Nevada Effective Pest Control Poster

Know the Signs...  
•Presence  of egg capsules  or  cases  
• Droppings  in  cabinets,  cracks,  crevices,  and 
around  outlets  
• Cockroach  bodies or body fragments  	 	
•Dead  or  live multigenerational  cockroaches on sticky boards  
• Nocturnal  activity. Daytime  activity may  indicate  a large  population 
of  cockroaches.  	
Rats can fit  through  openings as  small as ½ inch.  
Mice  can  fit  through  openings as  small as ¼ inch.  	
•Ensure  all food  contact surfaces  are  cleaned and  sanitized.  
• Clean  hard -to -reach  areas  where  filth can build up, such as under  and between  equipment,
in  catch  pans, and around  drains  
• Remove  old cardboard,  a popular  nesting area  for cockroaches.  
• Eliminate  sources  of  moisture  such as leaky plumbing and standing  water.  
• Caulk  and  seal  cracks,  especially  at floor  and  wall  junctions,  around  wiring, drain pipes,
vents,  and  flues. 	
• Keep  doors  closed. For  doors  that  must  remain  open,  install air  curtains.  
• Ensure  weather  stripping  on doors  is maintained,  and no visible light  is seen on 
door  frame.  
• Seal all gaps  around  doors  and  windows.  
• Repair  all openings leading outside.	
30%	
HARBORAGE  	
Eliminate sources  of 	food,	 	
water,	 and	 shelter	 	
60%	
EXCLUSION  	
Eliminate	 entry	 points	 into	 the	 facility	 
•Receive regular pest treatments  from a Certified  Pest Operator.  
• Records  must  include:
• Name of applicator  /pest  control  company   •Name of  chemical(s)  used and purpose  of  application  
• Date  of  application   •Method  used  to protect  food,  equipment,  and people
• How to  clean the  facility a fter  applying pesticide  	
10%	 	
PESTICIDES	 	
• • 	
Fly	 	
• •  Larg
e number o f live flies indoors 
Live and dead fly bo dies or body fragments on 
sticky boards or trappe d in lights 
Maggots  
Fly feces or mucous specks on walls or ceilings  	
•Urine  stains  and droppings  along the wall,  wall  
studs  or beams, in boxes,  bags, or furniture  
• Smear  (rub)  marks  left  by the oil and dirt  from
rodents  along the wall  
• Track  marks  in  dust.  Rats  drag  their  tails, leaving  a mark 
between  their  feet tracks.  
• Holes in food  packaging  
• Gnawing  on  wood  and other materials  
• Signs  of  nesting  or  burrowing  material,  usually  loosely woven  
fibrous  materials, paper,  insulation,  or cloth  
• Nocturnal  activity. Daytime  activity  may  indicate a  large 
population of rodents.  	
Effective Pest Control	 	
Cockroach