Infrastructure throughout the country is developing; as a result Hotels should up keep themselves spick and span to have customers on board. On the other hand competition in the industry demands good housekeeping and Pest control practices which will increase and maintain the reputation of the entity.  Starting from the lobby areas, banquets, public areas, restaurants, rooms, kitchen till non public areas pest solutions are required.

Most common pests that are sighted in Hotels include cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, rodents, lizards, and bed bugs.

Cockroaches are the nocturnal insects which can transmit lot of health diseases such as cholera, typhoid,  and food poisoning to human and this major pest mainly breeds in Kitchens, garbage areas, Drains, stores, Hotel Rooms and F&B areas. Tackling this pest is done with different strategies based on the areas it is infesting. Cockroach control strategies for two different cockroach types that is German and American are different.
 
German cockroach control is done by judicious spot spraying and gel baiting. Moreover treatment is alone is not the solution, partnering aspect of customers with respect to auctioning on the inspection report is required to gradual eradication of German Cockroaches. Spot spraying technique is useful to control cockroaches which are visible for us and this treatment generally happens in the night time when we are treating Kitchen, Garbage rooms, cafeteria, garde munger, butchery, dish wash areas, pot wash areas, restaurants, and drains. After the spot spraying is done it is for the Housekeeping and Stewarding team to clean the place and then the Gel baiting pest control strategy is deployed to control the Cockroach population which was hiding inside the cracks and crevices. The Gel baiting involves cascading effect wherein the dead cockroach becomes the feed for the live ones and consumption of the dead cockroaches make the live cockroaches dead. In Rooms, trolleys, store areas, beneath the tables in restaurants, buffet counter gel baiting is important as customers can feel the spraying messy.

American cockroach control is done by high pressure spray in man holes, drains and ETP section of the Hotel premises. Generally apart from the waste accumulation areas, these cockroaches don’t breed as fast as German cockroaches and are also resistant to Gel. So, Spraying becomes prime solution to have a check on this Monster. American cockroaches are usually noticed in drains, inside WC areas, man holes of the hotel.

Flies are nuisance creating and health damaging pests which are commonly sighted in hotels, without proper care the Hotel loses its reputation. Fly control with good pest control techniques will control only to some extent. Partnering aspect in Fly control is really crucial. Improper air flows, non maintenance of fly trappers can make the hotel messy with flies surrounding the customers. So we are here to give appropriate solution which ensures the restriction of flies inside the hotel premises. Deny food, water, shelter is the 3D phenomenon which correlates to high standard sanitation and hygiene maintenance in a hotel.  Flies can carry molecules that can cause health defects and so without neglecting them, we need to get rid of them. Fly control is needed in the breeding places, usually refers to receiving areas, garbage areas, kitchen entrance areas. Fly control strategies are pressurized air spray, mechanical trapping to plastic gummers, electrical trapping with Fly killers and catchers and Fly bait. Apart from judicious air spraying, sowing granules, Partnering aspect is required to totally avoid Flies to the property.

Based on the feasibility of the place, the trapping strategies have to be deployed and the customer is given complete picture of how to set up the equipment to restrict fly entry. Our Solutions includes

•   Identification of source for breeding and tackling pest with techniques
•   Checking the feasibility for placement of electrical fly killers or fly catchers and placement of   fly catchers
•   Air flow equipment structuring and placement
•   Fly sticking plastic ribbons placement based on feasibility

Mosquitoes is the pest which gives no peaceful rest to the customer. Mosquitoes carry all types of deadly diseases like Malaria, Dengue, and chicken gunya. So Preventive strategies are the essential need of the hour and maintaining mosquito menace with combination of techniques will be the key practice that needs to be adopted. Mosquitoes are pests that are dangerous because of their faster reproduction, willingness to travel up to 3 Km distance and have high resistance to chemicals. So Mosquito management will be a combination of Repelling, Controlling and Residual effects techniques.
In Hotels, Mosquitoes are driven by surrounding moving water bodies, green lusture and stagnant water in drains and other places around the periphery of the hotel. For Managing mosquito menace, we have Solutions which includes

