GreenShield, Author at GREENSHiELD
Author: GreenShield
Items That Must Be Completed Prior To Our Arrival:
Vacuum your carpet and furniture, including under and in furniture.
Discard vacuum cleaner bag or empty collection canister.
Discard or wash pet bedding and toys. Washable items should be washed in hot soapy water.
If you are planning to shampoo or steam clean the carpet, please have this done prior to treatment. Cleaning the carpet after treatment could remove the products we have applied for flea control.
Sweep and mop floors, especially under furniture, in closets and along baseboards.
Wipe all areas of pet activity with warm to hot soapy water. Flea eggs can slip off pets in any area, high or low, that pets can go.
Remove and clean your pets’ food and water containers as well as litter boxes.
Remove all toys & clutter from your floor. Exposed floor space is a key factor to colony elimination. The technician will be applying a light misty spray over as much of the floor surface as possible.
It may be necessary to have access to underneath of your home (basement or crawlspace)
Treat pets on the day of service if possible.
Items That Must Be Completed Following the Treatment:
Keep children and pets off treated areas until the treatment has dried. This may take up to 4 or 5 hours.
If you must walk on treated areas wear shoes- no bare feet, socks or slippers.
There may be a slight odor left behind. Don’t worry, this is due to the solvents. The active ingredient will not evaporate or vaporize in your home. If the odor bothers you, you may ventilate your house.
Adult fleas may be observed after the treatment. The complete elimination of fleas should not be expected for up to a month due to the incubation period. As adult fleas emerge they will come in contact with the flea control products and be eliminated.
Vacuum lightly & daily for 14 days. Ordinary vacuums cannot pick up the products we use but can pick up adult fleas.
Fleas can re-infest your home from the vacuum cleaner. A small amount of flea powder (1 teaspoon or less) can be vacuumed directly into the vacuum cleaner to kill fleas that have been picked up.
When the 14 days are over discard the vacuum bag or thoroughly clean the collection canister. Vacuuming will get the fleas through their cycle more quickly, resulting in better service performance.
After 2-3 weeks, your home should be re-treated.
In cockroach control, sanitation is essential.
The following steps must be taken before we will perform a cockroach treatment.
All cleaning should be done before treatment, not after.
Clean the kitchen thoroughly, including the floor, stove, range hood and appliances. Clean the inside and outside of the dishwasher. Pull out the refrigerator, stove etc. to clean behind and underneath.
Everything should be removed from the kitchen cupboards – upper and lower – don’t forget below the sink. Wash all of the cabinets inside and out, wipe out drawers with damp rag, clean the sink and countertops thoroughly. Items that you have removed from the cabinets and drawers may be placed out of the way and should be covered by a sheet or newspapers.
Bathroom cabinets and under the sink should be cleared. Wash cabinets and drawers inside and out with a damp cleaning cloth. Clean the sink, tub and toilet. Scrub the bathroom floor. If applicable, empty and clean bathroom closets as well.
Pick up and remove trash, inside and outside.
Vacuum all of the carpets.
Be sure to notify your technician if you have observed roaches in areas such as bedrooms, closets, the utility room or in any other areas of your home.
If bedrooms need to be treated, remove clothes hanging in the closet. Shoes and other items on closet floors must be removed as well. Clean closet shelves.
For all rooms to be treated, move everything away from the baseboard to allow your technician access to those areas. Furniture and other items should be moved out at least two feet from the walls.
It is very important not to wipe or wash inside your cabinets after we have treated. This would remove the treatment products.
In roach control, sanitation is essential. Keep areas under and behind the stove and refrigerator clean. Do not allow food and garbage to accumulate in areas where roaches feed or hide. Pet food should be stored in sealed containers.
It is normal to see roaches for several days after the service. It may take several days before you see results and you may even see an increase initially. This is normal, we have “stirred the pot”. The bait we use will also draw them out of hiding and is formulated to work over time to give it a chance to be shared with the colony.
After 2-3 weeks your home should be re-treated.