A restaurant kitchen
Where the monitors go in a commercial kitchen
Four spots in one kitchen. A condo hallway, bin room or garage gets the same thinking with different spots.
- 1
Behind the range
A sticky monitor against the wall, where heat and grease draw cockroaches. We count it on every visit.
- 2
Under the prep sink
A moisture logger and a sticky monitor. Steady damp here usually means a drip to fix, not a pest to treat.
- 3
At the floor drain
A sticky monitor beside the drain catches flies that breed in it. A rising count points to cleaning, not spraying.
- 4
Foot of the racks
A sticky monitor along the base of storage and, where mice are a concern, a locked station.
Sample placement. A technician sets the real one on the walk-through.
Report, visit, limits
What each reading means, and what it can’t tell us
A count is a clue. We say what it points to and where it stops being useful.
| Monitor | What it reports | What it can’t tell us | What the visit does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticky card | What it reportsHow many crawling insects, in which spot | What it can’t tell usWhich pest moves where after dark | What the visit doesFind the entry or food source nearby and act there |
| Rodent station | What it reportsWhether it was visited and when we checked | What it can’t tell usHow many animals, or whether they are inside the walls | What the visit doesSeal the nearest gap and re-check the station |
| Moisture logger | What it reportsDamp and warmth over days or weeks | What it can’t tell usWhere a hidden leak starts | What the visit doesName the source to the owner or manager |
| Walk and flashlight | What it reportsGaps, droppings and nesting that a device can’t see | What it can’t tell usWhat is inside a closed wall | What the visit doesClose what we can, note what we can’t |
The report
What lands in your inbox each month
A one-page summary
Counts by area against last month, in plain words, so a manager or board can read it in two minutes.
A map of every device
Counts by area
What changed, and what we did
Fixes that are not ours
The list of building jobs the readings point to: a leak, a gap, a bin lid. We name them; the owner decides.
Where it is
Why it matters
Products used
Anything applied is listed with where and when, and when pets or staff should stay away.
Listed by visit
Product list on request
Honest limits
What monitoring doesn’t do
A monitor tells us where and how much. It doesn’t keep a pest out.
Counts can be low for a bad reason: a card gets moved, a station is blocked, or a cleaner threw it away. That is why each map is posted and each visit starts with a check that the devices are still where they should be.
Monitors don’t remove pests on their own. A treatment, a repair or a change in how waste is stored does that. We tell you which.
See where yours would go
The walk-through is where the map starts. Bring the building manager if you can.