Pest Management Professional, October 2016

CoCkroaCh ManageMent SuppleMent Cockroach Management Dos DO communicate well with the customer You must be sure theyre willing to modify the roachs environment by doing a thorough cleaning otherwise you might as well pass that customer onto someone else I would rather let someone else be the bad guy by not getting control and then come in afterward and be the hero Scott Kight ACE Fort Myers Pest Control Fort Myers Fla DO rotate your product baits liquids and insect growth regulators IGRs for all cockroach treatments Jason Rothamel Pest Control Specialist Dominion Pest Control Lancaster Pa DO go above and beyond the norm for the customer by sealing up cracks and crevices with caulk Elliot Zace Operations Manager Slug A Bug Melbourne Fla DO inspect and identify We received calls from customers thinking they had a cockroach issue After our technicians inspected they often found that the customer had misidentified ground beetles as roaches Jason Rothamel Pest Control Specialist Dominion Pest Control Lancaster Pa DO allow plenty of time for a thorough inspection and treatment In my years in the industry Ive noticed many companies dont allow the service technician enough time to properly do a German cockroach job for example Scott Kight ACE Fort Myers Pest Control Fort Myers Fla DO use a vacuum to reduce German cockroach populations Instant population reduction increases bait availability to remaining cockroaches Scott Robbins Technical Director Action Pest Control Evansville Ind DO perform integrated pest management IPM Rotate products target harborage areas and look beyond where the customer claims to have an issue Elliot Zace Operations Manager Slug A Bug Melbourne Fla DO educate the homeowner tenant and landlord on conducive conditions that will promote future pest problems Jason Rothamel Pest Control Specialist Dominion Pest Control Lancaster Pa DO check behind electrical covers outlets etc Brian Mapes Owner Side By Side Pest Control Arvada Colo DO avoid inadvertent cockroach introduction or re introduction Dr Gerald Wegner retired Technical Director Varment Guard Environmental Services Columbus Ohio DO remember the ups downs and ins Take a ladder to access high harborages tools for accessing appliance voids and coveralls or a spare uniform to wear after crawling under kitchen equipment Scott Robbins Technical Director Action Pest Control Evansville Ind DO provide ongoing control providing the customer with clear expectations and thorough preparation sheets in advance Kevin Mills Owner Mills Pest Management Burbank Calif DO research cockroach behavior and certain barometric pressure in the accounts you manage because one of the most important aspects of cockroach survival is the very same required by humans finding shelter food and water The value of extensive cockroach knowledge is crucial Thomas Chiarello Regional Development Manager Turner Pest Control Jacksonville Fla DO follow up to ensure what you did actually is working Dont wait on the customer to tell you they still have a problem Make a phone call or institute an automatic follow up service to check on things Elliot Zace Operations Manager Slug A Bug Melbourne Fla DO price and plan for follow up visits on heavy infestations with challenging sanitation conditions Scott Robbins Technical Director Action Pest Control Evansville Ind DO know your products their labels as well as the rate and approved sites or locations where they can be applied Elliot Zace Operations Manager Slug A Bug Melbourne Fla DO identify whether it is a German cockroach or something else and provide written prep instructions specific to German cockroaches Roger Schafer Owner A Access Denied Pest Control Las Vegas CM14 October 2016 Pest Management Professional mypmp net