Educational Facilities Pest Control

Pests like rodents and insects carry many diseases that can pass to humans. The presence of pests in your school, daycare, or other educational facility puts your students, staff, and visitors at risk. Killingsworth Environmental can help by implementing a customized pest management treatment plan that targets a range of common pests to keep your educational facility safe.

Dangers of Pests in Educational Facilities

Pest control in a school setting is often a challenge. Small children in daycares drop food, spill sticky drinks, and have an abundance of dirty diapers that attract many species of pests. Older students may stash food away in their lockers, making it difficult to control pests looking for food sources.

The constant traffic of students bringing backpacks filled with books, clothing, and toys from home can also contribute to pest problems. Household pests like bed bugs, fleas, and cockroaches can hide away in a bag and reemerge in the school, establishing new populations.

Then there is the threat of mice, rats, and other insects finding their way inside to seek out shelter. They can hide away in basements, storage areas, and other out-of-the-way spaces, making them difficult to detect until their numbers increase.
Outside, you must stay alert for dangerous wasp nests that threaten the safety of children playing outdoors or even walking to and from school. Stinging insects cause painful and irritated local reactions and are potentially deadly to some, especially if they have an allergy to the venom.

Importance of Educational Pest Control

Many species of pests spread harmful diseases and bacteria that can make kids and staff members sick. Coming into physical contact with the pest isn’t the only way disease gets transmitted. Children can contract an illness from touching a surface or playing with a toy that has traces of blood, feces, or urine on it.

Children often don’t follow hygiene practices as closely as they should, making it essential that you provide a safe, clean, and sanitized environment. The best way to offer protection from the hazards of pests is through expert extermination and pest control solutions that keep populations in check and stop infestations before they start.

When to Call a School Exterminator

Stay alert for signs of pest activity within the school and call an exterminator as soon as you spot any. Early intervention makes it easier to get pest populations under control quickly. Make checking for chewed wires, holes, and other damage a routine part of your maintenance checks.

While it’s important to act quickly if you notice any signs of current pest activity, the best approach to pest control is prevention. Having a year-round plan in place that checks for pests and delivers targeted treatments at intervals throughout the year to combat common pests can keep your facility pest-free, safe, and clean.

Invest in School Pest Control from Killingsworth Environmental

At Killingsworth, we provide pest control and management solutions for insects, mice, rats, wildlife, and more. We offer Anticimex SMART pest control for rodents, which is state-of-the-art pest control technology that prevents infestations before they start. Contact us today to learn more about our services, pest control packages, and to get started with a free quote.