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L I V I N G A R E A S : I n s p e c t i o n a n d Tr e a t m e n t

Living areas, although usually not closely associated with food or moisture conditions, do sometimes experience
the symptoms of pest problems. These are sensitive areas in the home that many homeowners insist on being
pest free. Usually these areas require nothing more than inspection, but on occasion can harbor a pest problem.

Bedroom
Check corners, and wall/ floor junctions
and closets for evidence of pest presence.
Silverfish, ants, bedbugs, spiders,
carpet beetles, clothes moths
Hearth
Inspect the hearth area for evidence
of moisture leaks in adjacent wall or
ceiling areas. Also inspect firewood for
evidence of insects transported inside.
Ants, beetles, spiders, scorpions

Prescription
Windows
Inspect the windows throughout the
home. Check to see that they are
sealed, free of moisture issues, and
have screens in good repair.
Spiders, ants, flying insects

Treatment
Pet Bedding
Inspect the bedding and adjacent areas
that ticks may use for harborages.
Fleas, ticks

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Pest
Management
Potted Plants—Check potted plants
for evidence of pests which may have
been brought in from the outside.
Ants, spiders, fungus gnats

Ultracide® Microcare® MotherEarth D TM

Pressurized Flea IGR Pressurized Pyrethrum Pest Control Dust

and Adulticide
• Great for treatment of carpet, pet
bedding and furniture
• Prevents re-infestation of fleas for
7 months
• Now also labeled for ticks
• 0.1% Pyriproxyfen, 0.05% Pyrethrins,
0.4% MGK264, 0.4% Permethrin,
0.35% related compounds
Capsule Suspension
• Makes a great repellent in insect
passageways such as gaps beneath
siding or around doors and windows.
• Easy to apply into pipe chases and
other voids
• SmartCap formulation extends life
of Active ingredients
• 0.3% Pyrethrins, 2.2% PBO,
0.336% MGK264
• Desiccating action works well in wall
voids and false bottoms of cabinets
• Excellent residual dust choice for
sensitive accounts
• Mined directly from Mother Earth
• Diatomaceous Earth
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5.) DIRECTED CONTACT TREATMENT

Putting it all together in a successful treatment plan. Definition: Application of a non-residual wet spray to exposed insects within a localized area for
immediate kill.
TREATMENT
Concept: Quickly kill exposed insects to prevent stings, bites or prevent insect movement
9 TECHNIQUES Treatment techniques are the actions taken to solve pest problems. to other areas.
They are options that focus on how the prescriptions will be implemented. • Active bee/wasp/hornet nest
• Quick relief from fleas
• Control insects found in complex environments that limit the usefulness of other
techniques
• Quickly kill exposed insects within a localized area and prevent insects from
scattering to other areas

Common pests: Fleas, spiders, stinging insects, heavy infestation of crickets, cockroaches.

1.) CRACK & CREVICE® TREATMENT
Definition: The application of small amounts of insecticide into cracks and crevices in which
insects hide or through which they may enter a building.
Concept: Deliver the insecticide to a specific location where it is likely to impact the
pest with little or no impact on the area surrounding the treatment site. It is often
used in sensitive areas where pesticide exposure is an important consideration.
• Flush insects as part of inspection
• Kill insects living in or travelling through cracks
Common pests: Bedbugs, cockroaches, silverfish, spiders.
Product formulations commonly used: Residual insecticide, contact insecticide, bait
Product formulations commonly used: Contact, pressurized, fast acting contact products
6.) PERIMETER TREATMENT
Definition: Broadcast application to exterior areas of structures.
Concept: Reduce pest pressures by impacting reservoir sites and interception zones around the home.
• Reservoir sites which provide resources that allow pest populations to build near the
structure. (mulch beds, plantings, garbage areas, etc.)
• Interception zones are harborages or access points for pests on the structure
(foundations, soffits, vents, entries, penetrations in siding, etc.)
Common pests: Most common crawling and flying insects.
Product formulations commonly used: Microencapsulated insecticide, granular insecticide,
granular bait

2.) VOID TREATMENT 7.) EXCLUSION

Definition: Application to enclosed spaces where insects may live, hide or travel. Definition: Protecting an area against pest access either by mechanical alteration or by rendering
access points and harborage impassable via chemical repellency.
Concept: Make the void uninhabitable or impassible (exclusion); or kill insects present within the
void space. Concept: Alter the environment so pests cannot pass through.