•   Anti Larvae Treatment, which is done on stagnant water bodies, where in we are controlling the mosquitoes at Larvae Level. In Hotels this treatment is     required in lawns, cellars
•   Repellent treatment, which is done to drive away the adult mosquitoes with good odor. In Hotels this treatment is required in Rooms, Restaurants,           Lobbys and Banquets
•   Residual spraying, which is done to adsorb the chemicals in the wall periphery wherein mosquitoes are knocked down based on the chemical power         usually done with ULV Cold fogger. In hotels this treatment is required for Rooms and Banquets
•   Power equipment controllers like mist blowers and fogging machines are used to drive the adult mosquitoes by using Eco Friendly Chemicals. In             Hotels it is done in lawns and  building surroundings.

Rodents are the only pest species which has the combative power of all three pest behaviors which include, damaging health, damaging health and creating nuisance to the client. They are that dangerous that not only spoils the reputation of the Hotel if found be a Guest, but also it can destroy the network by chewing wires and thereby creating huge wealth loss. Rodents are dangerous pests as they carry viruses which can damage the health of the mankind. Since this pest has lethal trio attacking power, strategies with preventive nature needs to be deployed. Based on the type of Rodent, the solution framework is done. Rats generally refer to House Mouse and Roof Rat can be controlled by BGT Technology. BGT technology is abbreviated as Baiting, Gluing and Trapping. Bandicoots are the other type which can be controlled only by extensive Baiting technology.

In hotels, the common place of infestation of Rodents will be Kitchen, Restaurants, Stores Shafts, Electrical, UPS and Server rooms. Rodent Control Solutions Includes

•    Identification of entry points
•    Baiting the burrows in external periphery
•    Placement of Glue traps or metal traps based on feasibility and thereby creating Line of Defence(LOD)
•    Monitoring and changing the position of traps based on Rodent Movement

Lizards are unwanted guests in Hotels, especially for Hotels which has got Foreign Travelers. They tend to create fear and nuisance amongst the Guests. Though this reptile is not significant in creating any health hazards, by the appearance it fears humans. Lizards generally enter the place to trap the insects for it’s prey and so usually Lizards are visible when lights are ON in the evening time. Lizards are pests that can be repelled out and can be avoided with Good Partnering aspects. Lizard control solutions are thereby planned by either repelling them out or spotting them and spraying to trap them.

In hotels, lizards are generally found in the external wall periphery and with entry points they enter and reside in Balcony of Rooms, Lobby areas, Restaurants and Shafts. Lizard control solutions includes

•   Identification of entry points
•   Usage of repellants and spot spray chemicals
•   Plans for prevention and exclusion
•   Monitoring in the evening time and repeating the sprays.

Bedbugs are those insects which can give tough time any human being. They actually feed on the blood of humans to strive and that’s why to keep them away is critical. Bedbugs are usually very active in the night and when human beings sleep, they play their role of penetrating into skin and take and suck the blood away and that’s why allergy, blood swelling are some of the signs of infestation of bed bugs. Bedbugs are commonly noticed in Hotels where there are frequent foreign travelers, as they move in with the help of baggage the guest carries. Bedbugs control solution includes the following steps

Treatment Steps:

Step 1: Inspection for bedbugs in all the prone areas
Step 2: Spraying of odourless chemical in all the areas, special care to be taken for cracks and crevices
Step 3: Spraying of chemicals with odour in wooden areas and beneath the mattresses
Step 4: Cleaning of floor and vacuuming the same.
Step 5: Ventilating the room for 3 hours or so
Step 6:  Removal of bed spreads and sheets, treating them for washing at 140F and then dry clean the same before usage.
Step 7: Repeat step 1 to step 6 till full control and if bedbugs are repeated.

DO’S & DON’T’S

DO’s

•   Seal all Cracks and crevices 
•   Patients / Allergic Person / Infants in the house are advised to remain out at the time of treatment
•   Ventilate the treated rooms at least for half an hour before they are occupied
•   To avoid the chemical contacts with body use new / fresh bed sheet for covering the bed

 
DONT’S

•   Do not keep infested materials in other areas
•   Do not occupy the treated areas immediately (wait at least  2 -3 hours)
•   Do not use treated bed sheets, curtain, pillow covers. It is recommended they should be washed before use.