Pest Control

What scenario can lead to pest infestation?

• Storing recyclables in paper bags by the backdoor

• Cleaning up spills around garbage containers

• Sealing cracks in floors and walls and around pipes

• Installing air curtains above doors

Which situations can lead to a pest infestation

• Food in the dry storage room is stored against the wall and 6 inches off the floor.

• Air curtains are installed around the back door of the kitchen.

• Recyclables are stored overnight in a clean container in the kitchen.

• Food is rotated during storage so that the oldest products are used first.

• A dumpster is left open during the day to let it air out.

What is the best way to eliminate pests that have entered the operation?

• Raise the heat in the operation after-hours

• Lower the heat in the operation after-hours

• Work with a licensed pest control operator (PCO).

• Apply over-the-counter pesticides around the operation

Who should apply pesticides?

• shift manager

• person in charge

• pest control operator

• designated pest staff member

In what type of places are cocroaches typically found?

• cold, dry and light

• warm, dry and light

• cold, moist and dark

• warm, moist and dark

What types of smell may be a sighn that cockroachhes are present?

• strong, oily

• warm, spicy

• sharp, musty

• mild, seaweed

The 3 basic rules of an integrated pest management program are: work with a PCO; deny pests access; and

• deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding place

• document all infestations with the local regulatory authority

• prepare a chemical application schedule and post it publicly

• notify the EPA that pesticides are being used in the operation

After pesticides have been applied, food-contact surfaces should be

• used only after a 20-minute wait

• checked with a sanitizer test kit

• washed, rinsed and sanitized

• replaced with new equipment

If pesticides are stored in the operation, where should they be kept?

• In a secure location, away from food and equipment

• In a glass container, in a walk-in cooler

• In dry storage, on a shelf below the food

• In a plastic container, in any location

To deny pests food and shelfter in outside dining areas and around your operation, it is important to

• mow the grass

• place extra garbage containers outside

• spray pesticides around the ouside of the facility

• plant flowers