 feet vertically with ease They also swim well They dont hibernate They can however sleep for extended periods if its cold outside They can handle winter Raccoons have a dense underfur which accounts for about 90 percent of their coat that insulates them Theyre nocturnal Their diet consists of about 40 percent invertebrates 33 percent plant material and 27 percent vertebrates They have forepaws with five fingers to handle food Theyre relatively long lived Raccoons can live as long as 20 years in captivity but typically live in the wild for two or three years Females generally have one litter ranging from three to seven kits a year They can be found worldwide Raccoons live in the U S Europe Japan Russia Central America and the Caribbean Hunting and vehicular injury are the two most common causes of death S A and removing raccoon droppings in an attic or crawlspace Raccoons create a latrine or area where they deposit their feces regularly Because raccoons can carry disease encourage clients to have these areas cleaned and disinfected Raccoon roundworm for example is a microscopic parasite that can cause blindness and death in humans When technicians perform this type of work they should wear proper personal protective equipment PPE because its considered hazardous Inadequate Insurance Coverage Could Put Your Business in Distress IMPERIAL EXTERMINATING KNEW BETTER When a woman suffered respiratory distress from the chemicals used for a pest control treatment in her residence she filed a lawsuit claiming that Imperial was liable for her condition Fortunately when it came to their insurance Imperial Exterminating knew better They were prepared with comprehensive coverage from PCOpro Loss Bodily Injury Claim Paid 250000 In this case inadequate insurance could have exterminated this PCOs business P 800 645 5820 E pcopro@ brownyard com www brownyard com Claims scenario is factual All names are fictitious and any resemblance to an actual name is purely coincidental Continued on page 28 26 June 2014 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net Photo courtesy of and copyrighted by Gene White pmimages@ earthlink net
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