5 Pests That Affect Business

No two businesses are the same. So, no article about commercial pests could possibly cover the top 5 pests that affect every business. But, we’ve done our best to put together a list that covers the most significant commercial pests that frustrate the largest number of businesses, and we’ve organized them from “inside” to “outside” pest.

Inside Your Kitchen, Break Room, or Food Storage Area

If you run a business that has anything to do with food, you are aware that cockroaches are on the top of the list of dirty pests that can contaminate food and food prep surfaces. These insects are also extremely hard to keep out. Cockroaches climb walls, walk across ceilings, and compact their bodies to squeeze under doors and through cracks.

Inside Your Shipping Area

There are many pests that can plague a shipping area, especially if that shipping area ships containers of food. But more and more businesses that don’t deal with food are having to deal with bed bugs. These are hitchhiking pests that come in on employees and transfer to shipped goods. Nothing can ruin the reputation of a business faster than shipping something that has a bed bug in it.

Inside Your Walls

If you own the building your business is held in, then you are probably aware that a termite infestation can be costly to repair. This is definitely not an expense you want to be surprised by. That is why termite protection is a vital part of every budget.

Just outside Your Walls

There are pests that don’t even have to come into your business to ruin your reputation or taint food. When birds nest and roost on ledges and wires, they can cause an unsightly mess, corrode concrete with their feces, and leave droppings on the sidewalks. Birds are also a threat to outside food prep areas. It is important to have deterrents installed to let those birds know they are not welcome.

On Your Property

If you have customers walking around on your property, or dining in outside eating areas, mosquitoes can be an issue. There is a lot of fear right now about Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses. While it is impossible to control mosquitoes completely, it is possible to reduce them and resist them. Businesses that do this, and let their customers know they are taking measures to do this, benefit from the goodwill it brings and have better customer retention.

If you’re dealing with commercial pests in Georgia, let Active Pest Control offer you real solutions to protect your business from invasive pests.

Pest Control For Chattanooga Businesses

No matter what type of business you own or run, pests can cause problems. What type of problems? Well, there are a lot of businesses in Chattanooga, and it would take quite a while to go through all of them. But, fortunately, there are only a handful of real troublemakers when it comes to pests that plague businesses. Let’s take a look at them.

Termites

No business benefits from having wood-destroying pests. When termites eat away at structural supports, it can cause damage that can warp an entire structure and lead to expensive repairs that Chattanooga businesses can do without.

Carpenter Ants

While carpenter ants won’t EAT the wood of your business, they do chew galleries through wood and cause floors to dip and walls to bulge. They are also known to crawl around in trash cans and carry harmful bacteria into food storage areas.

Rodents

Mice and rats are never good to have around. These creatures, with their ever-growing incisors, must continually gnaw to keep those teeth filed down. This can lead to damaged wood and sheetrock. But where rodents cause the most trouble is when they get into areas where food is prepared for customers. Nothing will cause a failed government inspection faster than rodent droppings.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches are known to transmit over 33 different strains of bacteria to human beings. In a business they can contaminate food and food prep surfaces, cause an increase in employee sick days, and drive customers to never return. They have even been linked to store closures as well.

Bed Bugs

These pests need no introduction. If you own or run any hospitality business, you are aware of the damage these bugs can do. They also threaten apartment complexes, movies theaters, libraries, taxi cab companies, and other businesses where customers, guests, and residents sleep, sit, or lounge. But most interesting of all are the product recalls that have come about because of bed bugs getting into merchandise.

Carpenter Bees 

Carpenter bees have the potential to lead to worker compensation cases and customer lawsuits. When someone steps on a wooden stair and it breaks due to carpenter bee damage, it can lead to physical harm and the repercussions are never good.

There are a lot of things that can threaten your business, but pests don’t have to be one of them. Stay protected with commercial pest control from Active Pest Control. Our QualityPro certified team is ready to serve you with 100% guaranteed results. That is commercial pest control you can count on.