Get tough on pests in food service areas

• Place Dumpsters on concrete pads at least 15 feet away from any entrance. • Keep the area around Dumpsters clean and neat. • Have Dumpsters emptied often — at least two times a week. Learn to recognize common pests. Common pests in North Carolina schools. ANT, top (Photo courtesy of Orkin.) MOUSE, center. (Photo G Nalyanya. NCSU.) GERMAN COCK¬ ROACH, below: adults, juvenile stages, egg case. (Photo courtesy of University of Nebraska Department of Entomology.) STATE UNIVERSITY A&T STATE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Helping People Put Knowledge to Work Funded in part by support from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund. Step # 3. Keep pests out Don’t make it easy for pests to get into your kitchen or cafeteria. A mouse can get through a hole the size of a dime. A rat can get through a hole the size of a quarter. Ants and cockr oaches can get through the smallest cracks. Keeping pests out takes a team effort. Kitchen and cafeteria staff can work with custodians and maintenance staff to find openings that allow insects, mice, and rats to get inside. • Make a list of repairs needed to keep pests out. • Make sure that all the drains ar e working. • Caulk (inside and outside) around pipes and electrical cables where they come through walls. • Install door sweeps. • Inspect all deliveries to the storage room. For more information, contact Dr. Godfrey Nalyanya NCSU School IPM Project. Telephone: (919) 515-5650 Email : godfrey_nalyanya @ ncsu .edu http://schoolipm.ncsu.edu Mention of commercial products or services does not imply endorsement of ordiscrimination against similar products or services not mentioned. 2000 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $1156.00 or$0.58 per copy. Published by North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Distributed in turtherance ot the acts of Congress ot May 8 and June 30, 1914. North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating. 10/04— 2M—JL AG -631 -05 E05-44537 Get Tough on Pests in FOOD SERVI CE AREAS Question What can you do about pests in kitchens, cafeterias, storage rooms, loading docks, and Dumpsters? Answer ✓ Keep everything clean. ✓ Keep everything dry. / Keep everything neat. / Keep everything tight. 2000 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of