• Flush insects from their harborage for inspection; identify • Chemical exclusion repels pests from the area and prevents pests from entering
infested sites or harboring
• Repel insects from living in or travelling through • Physical exclusion seals off access to cracks/voids
void spaces
Common pests: Ants, cockroaches, spiders.
Common pests: Wasp/bees, ants, silverfish, bedbugs, boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles, clusterfiles.
Product formulations commonly used: Repellent dust, repellent residual spray, caulk,
Product formulations commonly used: Residual dust, contact insecticide screening or other sealing material

3.) SPOT TREATMENT 8.) BAITING

Definition: Surface application to limited areas where insects are likely to be present not Definition: The use of an attractive food matrix combined with an effective toxicant designed
exceeding two square feet in area. to kill the target pest.

Concept: Expose insects to insecticide as they come in contact with, congregate on or crawl Concept: Place bait in locations where targeted pests will feed. As the bait is consumed, the
across treated surfaces. toxicant kills the pest. Choose best bait formulation based on target insect and treatment site.

• Prevent pest entry from outdoors
• Make individual spot applications or a series of closely spaced
spot treatments
• Use for general maintenance of crawling insects in insect
prone areas
Common pests: Most crawling insects.
Product formulations commonly used: Residual insecticide, especially micro-encapsulated
4.) ULV SPACE TREATMENT
Definition: Treatment to a volume of space with relatively small amounts of non-residual insecticide
with droplets having a mass median diameter of 20 microns or less to control the exposed
stages of flying and crawling insects.
Concept: Kill or control flying insects or crawling insects by exposing them to small droplets of
insecticide delivered and dispersed into the air. The insecticide contacts the insect as the small
droplets travel through the air or fall from suspension in the air.
• Control flying insects and exposed crawling insects in
complex environments
• A good option in areas to which access is limited
• Placed in cracks and crevices for cockroaches
• Applied along foraging trails for ants
• Scattered in resource/harborage areas for crickets
• Installed in specially designed stations for termites
Common pests: Ants, termites, cockroaches, crickets.
Product formulations commonly used: All bait formulations
9.) MONITORING/TRAPPING
Definition: Technique of capturing pests as a means to identify, quantify or control adult stages
of an infestation.
Concept: A variety of traps are used to aid the inspection process and symptom suppression.
• Identify insects present
• Measure populations of insects
• Use as a control mechanism
Common pests: May include almost every pest, especially termites, ants, spiders, crickets,
cockroaches, silverfish, stored product moths, stored product beetles, flies, and rodents.

Common pests: Flies, mosquitoes, stored product moths, spiders. Product formulations commonly used: Pheromone trap, insect light trap, termite
monitor, crawling insect monitor, glueboard, mechanical rodent trap
Product formulations commonly used: Contact insecticide
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PR ODUCT FORM U LATI ON OPTI ONS

CONTACTS RESIDUALS BAITS TRAPS

CONTACT INSECTICIDES
PRESSURIZED BULK PRESSURIZED DUSTS CS
CONTACTS PYRETHRUM RESIDUALS

MotherEarth Granular Scatter Bait

Contact insecticides are short-lived products

MotherEarth Wasp & Hornet Jet

designed to work quickly on the exposed stages
of insects either to flush or kill. Contact insecticide

Advance Cockroach Gel

Avert Cockroach Baits

Advance Termite Bait

Ascend Fire Ant Bait
MotherEarth 2% Py
products are usually delivered via pressurized cans

Pyreth-It Formula 2

Tri-Die Pressurized
ULD HydroPy-300

Advance Ant Baits

ULD BP-100 Plus

Crack & Crevice II

FastOut CS Foam

Microcare 3% CS
Crack & Crevice I

Allure Moth Trap

Pro Control Plus

Vector Fly Traps

or ULV (Ulta Low Volume) generating equipment.

MotherEarth D
250 Proproxur
565 Plus XLO

Microcare CS
ULD BP-100

ULD BP-300

2% Propoxur
Wasp-Freeze
Clear Zone I

Tri-Die Bulk
ULD BP-50

Perma-Dust
ProCitra-DL

Cy-Kick CS

Cy-Kick CS
Pro Control

Clear Zone

Microcare

Ultracide
Cy-Kick
221L
PESTS LISTED

P.I.
ON LABEL:
Ants x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

RESIDUAL INSECTICIDES
Bedbugs x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bees x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Residual insecticides provide long-lasting

Beetles x x x x x x x x x x x x
Management

Prescription
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
pesticide activity. Usually, the insect will make
Boxelder Bugs
Carpet Beetles x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
contact with the pesticide as it crawls through Carpenter Ants x x x x x x x x x x x x
or rests on a treated site. Both the pest and the
Carpenter Bees x x x x x x x x x x

surface being treated need to be considered

Centipedes x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

when selecting a residual product. There are

Chocolate Moths x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

many formulations and active ingredients

Cigarette Beetles x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x
available for residual treatments.
Clothes Moths
Pest

