Manage & Control Cockroach Infestations
Commercial Food Services – How to Manage & Control Cockroach Infestations
It is essential that all food premises have an effective pest control management plan, to eradicate pests & to ensure they do not come back.
It is important that food premises keep pests away to prevent food contamination
A major concern for commercial kitchens is the German cockroach.
The German cockroach can travel easily on deliveries, reproduce quickly, and prefer to live inside difficult to access cracks, crevices, and voids. In addition, some German cockroach strains are resistant to some common insecticides and others have developed feeding aversions to some bait formulations.
Guaranteed pest control has vast experience in treating properties in the commercial food industry has resulted in:
- Less frequent pest control visits,
- Proven results in eradicating German cockroaches.
Which is why we have created our ZERO GERMAN COCKROACH POLICY
Danger Signs
- Droppings and smear marks.
- Live roaches
- Dead roaches, egg cases, discarded cockroach skins
- Nocturnal activity of live animals
Potential Harm
Cockroaches can carry disease producing organisms, which include salmonella, dysentery, diarrhoea, and others.
Damage goods, leather, books, pictures etc, as cockroaches will eat almost anything.
Steps to Stop Cockroach Infestations
A cockroach infestation is a cause for concern, especially in the food service business.
It is imperative that you keep cockroaches out of your premises.
Pest control and commercial food premises ideally need to work hand in hand to get the pest out of your pest control and to prevent creating an environment that would allow pests to return.
Keep the Kitchen Clean
Cockroaches prefer warm temperatures, so the kitchen serves as a perfect spot for them.
As the kitchen is where you stock and prepare all the food, this area is usually where an infestation commonly occurs.
To stop cockroaches from breeding and living in your kitchen, it’s important to:
- clean all areas
- keep all food in airtight containers.
- Never leave food on the counter
- Make sure to clean all dirty dishes.
- Wipe up spills as they happen
- sweep up crumbs
- mop the floor
- wipe the counters throughout the day and at the end of the service.
- empty the trash bins
- Wash trash bins to ensure crumbs of food are not left for the cockroaches to find.
Clean All Other Areas
The most basic yet one of the best pest control solutions is to keep all areas in your restaurant clean and sanitary.
It’s important to:
- thoroughly clean the dining area
- clean the tables, chairs, and counters,
- sweep, mop or vacuum the floors.
- keep your bathrooms clean at all times.
Check for Cracks, Leaks and Gaps
Cockroaches can enter your restaurant or cafe through tiny cracks in the doorway, in the foundation, bathroom pipes and air conditioning units.
It is important to inspect the inside and outside of your restaurant and look for them. If you see cracks and gaps in the foundation, you need to seal them up.
Leaks in you water system should also be fixed immediately.
Inspect the insides of your cabinets and other areas that serve as perfect hiding spots for roaches.
Closing all these entry points can keep cockroaches out of your food service business.
Have an Effective Pest Management Plan
All restaurants should conduct a routine inspection and have a pest control management plan to keep cockroaches and other pests like rats, flies, ants, and bugs out of your premises.
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