What is IPM?

We, as a society, have become increasingly sensitive to our environment; less willing to accept health risks, even very small ones, from contaminants in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe or in the buildings we occupy.

These concerns are changing the way we live. Pest control, too, is changing with the times. What was common and accepted practice a decade ago is no longer seen as acceptable to many people. A new approach to pest control has evolved. It is called integrated pest management or IPM. IPM is about a joint team effort between you and Unimar in order to achieve the control of Pest to the highest possible level. It reduces the risks from pesticides and improves the quality of pest control.

This means that you must understand the importance ofour role in an IPM System and give full support to any action that may be required to prevent pest entering and proliferating within your property. For example:

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a system of controlling pests by combining biological, mechanical, cultural, physical and chemical control methods in a way the minimizes economic, health and environmental risks.

With Unimar IPM System, pests are monitored by regular and careful inspections. The inspections identify pests and the conditions contributing to the pest problems. Based on the inspection our technician decides what actions are necessary. Our expertise knowledge of the pest’s biology and habits will help in determining what methods or techniques would best control the pests at the lowest potential exposure possible.

The most important part of IPM is implementation. Educating and training the staff about potential pest problems, their causes and the IPM solutions is one of the very important and simple tasks of Unimar. Pesticide training and IPM are intimately linked. Preventing exposure by reducing pesticide use enhances pesticide safety. Simply having informed individuals whom will spot and report pest problems will help manage pests. Meeting the ever-changing state and federal laws, notification requirements, and record keeping is an importing task as well.

IPM is a process involving common sense and sound solutions for treating and controlling pests. These solutions incorporate five basic steps:

1. Communications
This is an important step to success of the IPM System with the customer. It is an on-going process in the IPM System. Unimar technician will convince you that IPM will be effective when the programs are given sufficient time to work and when the conditions that encourage infestation are removed.

To insure an optimum communication between customer and technician, Unimar has hired educated technicians with high communication skill and has trained them to use only scientific and technical communications tools to use when dealing with customers.

2. Inspection
Inspections should be conducted in an order, organized manner and should include all aspects of the structure, both interior and exterior. This process is facilitated by the proper tools carried throughout the structure.

90% of the inspection, monitoring, and pest management effort should focus on pest areas including: food processing areas (Kitchens, storeroom, dishwashers, machine), Pool, locker rooms, drainages, garbage rooms, etc. Look for harborage places and conditions of moisture, heat or darkness which favor infestation.

3. Tools and Access
Ideally, inspections should be performed with someone who is familiar with the building and grounds and who knows the staff and the way things are done. The inspection involves both looking and asking. Looking for signs of pests and potential pest problems and asking questions about practices that might affect pest activity.
To perform an adequate inspection, Unimar technicians use specified tools and items.

4. Identification of Pests
After completion of Inspection, the Unimar professionals must identify what pests are infesting the structure. The proper Identification leads to the effective control strategy.

In this regards Unimar has conducted an intelligible training including a wide range of pest information to allow its technicians to obtain complete scientific knowledge to have the theoretical and practical approach for identifying any type of exciting pest.

5. Application of Pest Management Procedure
In an IPM System, the application of Pest Management strategies involves Mechanical control measures, Cultural, Biological and Chemical control measures appropriate for the Pest Problem.

Mechanical control measures include the use of Physical methods such as barriers, traps, structural repairs, caulking cracks and crevices, sealing harborages and holes around the utility lines and replacing leaky plumbing.
Cultural measures involve altering the Pest?s environment through enhanced sanitation and eliminating food, water and harborage (check our prevention tips).
Biological control measures involve the use of parasite, predators and materials that alter the behavior or life cycle of the Pest. (Ex: IGR for cockroaches, fleas and other insects.

Chemical Controls: The use of pesticides in a proper manner and in accordance with the label. Examples of a pesticide application would include applying a dust pesticide into a wall void to control ants or using baits in a crack to control cockroaches.

This is a general view of the IPM application measure, below you will find how Unimar has enhanced this program applying particular & exclusive systems to improve quality and safety in pest management business.

The chemical treatment provided by Unimar for public health Pest control services, is most suitable for the human health whether from the biological, physical and environmental aspects. Unimar has achieved recently to be the first to invent and implement the Systems of services which target each pest according to the types of treatments to be applied.

That what Unimar for Public health pest control will always provide through implementing the up-dated technology whether through the modes of application, pesticides used or continuous training of its technicians, in addition to the provision of the systems of application most suitable to any foundation. All is to serve its solemn aim and to accomplish its motto the total commitment to protecting health & property applying the IPM program.

Unimar is very much peculiar in providing the most appropriate systems of application to get in control of any type of pest whether considered major transmitters of diseases and or a source of nuisance to man. As known, pests are of various and wide species those of which are harmful to mans? health, property and environment. Therefore in order to be in control of these nuisance species, Unimar invented the systems of application, and it is very important for us to tell you the importance of your cooperation and its effect either negatively or positively on each and every system we provide.

All of the above will help us to provide you with the most appropriate system of programs that will treat and eradicate any pest infestation.

Following are our systems we provide:

6. Evaluation
Monitoring is the key method to ensure success of the IPM System. It means that the accounts are inspected on regular basis by Unimar Technicians or quality assurance person to determine if pest are present. Evidence of Pest should motivate the Pest Management Professional to reassess the program, identify areas overlooked and eliminate entry points to enhance program effectiveness. Unimar has set for each used system a specific monitoring form to make it clear easy to review. For each form, should be attached a detailed map showing the location of the traps and/or bait stations installed to control and monitor different type of pest.