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Treatment
Clover Mites
Cluster Flies x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Cockroaches x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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Confused Flour Beetles x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

INSECTICIDE BAITS
Treatment

Crickets x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Dermestid Beetles x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Baits combine an attractive food matrix with an
Drugstore Beetles

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Earwigs x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
insecticide. They rely on attraction acceptance

Pest
Fire Ants x x x x x x x x x
and consumption for effectiveness. Baits are
Firebrats x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

available in many formulations including liquids,

Fleas x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Prescription

gels, dry-flowable powders, and granules. The

Management
Flies x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

food matrix, active ingredient and concentration

Fruit Flies x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
of active ingredients are important considerations
Gnats
Grain Weevils x x x x x x x x x x x
when selecting the appropriate bait for controlling Granary Weevils x x x x x x x x x x x x
a targeted insect population.
Hornets x x x x x x x x x x x x x
House Flies x x x x x x x x x x
Indian Meal Moths x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Millipedes x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

TRAPS/MONITORS
Mosquitoes x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Moths (Small Flying) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Mud Daubers x x x x x
Traps are devices that physically restrain pests.
Red Flour Beetles x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

They usually involve an attractant as a lure into

Rice Weevils x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

the trap. Attractants may be pest specific, as in

Scorpions x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

the case of pheromones or food attractants, or

Silverfish x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
may be more general, like insect light traps for
Sowbugs
Spiders x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
flying insects, or traps that provide harborage Springtails x x x x x x
or stimulate curiosity such as crawling insect
Termites x x x x x x x x x

sticky traps or mechanical rodent traps.

Ticks x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Wasps x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Wood Infesting Beetles x x x x x x
Yellowjackets x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Please consult product label for complete information on the proper use of pesticides.
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G R O W YO U R B U S I N E SS B Y D E V E L O P I N G R E S I D E N T I A L
C U S TO M E R S B E YO N D G E N E R A L I N S E C T C O N T R O L P R O G R A M S.
Residential customers are demanding, but loyal. Once shown the value of doing business with your company, they
are not very likely to switch to a different service company as you continue to provide good service. Attracting
new residential customers can be costly and challenging however, so many PMPs are putting resources toward
developing the base of customers they already have by offering them additional services.
T H E S Y S T E M I I I ®: How does the System III make Prescription Treatment Pest Management better?
System III application equipment is designed to help make pest management professionals even better at what
they do. It delivers precision applications of pest management products right where they’re needed. And with
the belt mounted system, arming yourself with all the best tools is simple, lightweight and manageable.
The System III enhances your professional image, and makes pest

For example, offering a termite protection program or a termite monitoring program to your current residential management more profitable by reducing product usage with pre-

customer base or, conversely, offering a residential program to your current termite bait customers can have a cise controllable applications. Together, the System III and PT pres-

very positive impact on your business. surized products give you the tools you need to provide your cus-
tomers with the service they deserve.

Thanks to the recent advancements in termite bait technology from the Advance® Termite Bait System (ATBS),
Management

Prescription
termite services now marry up well with most residential pest management programs, making it an excellent add-on Treatment Tip:
or cross selling opportunity. Arming yourself with dual
System IIIs will help provide for

• CROSS-SELLING SERVICES CREATES SERVICE EFFICIENCY AND INCREASES PROFIT PER STOP
increased efficiency in your
treatment schedule. Quick flushing

• QUARTERLY SERVICE INTERVAL OF TERMITE BAITING MATCHES MANY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

during inspections with 565 Plus
XLO along with the residual
Pest

Treatment
power of Cy-Kick are an
• USE THE SAME TRUCK WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
incredible one-two punch.

• EARLY DETECTION AND ELIMINATION OF TERMITES IS VERY VALUABLE TO HOME OWNERS

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Treatment

®
Pest
Prescription

Management
A new termite awareness
monitor for helping PMPs
improve the flow of leads
and increase general
pest revenues.

Features a proprietary station engineered to

promote fast, hard termite hits thanks to its
many innovative features. Its dual-stage
interior is quick and easy to service.
Termites enter then aggregate in the termite
monitoring base and quickly transfer to the
termite inspection cartridge or termite bait
cartridge where they consume a highly
preferred food matrix.

Quarterly visits allow

technician the opportunity to
communicate findings and build
relationship with homeowners.
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