SayPro IDENTIFYING PESTS AND DEALING WITH INCIDENCES

IDENTIFYING ACTIVE PEST INFESTATIONS (SO 2, AC 1)

As they clean, hotel staff must be able to identify pests. We shall now look at the different types of pests that inhabit in different areas of the hospitality facility.Kitchen

• Typical Pests: Cockroaches, flies, stored-product pests, rodent
• Common Places: Incoming shipments, drains, storage and waste disposal areas, underneath or inside kitchen equipment, ceilings

Vending machines

• Typical Pests: Cockroaches, ants
• Common Places: Under machines and leaky ice machines, near trash cans

Pool Deck

• Typical Pests: Cockroaches, wasps, bees, mosquitoes
• Common Places: Pool deck, bushes and foliage, showers and dressing rooms.

Laundry area

• Typical Pests: Rodents, cockroaches
• Common Places: Underneath and behind washing machines and dryers, in towel closets and linen storage areas

Loading Dock

• Typical Pests: Birds, rodents, flies
• Common Places: In and around the loading dock

Dumpster Area

• Typical Pests: Rodents, cockroaches, flies, ants
• Common Places: In and around dumpsters

Here is a list of red flags to look for identifying pest infestation:

• Active pests: Pests are very good at hiding, so be sure to look in places like the kitchen and bathroom, or outdoors under leaves and rocks.
• Dead bugs indoors: Check window ledges and basements for dead bugs. If there are many bugs of the same species, they probably live on the property.
• Pest droppings: This is classic evidence that a pest infestation may be present. As gross as it may sound, it can benefit you to research what different pest droppings look like, so you can identify what type of pest you may be dealing with. Be sure to also search for roach egg cases and signs of bed bugs.
• Evidence of nesting: Rats and mice will make nests out of whatever they have available to them. Using a flashlight, search all the nooks and crannies, including behind appliances in the kitchen and inside cabinets, for red flags such as shredded paper that might be used for nesting.
• Odd smells and sounds: There are certain recognizable smells that pests give off. Experts claim that bed bugs have a sweet, musty odour. Mice tend to give off a musty, urine smell, and rats smell like ammonia.

It is equally important to keep an ear out for the pattering of rodents’ feet. Rats and mice love to hide under floorboards or behind walls. You might often hear scratching on the walls, gnawing, squeaking, or scurrying. Larger bugs might also be heard if you listen closely.

• Holes and gnaw marks: Small holes in the walls and floors, or holes in or around the property are a giveaway of a possible infestation. Burrows in garbage areas and weedy areas near the property are also a bad sign. Rats love to gnaw on things, and finding little gnaw marks can be a sign of an infestation. Be on the lookout for chewed-up electrical wires, and other things that rats might have destroyed.
• Grease marks and tracks: Rats and mice tend to travel the same paths every day, and can leave evidence and tracks along the way. Rats run along the walls, and can leave dark grease marks. Fecal droppings, urine trails, and footprints through dust paths may also be seen as a sign of a possible infestation.

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