Pests We Treat Photo Album: Fruit Flies Team Up with the Cockroaches in Restaurant in Monmouth Beach, NJ

All Cause of Poor Sanitation

The entire kitchen was dirty from top to bottom. There was grease all over the walls, behind the equipment, garbage debris was all over the place and the floor drains and sinks were clogged up with debris.

Need a New Cleaning Procedure

We advised the owner that, once we finish our treatment, to clean the entire restaurant from top to bottom and keep it clean to prevent any future pest issues. We also informed the owner that everything that isn't nailed down needs to be removed or covered before we begin our cockroach treatment. He agreed and did just that.

Cockroaches Targeted First

We treated the entire kitchen and other infested areas with an EPA registered insect growth regulator that is combined with a residual product. This treatment affects the cockroaches' reproductive system and prevents them from reaching adulthood. Next, we applied a knockdown aerosol product to every single crack, crevice, appliance, and baseboard throughout the building. This product flushes the cockroaches out of hiding, into the growth regulator, and rapidly exterminates them.

The Fruit Flies Are Next

Now we focused our attention to the fruit flies. We applied a liquid application in all the floor drains throughout the restaurant and then scrubbed them out with our heavy-duty scrubbing brush. Next, we applied a bio-foam solution that removes the organic build-up, odors, and scum in the drains.

Couple of Treatments Left

We then treated the infestation areas with a fly bait to control the adult fruit flies and installed several fruit fly traps. The attractant in the traps draws the fruit flies close and the bait inside the traps exterminates them within moments of contact. Lastly, we placed several monitoring devices throughout the high infestation areas and scheduled several follow-up visits to monitor the infestations and apply any additional treatments until the cockroaches and the fruit flies are exterminated for good.