Question 1

How often should a distribution centre have pest control?

Accepted Answer

It depends on how fast stock moves. A high-turnover building with trucks at the doors all day should have service every two weeks, or at least monthly. Slower storage can usually go every other month. The more doors and the more product coming in, the more chances mice and insects have to get inside, so the visit schedule should match the traffic, not just the square footage.

Question 2

Can pallets and shipments bring pests into a building?

Accepted Answer

All the time. German cockroaches travel in cardboard and electronics, mice nest in pallets stored outside, and beetles and weevils come in with dry goods. Returned merchandise is a common source because nobody knows where it's been. Have your receiving staff look over incoming loads, store empty pallets away from the building and report anything they see. We'll set up monitors near the receiving doors so problems show up early.

Question 3

How do grocery stores keep mice out?

Accepted Answer

Grocery stores are tough because there's food everywhere and the back doors open all day. The basics are tight door seals, bait stations around the outside, traps along the walls in the back room and under shelving, and quick clean-up of spills and damaged product. Bakery, deli and produce areas need extra attention. We usually recommend weekly or bi-weekly visits for grocery stores, depending on size, with a report you can show a Peel Public Health inspector.

Question 4

How much does rat removal cost for a house?

Accepted Answer

For most homes, rat control costs $299 to $399. That includes an inspection to find burrows and entry points, tamper-resistant bait stations outside, traps inside if they're in the house, and advice on what's drawing them in, like bird feeders, compost or garbage. If a follow-up treatment is needed, the second service is at no extra charge.

Question 5

Why are there cockroaches in my basement?

Accepted Answer

If they're big, dark and slow, they're probably oriental cockroaches, which like cool, damp places and often come up through floor drains, sump pits and cracks in the foundation. Smaller, light brown ones that show up in the kitchen are German cockroaches, and those are a bigger problem because they breed fast. Either way, fixing moisture, sealing drains and cracks, and a proper treatment will clear them out. Cockroach treatment is priced after a free inspection.

Question 6

How do grocery stores get rid of fruit flies in the produce section?

Accepted Answer

Fruit flies breed in overripe and damaged produce, in the drains under misted produce cases, and in the bins where culled fruit sits. Pull damaged produce every day, keep cull bins emptied and away from the sales floor, and have the drains under the cases scrubbed regularly. Bananas, tomatoes and stone fruit are the usual trouble spots in summer. We track the source on each visit as part of our grocery store service.

Question 7

What beetles get into pet food and dry goods in storage?

Accepted Answer

The usual ones are warehouse beetles, flour beetles, sawtoothed grain beetles and drugstore beetles. They feed on pet food, bird seed, flour, cereal and other dry goods, and they can chew into thin packaging. They often arrive in a shipment and then spread to the pallets around it. Pheromone traps show us where they're active, infested pallets get pulled and isolated, and stock should be rotated so nothing sits for months. Our warehouse pest control page explains how we set up the monitoring.

Question 8

How do rats get into restaurants?

Accepted Answer

A rat can squeeze through a gap about the size of a quarter, so the usual entry points are gaps under back doors, holes around pipes and gas lines, damaged vents and broken floor drains in older buildings. Garbage, grease bins and food left out overnight keep them coming back. Door sweeps, steel mesh in the gaps and tight lids on garbage do most of the work. We handle the rest with bait stations outside and traps inside. It's part of our restaurant service.

Question 9

Can mice chew through electrical wires?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and they do it a lot. A mouse's front teeth never stop growing, so it chews constantly, and wires inside walls, attics and appliances are a common target. Chewed wiring can cause power problems and is a real fire risk. If you hear mice in the walls or find chewed wires, call an electrician to check the damage and call us to deal with the mice. Mouse control for a home costs $250 to $350.

Question 10

When is wasp season in Ontario?

Accepted Answer

Queens come out of hiding in April and May and start small nests. The colonies grow all summer and are at their biggest in August and September, which is when wasps are most annoying and most likely to sting. After the first hard frost in the fall, the workers die off and the nest is abandoned. The best time to deal with a nest is early in the summer, while it's still small.

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