Large stores andsupermarkets tend to have a large number of stocks of food products that comefrom various sources of supplies. For this reason, careful and efficient monitoring,food safety and sanitation standards, as well as control procedures for productdeliveries must be strictly implemented. Otherwise, these businesses can easilyfall prey to various types of pest infestations that will compromise foodsafety. To avoid this, it’s extremely important to enlist the help of a pest control West PalmBeach professional.
Rodents tend to nestnear food sources. A small infestation can quickly progress into a large onewith an abundance of food and water. Moreover, your building’s benignenvironmental conditions shelter them from predators and harsh weatherelements. If left unaddressed, a rodent infestation can cause considerable damage to your facility’s fixtures,electrical equipment, and machinery. In their search for food, they’ll damagefood packaging and containers in storage and on display. Their urine, filth,and droppings that contaminate food and various surfaces can also transmitdiseases that include toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, rat-bite fever, and Lymedisease.
Since these pests caneasily squeeze themselves through small spaces and reproduce rapidly, they’revery difficult to eliminate once they’ve managed to get inside grocery storesor any food facility. Roaches are nocturnal creatures that only search for food at night. Theyusually find shelter in shelving and various areas around the facility that’sdark and has the right temperature and level of humidity. They smell bad,trigger asthma attacks, and carry disease-causing pathogens such as listeria,E. coli, and staphylococcus.
If you want to keep yourgrocery store or supermarket safe from rodents and roaches, hire the best pestcontrol West Palm Beach professionals from O’Hara Pest Control. Call us now to schedulean inspection.