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Effective Pest Management for School Custodians: Inspection and Cleaning Procedures

This guide provides essential tips for custodians to prevent pest infestations in schools by focusing on high-risk areas. Key practices include thorough cleaning of corners, furniture, and carpets to eliminate debris, and effective waste management using durable trash bags and properly maintained dumpsters. Establish a cleaning schedule for areas like the teacher’s lounge to ensure no food is left out overnight. Regularly report pest sightings, replace monitoring traps, and properly store cleaning supplies to maintain a pest-free environment. Thank you for your dedication to our school!

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Effective Pest Management for School Custodians: Inspection and Cleaning Procedures

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  1. School IPM for Custodians Inspect and clean from a pests perspective • Pest hot zones: • Corner clean, debris collects in corners. Corners under furniture and equipment are protected harborage areas. • Furniture food, crumbs collect under couch cushions and in chairs. • Carpet collectors, vacuum areas thoroughly. • Waste management, use good quality trash bags that do not tear, keep the insides and undersides of trash cans clean. Dumpsters should be rotated for clean ones regularly, lids should be kept closed. • Teacher’s lounge, suggest a cleaning schedule for kitchen areas. No food left out overnight. Refrigerator empty out every end of term. • Reminders: • Report pests or evidence of pests on pest sighting logs. • Replace monitoring traps after cleaning a space. • Report maintenance issues on a work order form. • Clean mops and buckets after use and store mops and brushes upside down, up off the floor, on wall racks. • Rotate stored items and remove cardboard boxes when possible. Thank You for Caring for Our School

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