Pest Management
Canadian Property Management
Spring pests return for flood season
Flood season is arriving to regions across Canada, posing a significant risk to infrastructure, potential loss of life and pest-related health risks.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Options for handling forgotten waste areas
There are now several options that help facilities proactively address issues related to forgotten and ignored waste areas.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Warmer weather to boost fall rodent activity
Summer-like conditions this past September and now October may contribute to higher rodent activity in the fall season.
REMI Network
Top ten Canadian cities for bedbugs
Toronto tops a list of bedbug hot spots, according to Orkin Canada’s first list of bedbug cities. Bedbug encounters are more likely during travel seasons.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
No vacancy for pests in hotels
With the right strategy in place, hotels can put out the “no vacancy” sign for pests and help ensure guests have a pleasant stay.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Keeping the dirtiest pests out of foodservice areas
To avoid negative publicity, it’s important to be aware of the dirtiest pests that are the greatest risk to your restaurant area.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Preventative maintenance for pest control
Preventative maintenance of outdoor amenities is essential for effective pest management. By creating an integrated action plan that continues throughout the year, property managers will have a better chance of keeping unwanted critters out...and happy residents in.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Facility fights bedbugs with creative invention
Bedbugs are becoming a huge concern in North America, spreading throughout hotels, stores, offices, apartment buildings.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Schools face risk of cockroach infestation
Cockroach infestations in schools are not uncommon. All it takes is one female with an egg case to start a population. Here are some prevention strategies.
CondoBusiness
Pest prevention for pools and other amenities
A condominium’s amenities should set it apart from competitors, keeping owners and residents happy and suites occupied — at least, that’s the goal. A property
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Small steps for eliminating ants
When thinking about the most dangerous and irritating pests, ants may not come to mind and are often brushed aside as a simple nuisance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lighting the path to improved pest management
Most facility managers don’t consider pest management when designing and installing lighting systems in and around their properties, but they should.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
How to get rid of and prevent drain flies
How can staff and tenants get rid of and prevent drain flies? Dan McCabe of Magical Pest Control offers his expert advice.
Canadian Property Management
Choosing the right bird netting for a property
Different types of bird netting have different strengths and uses. Property managers can pick products to prevent pest birds of all types and sizes.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
How to spot and prevent pest infestations
What are the early signs of a pest infestation, and what steps should be taken once one is identified? Dan Dawson of Orkin Canada offers his expert advice.
Canadian Property Management
Dealing with indoor pests during the winter
While the winter weather may vary in different cities across Canada, indoor pests remain a problem from coast to coast.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Power of dust powder in eradicating bedbugs
Ranking high in safety, effectiveness and versatility, dust formulations should be part of a proper bedbug treatment plan.